Endorsement in Bilingual Education with Elementary/Special Education Licensure

Bilingual Education with Elementary/Special Education Licensure (30 hours)

Degree information shown on this page is based on the 2023-25 Catalog. This course list is a guideline only; consult with an advisor before enrolling in any courses.

Cumulative GPA of 2.75 required in the endorsement. You may graduate with a bilingual education endorsement, but will not be eligible for endorsement by the NMPED until a passing score on the Prueba de Español: NM Spanish Language Proficiency Exam is achieved. For this endorsement area, at least 18 hours of coursework must be taken in classes taught in Spanish.

CourseCredits
BLED 2110 Intro to Bilingual & ESL Education 3
BLED 334 Methods and Materials for Bilingual Education 3
  • BLED 405 Literacy and the Bilingual Child OR
    BLED 425 Parents' Role in the Bilingual Classroom
3
HIST 2110 Survey of New Mexico History 3
SPAN 311 Advanced Conversation & Composition
(class taught in Spanish)
3
  • SPAN 325 Peninsular Culture and Civilization OR
    SPAN 326 Latin American Culture and Civilization
    (SPAN 325 and SPAN 326 are taught in Spanish or English)
3

Two of the following taught in Spanish:

  • SPAN 325 Peninsular Culture and Civilization
  • SPAN 326 Latin American Culture and Civilization
  • SPAN 425 Transatlantic Literature I
  • SPAN 426 Transatlantic Literature II
  • SPAN 493 Topics in Spanish (Provided this class is literature or culture) 
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