Spanish with Teacher Certification in Elementary School Teacher in Grades K-6 (B.A.)

Students who wish to pursue K-6 teacher certification in Elementary Education must apply and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program.  Once admitted, students will be matriculated into the B.A. in Elementary Education program as a second major.

Please visit the Teacher Education Program website for the required professional sequence of courses and other important Program requirements, guidelines, and procedures. Students also are strongly advised to review the Teacher Education Program Handbook.

120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 3.0 overall GPA.  Major GPA requirements differ depending on field of study. Consult the Teacher Education Program Handbook for more information.

 

Program Requirements Overview

General Education Requirements21
World Languages and Cultures Requirements0
Major Requirements30-39
Teacher Education Requirements60
Free Electives9-0
Total Credits120

Major Requirements

Prerequisites
These courses will be waived for students who place above this level.0-9
Spanish I
Spanish II
Spanish III
Required Courses
Language Elective
Complete one course from the following:3
Basic Spanish for Heritage Learners
Fundamentals of Spanish Grammar
Spanish Composition and Stylistics
Culture Elective
Complete one course from the following:3
Perspectives on Latin America
Image and Identity: Representation of Latin American Women in Film and Fiction
Spanish Language Review Through Literature, Culture and Film
Cultural Studies: Latin America and the Caribbean
Electives
Complete 8 courses from the list below. Only 2 LALS courses may be completed (counting required courses and electives).24
Total Credits30-39

Electives

LALS 201Perspectives on Latin America3
LALS 205Image and Identity: Representation of Latin American Women in Film and Fiction3
LALS 390Special Topics in Latin American and Latino Studies3
LALS 401Capstone Course in Latin American and Latino Studies3
SPAN 221Spanish for Business3
SPAN 332Negotiation Skills in Spanish3
SPAN 343Introduction to Spanish Phonetics3
SPAN 344Spanish Conversation3
SPAN 346Special Topics in the Spanish Language3
SPAN 347Spanish in the United States3
SPAN 348Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics3
SPAN 349Introduction to Hispanic Literary Studies3
SPAN 350Theory and Practice of Translation3
SPAN 351Fundamentals of Specialized Translation3
SPAN 361Voices of the Past and Present: Spain3
SPAN 363Voices of the Past and Present: Latin America3
SPAN 373Special Topics in Spanish and Latin American Literature3
SPAN 374Cultural Studies: Spain3
SPAN 375Spanish Study Abroad3
SPAN 376Cultural Studies: Latin America and the Caribbean3
SPAN 410Advanced Spanish Grammar3
SPAN 415Introduction to Computer-Assisted Translation3
SPAN 420Audiovisual Translation3
SPAN 421Special Topics in Teaching Spanish K-123
SPAN 429Audio Description3
SPAN 439Spanish Film and Fiction3
SPAN 441Contemporary Spanish Novel3
SPAN 442Spanish Poetry and Drama of the 19th Century3
SPAN 443Spanish Prose of the 19th Century3
SPAN 444Contemporary Spanish Theater3
SPAN 446The Latin American Essay and Crónica3
SPAN 447Short Stories and Cross-Cultural Processes in the Spanish-Speaking World3
SPAN 448Poetics of Resistance in Hispanic Poetry3
SPAN 449Negotiating Identity and Power in the Hispanic Novel3
SPAN 450Introduction to Interpreting3
SPAN 452Capstone Course in Translation3
SPAN 453Bilingual Prose Workshop: Fiction and Non-Fiction Writing3
SPAN 454Bilingual Poetry Workshop: Writing Poetry in the 21st Century3
SPAN 455Literary Translation: Crossing Borders in Poetry and Fiction3
SPAN 460El Quijote3
SPAN 466Scripts and Stages: Hispanic Theater and Performance3
SPAN 469The Drama of the Golden Age3
SPAN 470Senior Seminar3
SPAN 471Contemporary Trends in the Spanish-American Novel3
SPAN 472Puerto Rican Literature and Thought3
SPAN 473Sexual Subversion in Contemporary Hispanic Literature and Film3
SPAN 480Independent Study3

Second Major in Elementary Education

Elementary Education (B.A.)

General Education Requirements

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A. New Student Seminar
Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar course.1
C. Communication
1. Writing 3
2. Literature3
3. Communication
Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.)
D. Fine and Performing Arts
Complete a 3 credit Fine and Performing Arts course.3
F. Humanities
1. Great Works and Their Influences3
2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives
Philosophical Orientation to Education (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.)
G. Computer Science
Complete a 3 credit Computer Science course.3
H. Mathematics
Mathematics in Elementary Schools I (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.)
I. Natural Science Laboratory
Complete a 4 credit Natural Science Laboratory course that also fulfills the Teacher Education Health/Hygiene requirement.4
J. Physical Education
Complete a 1 credit Physical Education course.1
K. Social Science
1. American and European History
Historical Foundations of American Education (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.)
2. Global Cultural Perspectives
Fulfilled in the major.
Perspectives on Latin America
Image and Identity: Representation of Latin American Women in Film and Fiction
3. Social Science Perspectives
Introduction to Psychology (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.)
L. Interdisciplinary Studies
Perspectives on Early Childhood and Elementary Education in a Democracy (Fulfilled in the Teacher Education sequence.)
Total Credits21

World Languages and Cultures Requirements

Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.

World Languages
Fulfilled by the major.0
World Cultures
Fulfilled in the major.
Cultural Studies: Spain
Cultural Studies: Latin America and the Caribbean
Total Credits0

Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion

This four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years.  This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.

 

First Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar1GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing3GENERAL EDUCATION: (G) Computer Science3
CMST 1013EDFD 2213
LALS 201 or 2053FSHD 2143
PSYC 1013SPAN 145, LALS 201, or LALS 2053
SPAN 135, 241, or 2423 
 16 15
Second Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
GENERAL EDUCATION: (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences3GENERAL EDUCATION: (D) Fine and Performing Arts3
GENERAL EDUCATION: (J) Physical Education1GENERAL EDUCATION: (I) Natural Science Laboratory4
ECEL 2003EDFD 2203
MTHM 2013SPAN Elective course3
SPAN Elective course3SPAN Elective course3
SPAN Elective course3 
 16 16
Third Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
ECEL 2793ECEL 4083
FSHD 3143ECSE 3393
MTHM 3023SPAN 3763
READ 3993SPAN Elective course3
SPAN Elective course3SPAN Elective course3
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallCreditsSpringCredits
ECEL 4102ECEL 4149
ECEL 4121ECEL 4213
ECEL 4273 
READ 4083 
SPAN Elective course3 
SPAN Elective course3 
 15 12
Total Credits 120