Program Overview

University Catalog

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Spanish Education

The Spanish Education program is designed to prepare students for a career in teaching Spanish.

Major Requirements

The major requirements for the Spanish Education program include:

• A GPA of 2.75 or better is required for placement in student teaching and exit from the program.
• A minimum grade of 'B' is required in the SPAN teaching specialty courses.

University Degree Requirements

The university degree requirements include:

1. Satisfactory completion of all requirements of the curriculum in which one is enrolled.
2. Earn a minimum total of 120 credits in approved coursework.
3. Satisfactory completion of the general education requirements as specified by the university.
4. A minimum institutional GPA of 2.00 based on work taken at the university.
5. At least 30 credits must be resident credits.
6. At least 36 credits presented for graduation must be in courses numbered 300 or higher.
7. Students presenting transfer credit must meet the residence credits and the minimum upper level credit.

University General Education Requirements

The university general education requirements include:

• Communication (C): 12 credits
  • ENGL 110: College Composition I
  • ENGL 120: College Composition II
  • COMM 110: Fundamentals of Public Speaking
  • Upper Division Writing
• Quantitative Reasoning (R): 3 credits
• Science and Technology (S): 10 credits
• Humanities and Fine Arts (A): 6 credits
• Social and Behavioral Sciences (B): 6 credits
• Wellness (W): 2 credits
• Cultural Diversity (D)
• Global Perspectives (G)
• Total Credits: 39

Major Requirements

The major requirements for the Spanish Education program include:

• Teaching Specialty Requirements:
  • SPAN 311: Spanish Conversation and Composition I (3 credits)
  • SPAN 312: Spanish Conversation and Composition II (3 credits)
• Civilization and Culture:
  • Must take two from the following with at least one of the two courses being a Spanish prefix:
    • SPAN 330: Introduction to Spanish Civilization
    • SPAN 331: Introduction to Spanish American Civilization
    • HIST 271: Introduction to Latin American History
    • HIST 464: Imperial Spain
    • HIST 473: Colonial Mexico
    • HIST 475: The Aztec, Maya, and Inca
    • ANTH 446: Anthropology of Latin America
    • ANTH 478: History and Cultures of the Caribbean
• Advanced Language:
  • SPAN 401: Advanced Spanish Grammar and Writing (3 credits)
  • or SPAN 402: Advanced Spanish Conversation
• Spanish American and Peninsular Literatures:
  • Select two of the following:
    • SPAN 440: Traditions in Spanish American Literature
    • SPAN 441: Contemporary Spanish American Literature
    • SPAN 442: Introduction to Chicano Literature
    • SPAN 443: Spanish American Women Writers
    • SPAN 450: Traditions in Spanish Literature
    • SPAN 451: Contemporary Spanish Literature
    • SPAN 452: Cervantes
    • SPAN 453: Spanish Women Writers
• Electives:
  • Choose from the following or any other Spanish courses not used above (all MUST be a Spanish prefix):
    • SPAN 301: Spanish for Business
    • SPAN 303: Spanish for Health Care
    • SPAN 403: Advanced Spanish for Health Care
    • SPAN 332: Introduction to Hispanic Cinema
    • SPAN 430: Approaches to Literature
• Study Abroad & Capstone Experience:
  • SPAN 492: Study Abroad (minimum 1 semester=14 weeks-at 300+ level in a program pre-approved by Modern Languages Dept.) (1-15 credits)
  • SPAN 489: Senior Thesis (Consult dept./advisor semester before enrolling) (1 credit)

Professional Education Requirements

The professional education requirements include:

• EDUC 321: Introduction to Teaching (3 credits)
• EDUC 322: Educational Psychology (3 credits)
• EDUC 451: Instructional Planning, Methods and Assessment (3 credits)
• EDUC 475: Reading in the Content Area (2 credits)
• EDUC 481: Classroom Practice Methods of Teaching I: (Lang) (3 credits)
• EDUC 485: Student Teaching Seminar (1 credit)
• EDUC 486: Classroom Management for Diverse Learners (3 credits)
• EDUC 487: Student Teaching (9 credits)
• EDUC 488: Applied Student Teaching (3 credits)
• EDUC 489: Teaching Students of Diverse Backgrounds (3 credits)
• Total Credits: 68-82

Degree Requirements and Notes

• A grade of 'C' or better is required in all Professional Education Requirement courses.
• A GPA of 2.75 or better in professional education as well as passing the appropriate Praxis II exam are required to exit the program.
• Of the 31 credits of Spanish Language courses (SPAN) required for the Spanish major, 18 must be resident credits in addition to the capstone (i.e. cannot be taken Tri-College or study abroad).
• Courses taken will not be used to satisfy any requirement other than total credits for graduation.
• See School of Education for admission requirements.