Requirements
General Education Requirements (35 Credits)
Acceptable courses listed under General Education Requirements.
Arts and Fine Arts (6 Credits) Two out of three disciplines: ART History, MUS History or COM Speech Communication
English Composition (3 Credits) ENG 1100*
Literature (3 Credits)
History (3 Credits)
Political Science (3 Credits)
Psychology (3 Credits) PSY 2040 or PSY 2060
Philosophy (3 Credits)
Theology and Religious Studies (3 Credits)
Ethics (3 Credits)
Physical Education (1 Credit)
Core Course (4 credits)
*ENG 1200 required for grades lower than a “B” in ENG 1100.
NOTE: The General Education requirement is 44, and has been adjusted to 35, because the following Major requirements will also satisfy the Languages requirement: One SPA language. The Education Related requirement of two Math and two Science will also satisfy the General Education.
Major Requirements (40 Credits)
| SPA 3050 | Grammar for Communication | 3 |
| SPA 3070 | Introduction to the Analysis of Spanish Literary Texts | 3 |
| SPA 3130 | Cultures of Spain | 3 |
| SPA 3140 | Cultures of Latin America | 3 |
| SPA 3410 | Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition | 3 |
| SPA 3510 | Iberian Literature Survey | 3 |
| SPA 3520 | Latin American Literature Survey | 3 |
| SPA 4900 | Research in Hispanic Languages and Cultures - Seminar I | 1 |
| SPA 4910 | Hispanic Languages and Cultures - Seminar II | 3 |
Complete six credits of Study Abroad Courses from the following (Exceptions should see Chair): (6 Credits):
| SPA 3300 | Study Abroad: Spanish Grammar and Composition I | 3 |
| SPA 3310 | Study Abroad: Spanish Conversation and Culture I | 3 |
Complete three credits for a Language Elective from the following (3 Credits):
Complete six credits of Culture/Literature courses from the following (6 Credits):
Education - 5 Year Adolescence/TESOL Major Requirements (49 total EDU Credits)
Sophomore or Junior Year (10 Credits)
| EDU 3000 | Eportfolio | 0 |
| EDU 3290 | Strategies for All Learners in the Diverse Classroom | 3 |
| EDU 3300 | Field Experience in a School Setting | 0 |
| EDU 3600 | Foundations of Education for Regular and Special Education Teachers | 3 |
| EDU 3610 | Law and Professionalism in Inclusive Settings | 1 |
| EDU 3650 | Critical Examination of Issues in Education | 3 |
EDU 3300: pre- or co-requisite to first EDU course
Spring of Junior Year (3 Credits)
| EDU 5254 | Structure and Application of American English | 3 |
Fall of Senior Year (12 Credits)
| EDU 5240 | Diverse Abilities and Needs of Students in Inclusive Classrooms Birth-Grade 2, Childhood 1-6 and Adolescence 7-12 | 3 |
| EDU 5252 | Introduction to Linguistics for TESOL and Bilingual Professionals | 3 |
| EDU 5253 | Second Language Acquisition, TESOL and Bilingual Education: Theory and Practice | 3 |
Methodology Content Course:
| EDU 3150 | Methods and Techniques of Teaching Spanish for Adolescent Students | 3 |
Spring of Senior Year (12 Credits)
| EDU 5061 | Adolescent Reading, Writing and Communicating in the Content Areas for Inclusive Classrooms of Diverse Learners | 6 |
| EDU 5130 | Meeting the Needs of Culturally Diverse Students in Inclusive Classrooms in Birth-Grade 2, Childhood 1-6 and Adolescence 7-12 | 3 |
| EDU 5255 | Interdisciplinary Teaching Methods and English Language Arts for PK-12 Bilingual and English Language Learners | 3 |
Fall of 5th Year (6 Credits)
| EDU 5256 | PK-12 Bilingual and TESOL Teaching Practices and Assessment in the Content Areas | 3 |
| EDU 5485 | Pre-Student Teaching TESOL PK-12 (Five Year Program) (30 Hrs, 6 Seminars) | 0 |
| EDU 5490 | Pre-Student Teaching Adolescent Field Experiences in Inclusive Classrooms (60 Hrs, 6 Seminars) | 0 |
| EDU 5643 | Thesis and Capstone Proposal Development for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages | 3 |
Spring of 5th Year (6 Credits)
| EDU 5512 | Student Teaching Seminar-Childhood (Grades 1-6) (Five Year TESOL Program) | 0 |
| EDU 5550 | TESOL Student Teaching PK-12 | 3 |
| EDU 5582 | Student Teaching Adolescence (Grades 7-9 and 10-12) (Five Year Program) | 3 |
Education - 5 Year Adolescence/TESOL Related Requirements (12 Credits)
The 5 Year Adolescence/TESOL Related requirements also satisfy the General Education Math and Science requirements. The General Education and the Education Related for Languages is met by the Major requirements.
| Two Math courses | 6 |
| Two Science courses | 6 |
Electives (4 credits)
4 Elective credits must be Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) for a B.A. degree. FST 1000 counts towards required Electives. If FST is waived, a different LAS course is required. Internships are not counted as LAS credits, so students taking SPA 4600 must take 3 additional LAS elective credits for a total of 143 credits.
(Adjust Electives needed for having a Minor(s), Remedials, ESL, Honors Programs, PED/FST waivers as needed, under consultation with
Total Credit Hours: 140-143