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Bilingual Education

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Overview

The Bilingual Education (BIL) minor is specifically designed for teacher education majors interested in earning a bilingual endorsement on their Illinois Professional Educators License.

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Point of Pride

The Bilingual Education minor includes coursework and clinical experiences that lead to a bilingual endorsement on an Illinois Professional Educators License.

Why study Bilingual Education?

The Bilingual Education endorsement allows teachers to work in dual-language classrooms where content is delivered in both English and an additional language. Fluency in English and a second language is required for the BIL endorsement and is built into the minor admission criteria. The BIL endorsement will be applied to the content area and age range on the teaching license.

How to Apply

Application Information

Minors can only be declared by current Illinois State students. Current students can use the Apply to Your Program tool on My.IllinoisState.edu.

Applicants must be fluent in the desired endorsement language. Learn more about fluency exams #56-90, depending on the language.

Application Period

Applications are always open and are reviewed on a rolling basis.

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