A supplemental certificate gives educators the ability to teach the supplemental subject only at the grade level and in the area of their already existing teaching certificate. Students seeking the Bilingual Supplemental Certificate must hold a valid Texas teaching certificate and must complete the following required courses:

SILC 5130/4130

SILC 5134/4134

¹Students not passing the EC-4 or 4-8 Bilingual Education State Assessment by the final semester of this plan must also enroll in and successfully complete this course.

Students must also pass the following State Assessments which overlap with their current teaching certificate: Bilingual EC-4 TExES or Bilingual 4-8 TExES and students must pass the TOPT - Spanish.