The Spanish Major with Secondary Foreign Teacher Licensure allows student to complete both a Spanish major and the necessary Education courses to be licensed in teaching Spanish at the secondary level upon graduation. This is for students who seek to begin a teaching career immediately upon graduation. This licensure program requires admission to the competitive UCTE program in the School of Education and Human Development.
1. Spanish courses:
33 credit hours of SPAN credit must be taken in the following areas (PDF):
a. Required courses:
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SEMESTER |
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COURSE |
TITLE |
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SPAN 3060 |
Spanish Phonetics |
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SPAN 3101 |
Intro to the Study of Literature in Spanish |
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SPAN 32xx |
One course in Culture and Civilization |
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SPAN 4690 |
Methods of Teaching Modern Languages |
b. Four courses (minimum 12 semester hours) at the 4000 level:
| SEMESTER | GRADE | COURSE | TITLE |
c. Three courses (minimum 9 semester hours) of electives. These may be any SPAN course at the 2000 (up to 6 credit hours), 3000 or 4000 level.
| SEMESTER | GRADE | COURSE | TITLE |
2. Urban Community Teacher Education. 31 credit hours (all of the following courses):
| SEMESTER | GRADE | COURSE | TITLE |
| EDFN 4010 | Social Foundations and Cultural Diversity in Urban Education | ||
| CLDE 4020 | Responsive Classroom Communities | ||
| EDHD 3930 | Diverse Learners Field Experience & Seminar | ||
| SPED 4030 | Understanding (dis)Ability in Contemporary Classrooms | ||
| CLDE 5030, 5070 or 5140 | Choose one from World Language Licensure Area |
Professional Year Courses:
| SEMESTER | GRADE | COURSE | TITLE |
| LCRT 4100 | Secondary Literacy Instruction and Assessment | ||
| UEDU 4931 | Internship and Learning Community I (2 credits) | ||
| UEDU 4932 | Internship and Learning Community II (2 credits) | ||
| UEDU 4933 | Internship and Learning Community III (6 credits) | ||
| UEDU 4040 | Planning for Learning |
Spanish Undergraduate Advisors:
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Courses offered in Spring 2025:
SPAN 1071 Spanish Medical Conversation for Beginners II -Online
SPAN 2120 Second Year Spanish II - Online
SPAN 3026 Writing for Latinos II ** - TuTh 12:30PM - 1:45PM - Gabriela De Robles
SPAN 3060 Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation TuTh 2:00PM - 3:15PM - Gabriela De Robles
SPAN 3225 Special Topics In Hispanic Culture: Humor, Wit & Guile in Latn Cinema MoWe 12:30PM - 1:45PM - Michael Abeyta
SPAN 3240 Food Metaphors: Ibero-American Cuisine and Culture - TuTh 3:30PM - 4:45PM – Andrés Lema-Hincapie
SPAN 3750 Spanish for the Healthcare Professions II (x2) – online - Marisa Fernández Martinez
SPAN 3792 Introduction to Translation II **– online - Gabriela De Robles
SPAN 4030/5030 The Learning and Teaching of Heritage Speakers - Th 5:00PM - 6:30PM - Alyssa Martoccio
SPAN 4599/5599 Special Topics: Latin American Literature - Ibero-American Song and Rhythm Tu 5:00PM - 7:50PM - Andrés Lema-Hincapie
**Can take Writing for Latinos II and Introduction to Translation II before taking I if you need to.