Spanish Language Education Minor
This education minor contains 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 minor in that content area.
To complete this minor, you need to contact the Teaching and Learning Department. Approvals for this track must come from the Teaching and Learning Department.
Individuals completing this minor must also complete the education concentration of a major in another teaching content area.
Study in a Spanish-language country, provided either through the University s Study Abroad Program or an experience considered to be equivalent, also is required.
Minor - Spanish Language Education
College of Humanities & Sciences
Degree Specific Credits: 34
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.5
Catalog Year: 2022-23
Summary
Lower-Division Core | 19 | |
Upper-Division Core | 15 | |
Total Hours | 34 |
Lower-Division Core
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete all of the following courses: | ||
LING 270S | Intro to Linguistics | 3 |
SPNS 101 | Elementary Spanish I | 4 |
SPNS 102 | Elementary Spanish II | 4 |
SPNS 201 | Intermediate Spanish I | 4 |
SPNS 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 4 |
Total Hours | 19 |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Upper-Division Core
Code | Title | Hours |
---|---|---|
Complete all of the following courses: | ||
SPNS 301 | Spanish: Oral and Written Expr | 3 |
SPNS 305 | Spanish Phonetics | 3 |
SPNS 326 or SPNS 331 | Contemporary Spanish Literature or Latin American Culture | 3 |
SPNS 400 | Introduction to Spanish Linguistics | 3 |
WLC 410 | Methods Teaching Foreign Language | 3 |
Total Hours | 15 |
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.