该跨学科课程为葡萄牙语的双语教师提供高级语言和双语教育的研究生水平学习，并为ESL的教师提供ESL培训。该研究生学位课程不向候选人提供中小学教学证书。但是，它确实提供满足州ESL认可要求的专业课程。该学位的候选人可以是兼职或全日制。在前一种情况下，要求学生每学期至少完成两门课程，从而使他们能够在两年内完成要求。这两门课程的具体要求是葡萄牙语双语教育和跨文化研究课程以及ESL教育和跨文化研究课程。
This interdisciplinary program offers graduate level study in advanced language and bilingual education for bilingual teachers of Portuguese as well as ESL training for teachers of ESL. This graduate degree program does not provide candidates with elementary and secondary teaching certification. It does, however, offer specialization courses that will satisfy state ESL endorsement requirements. Candidates for this degree may be part-time or full-time. In the former case, students will be required to complete at least two courses per semester thereby enabling them to complete their requirements in two years. Specific requirements for this two- track curriculum are Portuguese Bilingual Education and Cross-Cultural Studies Curriculum & ESL Education and Cross-Cultural Studies Curriculum.