Bilingual & Dual Language Education Graduate Certificate and Endorsement Admissions
Admissions
Application Timeline: We admit students to the program on a rolling basis. The first course is usually offered during the summer semester. We aim to respond withing 2 weeks.
Degree Requirements and Required Application Materials
To apply to the Certificate Program, you must hold at least a Bachelor’s Degree. Many applicants will have a master’s or doctoral degree. You may enroll in two courses as a non-degree student before you officially apply to the program.
You must have a Massachusetts initial license (e.g. early childhood education or elementary education license) to apply and obtain the Massachusetts Bilingual Endorsement.
Application Requirements
- Application form
- Personal statement
- Résumé/CV
- Official Transcripts from undergraduate and graduate institutions attended (we can be flexible if out of school for number of years or completed your degree abroad).
- Two letters of reference
You may submit your materials electronically to dual-language [at] umass [dot] edu (dual-language[at]umass[dot]edu) or through the online application form. Please let us know if you have any questions about how to submit your materials electronically.
Transfer into a Graduate Program in Language, Literacy, & Culture
If, after you complete the requirements for the Bilingual & Dual Language Education Endorsement or Graduate Certificate, you may apply to and enroll in the graduate programs in the Language, Literacy, & Culture (LLC) Concentration. You will be able to apply all 15 credits to that program of study. Credits can be transferred directly into the Bilingual, ESL, & Multicultural Education M.Ed. and to the Reading & Writing M.Ed. For more information about these programs, contact dual-language [at] umass [dot] edu (dual-language[at]umass[dot]edu) or the LLC coordinator Dr. Theresa Y. Austin, taustin [at] umass [dot] edu (taustin[at]umass[dot]edu).