Texas 4-8 Bilingual Generalist Certification

4-8 Bilingual Generalist

The 4-8 Bilingual Generalist content area allows you to teach any one or a combination of English, math, science and/or social studies classes in a Bilingual classroom at the middle school level, 4th grade through 8th grade.

Minimum GPA of 2.5 in 24 semester hours, in any combination of core courses to include at least:

6 hours of English
6 hours of mathematics
3 hours of natural science
3 hours of social studies

*The Texas Oral Proficiency Test (TOPT) is a requirement for this certification area.
Note: GPA must be 2.5 or higher using one of the three evaluation methods – overall GPA, last 60 hours, or by content hours.

Certification Areas	EC-4 Generalist	EC-4 Bilingual Generalist	EC-4 Generalist ESL
4-8 Generalist	4-8 Bilingual Generalist	4-8 Science	4-8 Mathematics
4-8 Mathematics/Science	4-8 Social Studies	4-8 English Language Arts and Reading	4-8 English Language Arts and Reading / Social Studies
4-8 Generalist ESL	6-12 Spanish	8-12 English Language Arts and Reading	8-12 Life Science
8-12 Mathematics	8-12 Physical Science	EC-12 Special Education	EC-12 Technology Applications
8-12 History	6-12 Business Education	EC-12 Physical Education	8-12 Science
8-12 Social Studies	EC-12 Health	EC-12 Music