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Bilingual Certification Prep Course

The Online Bilingual Certification Prep Course, offered by the Bilingual Education Program at Texas A&M University, can help you develop knowledge and skills for teaching English language learners (ELLs). Educators who participate in this continuing education course will increase their knowledge base for teaching ELLs and learn to design effective instruction for ELLs.

The 12-week online course provides comprehensive coverage of the teacher competencies tested on the TExES Bilingual Supplemental Examination (#164). Lesson topics include:

  • language acquisition theories
  • approaches and methods of second language teaching
  • instructional activities that promote English language development
  • assessment of ELLs

Advantages

  • Instruction delivered online - no travel to Texas A&M University required
  • Cohort-based
  • Convenient and flexible
  • 12-week course gives participants time to internalize concepts of bilingual teaching
  • Participants earn 150 hours of professional development upon completion of course
  • Scholarships available for certified Texas teachers

Cost & Payment Information

The Bilingual Certification Prep Course is $550. All certified Texas teachers receive a $350 scholarship toward that cost. Either the school district or the individual needs to pay the remaining $200 cost (course deposit). Whoever pays the $200 will receive a reimbursement after the teacher completes the course, passes the TExES #164 exam, and adds the certification.

For districts paying for the Bilingual Certification Prep Course:

  • The course may be paid for with a credit card online at the Texas A&M Marketplace: https://secure.touchnet.com/C21490_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=111. Select "Payment Installment for Online ESL/Bil Cert. Prep." For each person enrolling, you will select a quantity of 2. Then click “Add to Cart,” and fill in the requested information. You will select “I am an administrator...”
  • Purchase orders may also be used to pay for the course. They can be faxed to 979.458.0192, scanned and emailed to bilingualed@tamu.edu, or mailed to the address below:

Bilingual Education Programs
ATTN: Dr. Lara
4225 Texas A&M University
College Station, TX  77843

For individuals paying for the Bilingual Certification Prep Course:

  • To pay by e-check or credit card online, please go to the Texas A&M Marketplace: https://secure.touchnet.com/C21490_ustores/web/store_main.jsp?STOREID=111.  The default quantity is 1. The course deposit is $200, so you will select a quantity of 2. If preferred, you may make two installments of $100 each. The first $100 is due on or before the tenth day of class. The second $100 installment is due on or before the fifth of the next month.  Click “Add to Cart,” and fill in the requested information.

Funded by Texas Education Agency - LEP SSI Also funded by the Office of English Language Acquisition, U.S. Department of Education through scholarships