General Information
A certificate
program consists of a coherent set of academic
courses considerably narrower in scope and
objectives than a degree or major.
Certificate programs, available on campus, are normally oriented
toward occupations and career skills or for a
specifically designed purpose. Courses are
intensive and include practical studies in
current business practices and technologies.
The certificate programs consist of a sequence
of required and elective courses that connect
technical and functional skills with precepts of
specialized areas of a profession.
Preparation courses for credentialed teachers to
obtain a supplementary authorization CLAD or
BCLAD certificates and courses for the Clear
Credential are available. The Commission on
Teacher Credentialing (CTC) has approved NHU to
offer courses that satisfy the requirements for
the supplementary credentials.
CLAD/BCLAD Authorization
The Commission
on Teacher Credentialing has authorized The
National Hispanic University to offer the
CLAD/BCLAD certificate to meet the growing
demand for teachers who possess expertise to
teach in culturally and linguistically diverse
classrooms.
BCLAD authorization includes CLAD plus
additional BCLAD requirements listed separately
below. The CLAD certificate provides
instruction to prepare credentialed teachers in
theory and methodologies for English Language
Development (ELD) and Specially Designed
Academic Instruction in English (SDAIE) to
instruct linguistically and culturally diverse
students in K-12.
Teachers may obtain the CLAD supplementary
authorization by two options:
Pass the LDS exams; or
Take four CLAD courses.
CLAD Course Work
EDU 508 or 511
3 units
Educational Foundations or Sociology
EDU 515 3 units
Cultural Diversity
EDU 567 3 units
Methodology: ELD and SDAIE
EDU 520 3 units
Second Language Learners
CLAD Certificate
NHU will award
a letter and a transcript to students who
successfully complete the four courses listed
above. Students will forward a credential
application with the letter and transcript to
the Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC).
CTC will grant the supplementary authorization.
Additional BCLAD Requirements
The Commission
on Teacher Credentialing has authorized the
BCLAD certificate to better meet the growing
demand for teachers who possess expertise to
teach in culturally and linguistically diverse
classrooms. This includes the CLAD courses
and test 5-6 from the State.
The BCLAD
certificate provides instruction to prepare
credentialed teachers in theory and
methodologies for English Language Development
(ELD) and Specially Designed Academic
Instruction in English (SDAIE) to instruct
linguistically and culturally diverse students
in
K-12.
Teacher may obtain bilingual supplementary
authorization by two options:
- Taking Test 1 - 6
- Taking the four CLAD courses, and passing Test 4,5 and 6.
Teachers who passed portions of the Bilingual
Certificate of Competence (BCC) should see the
faculty advisor for clarification on which tests
are required. If the students passed part
of the BCC exams, they will transfer. |
