University of Montana Catalog 2023-2024

Spanish Language Education Minor

  • This minor contains course requirements designed to meet state standards. Those interested in teaching in K-12 schools must complete the education/teaching concentration of a major in a teaching content area plus the Teacher Education Program through the Department of Teaching and Learning. Additional teaching areas can be added through completion of the education/teaching concentration of a major or education/teaching minor in that content area.
  • To complete this minor, you need to contact the Teaching and Learning Department. Approvals for this minor must come from the Teaching and Learning Department.
  • Individuals completing this minor must also complete the education/teaching concentration of a major in another teaching content area.

Minor - Spanish Language Education

Summary

Lower-Division Core19
Upper-Division Core15
Total Hours34

Degree Specific Credits: 34

Required Cumulative GPA: 2.5

Lower-Division Core

Complete all of the following courses:
LING 270SIntro to Linguistics3
SPNS 101Elementary Spanish I4
SPNS 102Elementary Spanish II4
SPNS 201Intermediate Spanish I4
SPNS 202Intermediate Spanish II4
Total Hours19

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Upper-Division Core

Complete all of the following courses:
SPNS 301Spanish: Oral and Written Expression3
SPNS 305Spanish Phonetics3
SPNS 326Contemporary Spanish Lit3
or SPNS 331 Cultures and Societies of Latin America
SPNS 400Introduction to Spanish Linguistics3
WLC 410Methods Teaching Foreign Language3
Total Hours15

Minimum Required Grade: C-


Secondary Teaching Licensure

Note: For endorsement to teach Spanish, a student also must gain admission to the Teacher Education Program and meet all the requirements for secondary teaching licensure. For more information, see the Teaching and Learning Department