Admission

Current Student BILA Application

The bilingual authorization is a type of educational certificate, which upon completion--alongside of their multiple or single subject credential--will allow students to teach in a bilingual setting. Interested candidates must be proficient in Spanish to participate. To apply for our BILA Certificate, there are specific requirements, including an informal Spanish proficiency examination and Speaking Assessment that will be required of applicants to assess proficiency.

To obtain the bilingual authorization, students must complete three courses (9 units) associated with the educational certificate, which includes Chicano/Latino Cultures: An Interdisciplinary Perspective (3 units); Bilingualism and Biliteracy (3 units); and Methodology for Primary Language Instruction in a Bilingual Setting (3 units).

Our Master of Arts + Bilingual Authorization Certificate option is a 30-unit program, and the program will include the BILA-specific courses as part of the unit count. This bilingual authorization must be added to an existing credential.

Before beginning this application please prepare the following documents and allot 15-30 minutes to complete this application:

2 Letters of Recommendation
- Recommenders should address your success in working with children/students in culturally diverse communities and at least 1 that can speak to your multilingual teaching experience
- Recommendation Letters will be uploaded by you on this application.
Unofficial Transcript
Written Assessment
- One of the Assessments for the BILA is a Written Assessment that can either be typed in on this application or uploaded as a document. You can find the prompt in the "Written Assessment" Section
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- Towards the end of the application is the Speaking Assessment, which requires access to your microphone and Camera. If you do not enable your microphone and camera, you may have to refresh your page and lose all your work.

Whittier ID

First Name

Last Name

Whittier Email

Current Program

Recommendations and Transcript

Recommendation Letter #1

Recommendation Letter #2

Unofficial Transcript

Written Assessment

You are required to write a 1.5 to 2 page (double-spaced) paper in Spanish answer the prompt below:

Prompt: Write about your experience as a student learning a second (or another) language. Give as many details as you can remember (setting, purpose of lesson, etc.) and explain how you felt about the experience and your growth. Include your thoughts and any barriers to learning that you felt and why you felt them.

Or, type or copy-and-paste your document here:

Speaking Assessment

Please select one of the 2 prompts below for your Speaking Assessment. Your response should be between 2-5 minutes and in Spanish.

PROMPT 1: Porqué desea llegar a ser un(a) maestro(a) bilingüe? Describa 2-3 razones notables por ser una maestra bilingue.
PROMPT 2: Qué qualidades cree usted que son esenciales para ser un maestro Bilingüe? Qué componentes de lengua y cultura debe de incorporar y desarrollar un maestro Bilingüe?

If you did not enable your camera or microphone, do not try to enable it now as it may delete your responses above. Upload your video to an online platform (e.g. OneDrive, Google Drive, YouTube, etc.) and provide the link to the video below.