Overview

In the Bilingual-Bicultural Education (MA/MEd) program from DePaul University, you have the option to pursue an Illinois teaching license or add a bilingual endorsement and/or an ESL endorsement to your current license by taking additional courses. Classes are offered in the evening on the Lincoln Park Campus. The program can be completed in two years as a full-time student.

Key Facts

You will work with experienced faculty like Assistant Professor Sonia Soltero, the chair of the Department of Leadership, Language, and Curriculum and former director of the Bilingual-Bicultural Education MA/MEd program.
She has been involved in bilingual education for 30 years as an educator and researcher and is the author of three books on language education: “Dual Language Education: Program Design and Implementation,” “Schoolwide Approaches to Educating ELLs: Creating Linguistically and Culturally Responsive K-12 Schools,” and “Dual Language: Teaching and Learning in Two Languages.”

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Biilingual-bicultural program design and curriculum development

Language, literacy and culture

Sociocultural and historical perspectives in bilingual education

Equity issues in assessment of language learners

First and second language acquisition

Analyzing research on identity, culture & language education

Methods of teaching english as a second language

Theoretic teaching esl and wle

Leadership in educating linguistically diverse learners

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-06-15 00:00:00
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Starting 2026-09-10 00:00:00
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Starting 2027-01-03 00:00:00
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Starting 2027-03-28 00:00:00
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Language

English

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Credits

48 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Chicago, United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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General requirements

Graduate admission application
Official transcripts from all colleges or universities attended
Résumé
One letter of recommendation from a professor or work supervisor
Personal statement indicating professional development goals and related experience (at least 750 words)
$40 application fee
Copy of state teaching license (only required for applicants to one of the endorsement programs)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

35712 USD / year

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Out-of-State

35712 USD / year

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In-State

35712 USD / year

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Living costs

Chicago

United States

1297 - 2491 USD / month

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