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Eligibility

The CSU Mexico BCLAD Program is designed fro teacher candidates who are interested in pursuing a career in bilingual elementary education and who meet the various requirements for admission to the BCLAD credential programs offered at CSU OTEC campuses. A list of CSU ITEC campuses and representatives in provided on the back of this brochure.

To be eligible for admission to the BCLAD program in Mexico, applicants must:

  • Take required tests for entrance into a California teaching credential program including the CBEST and CSET exams as soon as possible; tests must be taken before the application deadline to the program, November 30. Students must pass the CBEST and CSET exams before California student teaching.

  • Take prerequisite courses for entrance into a California teaching credential program including a course on special needs children, a course on health education, and a course on the legal and historical foundations of the education of English Learners. See your ITEC representative for a list of these courses at their home CSU campus.

  • Take prerequisite courses for the bilingual authorization (BCLAD) including a course on English linguistics or language structure, and a course on Chicano/Latino history. See your ITEC representative for a list of these courses at their home CSU campus.

  • Successfully complete at least one intermediate, college-level Spanish course or equivalent.

  • Be admitted to the Multiple Subject BCLAD program at a cooperating CSU ITEC campus.

  • Obtain a favorable recommendation based on an interview with the ITEC representative at the cooperating CSU ITEC campus.

  • Possess strong academic skills, personal maturity, and a high degree of commitment to the teaching profession in general, and specifically, to working in low-income schools with high numbers of English learners.