Bilingual & Dual Language Education Endorsement and Graduate Certificate Admissions

Admissions

Application Timeline: We admit students to the program on a rolling basis. The first course is usually offered during the summer semester. 

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.

Application Requirements

• Application form
• Personal statement
• Résumé/CV
• Transcripts from undergraduate and graduate institutions attended
• 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).