Spanish/English Bilingual Education
Minor Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures · UC Irvine · 2026-2027 Catalog
The Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures offers a minor in Spanish/English Bilingual Education. The main goal of the Spanish/English Bilingual Education minor is to create a pathway to better prepare students who wish to become future bilingual teachers. The minor is also for students who wish to work in other areas of education (e.g., STEM, counselors, speech pathologists) and would like to understand the experience of bilingual students. The minor can be completed by any UCI student regardless of major.
Requirements
All students are subject to the Language other than English Placement and Progression policies.
Seven courses (28 units) are required for the minor.
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| A. Complete: | ||
| HUMAN 52/EDUC 52 | Foundations of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism | |
| B. Complete: | ||
| EDUC 101 | Strategies for Tutoring and Teacher Aiding in a Bilingual Classroom | |
| EDUC 124 | Multicultural Education in K-12 Schools | |
| C. Complete: | ||
| SPANISH 3 | US Latino Communities | |
| orSPANISH 3H | Heritage Spanish: Latinidades en California | |
| SPANISH 101B | Introductory Studies to Latin American Literature and Culture | |
| SPANISH 113B | Introduction to Spanish Linguistics | |
| One additional upper-division course taught in Spanish, in the Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures. | ||
Residence Requirement for the Spanish/English Bilingual Education Minor: HUMAN 52/EDUC 52, EDUC 101, EDUC 124, and at least one upper-division Spanish course must be completed successfully at UCI. By petition, the upper-division Spanish course may be taken through the UC Education Abroad Program, provided course content is approved in advance by the appropriate undergraduate studies advisor or department chair.