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 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.