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Division of Continuing and Global Education

Multicultural and Bilingual School Psychology Certificate Program

Program Description Apply Now! Faculty Courses

The program will start in June 2026. The application will open on December 1, 2025. Cap: 20 each year.

This certificate program is designed to train practicing school psychologists to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services to multilingual students, thereby addressing social justice issues in education.

The program offers two distinct certificate tracks:
  • For monolingual English-speaking trainees, it is the Multicultural School Psychology Certificate track
  • For bilingual trainees, it is the Bilingual School Psychology Certificate track
By offering both tracks, the program recognizes the need for specialized training to support the diverse linguistic and cultural needs of students in the educational system.

100% Online

Asynchronous + synchronous

Five/Six courses

One-year monthly coaching

Two Tracks

Multicultural & Bilingual

Endorsements

Spanish • Mandarin • Hmong

Choose Your Track

Comparison of Multicultural vs. Bilingual School Psychology tracks
Feature Multicultural Track Bilingual Track
Who it’s for Monolingual English-speaking school psychologists seeking competencies to serve multilingual learners. Bilingual school psychologists who will deliver services in a second language.
Language requirement No second-language use in practice required. Uses second language in practice;
general language proficiency verified upon entry via standardized assessments;
professional language proficiency verified via applied tasks upon exit.
Endorsement options — Spanish, Mandarin, or Hmong
Format & length Asynchronous followed with synchronous components · One summer of four/five-week courses plus one-year-long monthly coaching.

Important Dates and Cost

Application opens

December 1, 2025. Cap: 20 each year.

Deadline

March 30, 2026

Fee

  1. multicultural school psych track: $5,000 
  2. bilingual school psych track: $5,300
School district sponsorship will receive a discount.

 

Information Sessions

Please join us at 4 pm (PST) via Zoom on the following days:

  1. January 23
  2. February 6
  3. February 20
  4. March 6

https://fresnostate.zoom.us/j/86979034639?pwd=ynmY3Rh3allAR6Anyb2RVeIcsXMrWv.1

Questions? Contact the Program

Dr. Hong Ni
Coordinator of School Psychology Graduate Program
hongni@csufresno.edu
559.278.1726