The doctoral program in Bilingual Education prepares higher education ESL/EFL teachers, teacher educators, supervisors, administrators, researchers, and curriculum/materials developers for bilingual and bicultural settings. The program emphasizes research in bilingualism and pedagogy in linguistically and socially diverse environments and communities. Our philosophy is based on the value of multilingualism and multi-literacy and emphasizes respect for and appreciation of all languages and cultures. Courses focus on issues of acquisition and use of additional languages including pedagogy and research, intercultural communication, alternative research methodologies, and educational foundations. Doctoral coursework dedicated to Bilingualism and Bilingual Education is supplemented with departmental content seminars and a dissertation proposal seminar. Students are required to take 54 points of course work and one point per semester for advisement while preparing their doctoral dissertations.


Admission Requirements

Applications for the Doctoral Program in Bilingual Education must present a master's degree in a related area with a minimum GPA of 3.3, two letters of recommendation, a sample of written work in English, and recent GRE scores. International applicants must also submit recent TOEFL scores. This requirement may be waived if applicants have received degrees from undergraduate institutions where English is the language of instruction.

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