当今教室的现实是多种多样的。双语和多元文化教育的专业非常适合满足来自不同文化和背景的学生的需求。该计划满足了在亚利桑那州对高级英语作为第二语言（ESL）教师的不断增长的需求，旨在满足亚利桑那州教育部对1984年生效的ESL认可的要求。 K-12教师通过北亚利桑那大学的课程寻求ESL认可。选择该计划以满足亚利桑那州ESL认可要求的计划的老师还将需要展示第二语言的学习经验，并表明他们已经在课堂上教过ESL学生两年，或者他们需要参加教学实习课程。
Empower your students with innovative methods in reading, writing, and community-building while inviting family and community members to help facilitate learning. This graduate certificate will help you develop a historical perspective of English learners while leveraging interdisciplinary skills to assess language proficiency. You will become familiar with current research in English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction and will apply theoretical knowledge to develop language and literacy skills in your classroom. The reality of today's classroom is a diverse one. Specialization in bilingual and multicultural education is very applicable to meeting the needs of students from a variety of cultures and backgrounds. This program meets a growing need for highly qualified English as a Second Language (ESL) teachers in Arizona, and was designed to meet the requirements of the Arizona Department of Education for an ESL endorsement which went into effect in 1984.