Multiple Subject Credential: Bilingual Educators for Social Transformation (BEST) Spanish/English
The Bilingual Authorization in Spanish allows candidates to add a supplementary authorization to any California teaching credential. At SF State University, candidates may complete this authorization as part of the Multiple Subject Teaching Credential program or the PK-3 Early Childhood Education Specialist Instruction Credential program.
All candidates must pass a program administered language proficiency test prior to enrollment in coursework for the bilingual authorization. This test is administered either in person or online with a faculty member in the Department of Elementary Education. For more information, students can contact the chair of the department.
In addition, all candidates for bilingual authorization must complete a field experience in a bilingual classroom setting. Students enrolled in a preliminary credential program at SF State complete this as part of their student teaching. Other candidates may show proof of professional teaching in a bilingual setting.
Multiple Subject Credential: Bilingual Educators for Social Transformation (BEST) Spanish/English – 6 units
A GPA of 3.0 or better with no grade lower than a C is required in all courses. A grade of CR is acceptable only in courses graded on a CR/NC basis.
Required Courses (6 units)
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Select One: | 3 | |
| Social, Cultural, and Historical Foundations of Education | ||
| Culturally Sustaining Teaching & Learning | ||
| E ED 713 | Spanish Heritage Language for the Bilingual Teacher: I | 3 |