Spanish Education Major, B.S.

Required Before Teacher Education Program entry:

• EDUC 140 - Foundations of Multicultural Education
• EDUC 195 - Teacher Education Seminar I: Teachers and Technologies in the 21st Century
• EDUC 200 - Human Development & Education
• EDUC 214 - Early Adolescent Development
• EDUC 280 - General Methods & Assessment

Required After Teacher Education Program entry, before Student Teaching

• EDUC 376 - Inclusion of Exceptional Students
• EDUC 386 - Teaching of Spanish, K-12
• EDUC 392 - Teacher Education Seminar II: Classroom Management
• ENGL 335 - Reading in the Content Areas

Required After Teacher Education Program entry, during Student Teaching:

• EDUC 485 - Supervised Student Teaching: All Grades
• EDUC 493 - Teacher Education Seminar III

Required Field Experience Hours:

• EDUC 175 - Field Experience I
• EDUC 275 - Field Experience II
• EDUC 375 - Field Experience III

Required:

• SPAN 211 - Intermediate Spanish I
• SPAN 212 - Intermediate Spanish II
• SPAN 250 - Spanish Proficiency Lab I
• SPAN 321 - Spanish Culture and Civilization
• SPAN 322 - Latin American Culture and Civilization
• SPAN 334 - Spanish Linguistics
• SPAN 341 - Advanced Spanish Conversation
• SPAN 345 - Advanced Spanish Composition

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• SPAN 361 - Spanish Literature
• or  SPAN 362 - Latin-American Literature

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• SPAN 425 - Spanish Proficiency Lab II
• SPAN 450 - Introduction to Interpretation and Translation
• SPAN 495 - Senior Seminar
• SPAN 498 - Study Abroad

• At least six consecutive weeks of study are required in a country where Spanish is the primary language. Students must submit a plan of study to be approved in advance by the department.

Required Supporting Courses (select one of the following):

• ENGL 301 - Understanding Language: An Introduction to Linguistics
• HIST 379 - The Developing World
• SPAN 341 - Advanced Spanish Conversation *
• SPAN 361 - Spanish Literature  - if not taken above
• SPAN 362 - Latin-American Literature  - if not taken above

• Note: *SPAN-341 may be taken twice if taught by different professors.

Recommended Supporting Courses:

• CDEV 360 - Child Family Relations
• SPED 321 - Emotional and Behavioral Supports

Note:

 All professional education, general education courses for teachers, major, endorsement, and supporting courses require a grade of “C-” or better for teacher licensure and graduation.

Typical Courses for a Student Majoring in Spanish