Spanish Major 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 to and be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. 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.
A minimum of 120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.0 major GPA. However, more than 120 credits may be required depending upon the major field of study.
Program Requirements
Students must complete 42 credits of General Education requirements and 3-9 credits of World Languages and Cultures Requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| SPAN 241 | Fundamentals of Spanish Grammar | 3 |
| SPAN 242 | Spanish Composition and Stylistics | 3 |
| SPAN 343 | Introduction to Spanish Phonetics | 3 |
| SPAN 348 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | 3 |
| SPAN 349 | Introduction to Hispanic Literary Studies | 3 |
| SPAN 361 | Voices of the Past and Present: Spain | 3 |
| SPAN 363 | Voices of the Past and Present: Latin America | 3 |
| SPAN 410 | Advanced Spanish Grammar | 3 |
| SPAN 418 | Teaching Spanish in K-12 | 3 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Language and Literature Electives | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Spanish for Business | ||
| Negotiation Skills in Spanish | ||
| Spanish Conversation | ||
| Selected Topics in the Spanish Language | ||
| Theory and Practice of Translation | ||
| Fundamentals of Specialized Translation | ||
| Selected Topics in Spanish and Latin American Literature | ||
| Audiovisual Translation | ||
| Special Topics in Teaching Spanish K-12 | ||
| Spanish Film and Fiction | ||
| Contemporary Spanish Novel | ||
| Spanish Poetry and Drama of the 19th Century | ||
| Spanish Prose of the 19th Century | ||
| Contemporary Spanish Theater | ||
| The Latin American Essay | ||
| Contemporary Spanish-American Short Story | ||
| Contemporary Latin American Poetry | ||
| The Spanish-American Novel | ||
| Introduction to Interpreting | ||
| Capstone Course in Translation | ||
| El Quijote | ||
| Contemporary Latin American Theater | ||
| The Drama of the Golden Age | ||
| Senior Seminar | ||
| Contemporary Trends in the Spanish-American Novel | ||
| Puerto Rican Literature and Thought | ||
| Sexual Subversion in Contemporary Hispanic Literature and Film | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Cultural Elective | ||
| SPAN 374 | Cultural Studies: Spain | 3 |
| or SPAN 376 | Cultural Studies: Latin America and the Caribbean | |
| Total Credits | 36 | |
Teacher Ed Program Requirements (K-6)
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Professional Sequence | ||
| Pre-Professional Core | ||
| CMST 101 | Fundamentals of Speech: Communication Requirement | 3 |
| EDFD 220 | Philosophical Orientation to Education | 3 |
| FCST 214 | Child Development I | 3 |
| FCST 314 | Child Development II: Adolescence | 3 |
| PSYC 101 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| Health for Teacher Education | ||
| Select one of the following: 1 | 3-4 | |
| Biological Sciences | ||
| Biology for Survival | ||
| The Biology of Human Life | ||
| Human Heredity | ||
| Mammalian Anatomy and Physiology I | ||
| Mammalian Anatomy and Physiology II | ||
| Human Anatomy and Physiology | ||
| Genetics | ||
| Personal Health Issues | ||
| Injury Prevention and Emergency Care | ||
| Study of Human Diseases | ||
| Perspectives on Drugs | ||
| Mental Health | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Health Education Methods | ||
| School Health and Community Services | ||
| Counseling Skills for Public Health Professionals | ||
| Honors Seminar in Science | ||
| Honors Seminar in Contemporary Issues in Science | ||
| Principles and Practice of Emergency Care | ||
| Nutrition | ||
| Mathematics Requirement | ||
| MTHM 201 | Mathematics in Elementary Schools I | 3 |
| MTHM 302 | Mathematics in Elementary Schools II | 3 |
| Elementary Ed Professional Sequence | ||
| ECEL 200 | Perspectives on Early Childhood and Elementary Education in a Democracy | 3 |
| EDFD 221 | Historical Foundations of American Education | 3 |
| ECEL 408 | Social Studies and the Arts in Elementary Classrooms | 3 |
| ECEL 418 | Social and Cultural Context of Families and Communities | 3 |
| ECEL 427 | Explorations: Science, Math, and Technology in the Elementary Classrooms | 3 |
| READ 399 | Early Literacy Development and Instruction | 3 |
| READ 408 | Literacy in the Elementary Grades | 3 |
| Clinical Sequence/Student Teaching | ||
| ECEL 412 | Seminar I: Inclusive Elementary Classrooms | 1 |
| ECEL 421 | Seminar II: Inclusive Elementary Classrooms | 3 |
| ECEL 422 | Integrating Elementary Curriculum and Assessment for Equity and Diversity | 3 |
| ECEL 410 | Clinical Experience I: Inclusive Elementary and Early Childhood Classrooms | 2 |
| ECEL 414 | Clinical Experience II: Inclusive Elementary Classrooms | 9 |
| Total Credits | 63-64 | |
| 1 | Or pass the MSU Health Knowledge Test available through the Center of Pedagogy. |