Application Information

To Apply 

Thank you for your interest in Proyecto Maestría. Applicants to the Special Master’s Program must be certified, bilingual teachers with at least 5 years of bilingual teaching experience. Applicants to the Summer Institute need only be certified, practicing teachers with an interest in obtaining either bilingual or ESL certification. Bilingual certification seekers must demonstrate proficiency in Spanish by passing the TOPT.

For information about applying to the Special Master’s Program or the Bilingual/ESL Summer Institute please contact:

Sandra Salinas
Office of Bilingual Education
(512) 471-6244
sandrasalinas.utexas.edu

If you inquire by email, please indicate which of the three programs you are interested in:

• Special Master’s Program
• Bilingual Summer Institute
• ESL Summer Institute

Applications for Summer 2009 will be accepted beginning in Fall 2008.

Application steps at a glance:

Special Master’s Program	Bilingual or ESL Summer Institute
Contact us for application materials Register for and take the GRE Apply to the Graduate School (include transcripts, references and statement of purpose) Apply to the Department of Curriculum and Instruction/Special Master’s Program (include your CV and a brief essay written in Spanish) Candidates will be contacted to schedule a classroom observation as the final step in the application process	Contact us for application materials Apply to the Graduate School as “non-degree seeking” (GRE is not required) Apply to the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and to either the Bilingual* or ESL Summer Institute *Take the TOPT (Bilingual Institute only)