• Undergraduate Students: Undergraduate advising is coordinated through the Office of Student Services.
• Graduate Students in Bilingual Education, Bilingual Special Education, Bilingual Extenion, and TESOL are being advised as follows:

  Advisor	Email	Phone	Office
  Last names A-M
  Prof. Joseph Davis	jdavis@ccny.cuny.edu	650-6240	NAC 4/211C
  Last names N-Z
  Prof. Jesús Fraga	jfraga@ccny.cuny.edu	650-7215	NAC 4/211D

Your advisor can help you plan which courses to take, and can answer questions regarding course offerings and other graduation requirements.

You must apply for graduation several months prior to your expected date of graduation. You can apply online, by clicking here. Check with your advisor to make sure you have met all the requirements for graduation. If you discover that you will not be able to graduate as planned, you must reapply for the next graduation (see dates below). In order to graduate, all stops on your record must be cleared, including bursar, library, financial aid, etc.

Please note the following application periods:

Our program is part of the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture (formerly the Department of Childhood Education) in the School of Education. The Department Office is in NAC 6/207B. The Chair of our Department is Professor Nancy Stern, and the department secretary is Ms. Malika Amraoui. (See Contact Information for email addresses and phone numbers.)

The City College School of Education is divided into three different departments: Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture, Secondary Education, and Administration & Special Education. Our program, which includes courses of study in Childhood Bilingual Education (all grades), and TESOL (grades pre-K through Adults), is part of the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Culture.

Check your SIMS record to be sure that you have been fully matriculated, and that you are registered in the program you are indeed enrolled in. This is particularly important for candidates who may have changed programs since they enrolled. If you are not sure whether your program code is correct, check with your advisor.

For New York State certification in Bilingual Childhood Education, candidates must pass the LAST, ATS-W, the CST-Multi-subject, and the BEA (Bilingual Education Assessment). TESOL Candidates must pass the LAST, ATS-W, and the CST-ESOL. For the Bilingual Extension, candidates must pass the ATS-W (in addition to the required exams for their area of certification). Bilingual Special Education candidates must pass the LAST, ATS-W, CST-Multi-subject, CST- Students with Disabilities, and the BEA. Please note that these requirements are set by the State, not by City College, and are subject to change. Check the New York State website for more and current information.

Passing these exams is not a requirement for graduation, but they are required for State teaching certification.

Please see the CCNY Certification Homepage for more information. Please see the College's certification officer, Mr. Gareth Williams in NAC 3/213, for more information or to apply for certification. Candidates who are applying for Initial or Professional certification may use the online application. Candidates applying for Provisional or Permanent certification should continue to use the paper applications which can be obtained from Gareth Williams in NAC 3/213 or from the CCNY Certification website.

In the past, all courses in the School of Education had the prefix EDUC. In Spring 2006, this was changed so that course numbers now reflect the name of the department that offers the course: EDCE is for courses offered by the department of Childhood Education; EDSE is for Secondary Education; and EDLS is for Leadership and Special Education. Some courses taken by students in all departments still have the prefix EDUC. For more information, see "How does the Bilingual Education, TESOL, and Secondary Spanish program fit into the School of Education?"

Please submit any further questions you might have via email at bilingual@ccny.cuny.edu

For Graduate Students only:

I am a TESOL student. Can I also get a Bilingual Extension?

TESOL candidates who wish to complete the Bilingual Extension can use courses in the TESOL program to count toward the requirements for the Extension, whether you apply directly to the State, or if you complete the Extension at City College. TESOL candidates who wish to complete the Bilingual Extension can choose electives that will help fulfill the Extension requirements.

TESOL candidates in Stream A and NYC Teaching Fellows must complete two practicum experiences in TESOL with two different age groups (K-6 and 7-12). EDCE 6601C (Elementary) and EDCE 6602C (Secondary) provide these experiences. Each of these courses requires that the candidate spend 5 days in the appropriate level classroom, as well as complete other requirements as specified by the instructor. (Some fellows may have completed both these requirements through their pre-service field experience. See your advisor for more information.) TESOL candidates in Stream B must complete one practicum experience, with either of these two age groups, or with adults (EDCE 6603C). Because there is no set meeting time for the practicum, please be sure to attend an information/orientation session during the semester you take the course, and give to your advisor your name and contact information so that your practicum instructor can reach you.

EDCE 2203I (Bilingual Education) and EDCE 2205I (TESOL) are 2-credit courses that comprise the first half of a two-semester research sequence. EDCE 2900I is the second half of this sequence, and should be taken in the semester immediately following these courses, with the same instructor. Enrollment in EDCE 2203I and 2205I requires permission of an advisor or other faculty member, and is not open to first-semester students.  EDCE 2203I/.2205I and 2900I should be taken in your last fall and spring semester at City College. Neither course is offered during the summer.

New York State requires that all candidates for certification in TESOL complete 12 semester hours (or equivalent) study of language other than English. This requirement can be met through undergraduate or graduate coursework, study at language institutes, CLEP scores or other placement exams, and/or international experiences. If your college transcripts do not show 12 hours or more of such study, please see your advisor to determine how you can meet this requirement.

Candidates who complete the course requirements for their program but have a GPA lower than 3.0 are required to pass the Qualifying Exam to graduate. The Exam is given near the end of each semester. You must register to take the exam in NAC 6/207B. The exam is an on-site, closed book essay format, but you can receive a copy of the questions when you register.

Please note that students must have a minimum GPA of 2.7 to be eligible to take the Qualifying Exam.

We offer Master's degrees in Bilingual Childhood Education, TESOL, and Bilingual Special Education, along with a non-degree certificate program for the Bilingual Extension. Click here for more information.

Matriculated candidates may apply for an Internship Certificate once half the required coursework has been completed and all necessary certification exams have been passed. More information is available here.