Spanish, All Level Certification, BA

Required Courses in Major:

• SPAN 1411 - Elementary Spanish I 4 hour(s)
• SPAN 1412 - Elementary Spanish II 4 hour(s)
• SPAN 2311 - Intermediate Spanish I 3 hour(s)
• SPAN 2312 - Intermediate Spanish II 3 hour(s)
• SPAN 3301 - Advanced Spanish Grammar, Reading, Composition I 3 hour(s)
• SPAN 3302 - Advanced Spanish Grammar Reading Composition II 3 hour(s)
• SPAN 3328 - Professional Oral and Written Communication in Spanish 3 hour(s)
• SPAN 4395 - Summative Experience 3 hour(s)

• Students are required to complete an additional 15 hours of advanced Spanish courses selected from the following: Literature courses SPAN 3333 , SPAN 3343 , SPAN 3353 , SPAN 3383 ; Civilization and Culture courses – SPAN 3311 , SPAN 3312 , SPAN 3313 , and a social-linguistics class, SPAN 3373 .

   

Required Education Courses: 45 hrs

• EDUC 1321 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 2310 - Diversity 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 3344 - Reading Comprehension in EC-12 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4330 - Childhood Growth and Development 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4345 - Literacy Development and Instruction: EC-12 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4356 - Differentiated Learning Strategies 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4363 - Language Development: English Language Learners 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4365 - Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Methods 1: Construction 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 4372 - The Creative Child: Art, Music, and Movement 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5303 - Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Methods ll: Deconstruction 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5307 - Classroom and Behavior Management 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5330 - Interdisciplinary Pedagogy and Methods lll: Reconstruction 3 hour(s)
• EDUC 5686 - Clinical Teaching 6 hour(s)
• SPED 2338 - Survey of Exceptionalities 3 hour(s)

Required General Education Courses:

• HIST 1301 - United States to 1865 3 hour(s)
• POLS 1301 - American Government 3 hour(s)
• SPAN 1412 - Elementary Spanish II 4 hour(s)
• SPAN 1411 - Elementary Spanish I 4 hour(s)

Suggested Sequence of Courses:

Note(s):

The following components are required in all degrees:
General education, major, foundation and education courses, and validation of completion of:

overall semester hours - 123

institutional semester hours - 45

overall advanced hours - 36

institutional advanced hours - 24  

Required General Education courses:

SPAN 1411 , SPAN 1412  HIST 1301 , POLS 1301  

Acceptable minor fields:

Professional education courses fulfill the minor requirement.

This degree prepares students for a career teaching Spanish at all levels. Students are prepared for the TExES LOTE Exam, the state exam for teacher certification in Spanish.