Bilingual/Bicultural Sequence

The Bilingual/Bicultural Sequence focuses on the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures, preparing future teachers to teach in bilingual elementary classrooms from first through sixth grade. Graduates often have a minor in Spanish or ESL endorsement.  

Program Features

• 100% hiring record for teacher candidates who seek employment as bilingual teachers after graduation.
• Technology skills embedded directly into methods courses.
• Diversity training in every course.
• Multiple clinical experiences (more than 300 hours, including teacher institutes and parent-teacher conferences).
• Required year-long Professional Development School (PDS) internship in a bilingual classroom in Chicago, Elgin, Palatine, or Wheeling.
• Available study abroad program, during which students live with families while taking Spanish language courses and observing in local schools.
• A high degree of professional readiness and satisfaction, as reported by our graduates and their supervisors.