Requirements
Required courses include the following (33 credit hours):
Native speakers of Spanish and highly competent students may be waived up to 15 credit hours of required courses in the language sequence: SPA 10100, SPA 10200, SPA 20100, SPA 20200, and SPA 30500. Such students must take as many upper-level courses as needed to complete the 39 credit hours required for the major and consult with Spanish faculty.
One of the following options:
Option One:
Option Two:
This option is unavailable to native speakers of Spanish.
One course from the following during Summer Study Abroad in Costa Rica or Spain:
Option Three (either in Costa Rica or Spain):
This option is unavailable to native speakers of Spanish. Prerequisite for semester-long study abroad: SPA 31000 and SPA 32500 with a C or better, or permission of the dean.
Costa Rica
15 credit hours
Two required courses:
| SPA 31300 | Advanced Spanish Composition Workshop | 3 |
| SPA 33700 | Costa Rica: History and Society of 19th and 20th Centuries | 3 |
Three courses selected from the following options:
Spain
15 credit hours
One required course (three credit hours):
| SPA 32100 | Practical Oral/Written Expression | 3-6 |
Twelve credit hours selected from the following options:
| SPA 32101 | Advanced Spanish Grammar | 3 |
| SPA 32102 | Business Spanish | 3 |
| SPA 32103 | English-Spanish Translation | 3-6 |
| SPA 32104 | Islamic Culture in Spain | 3 |
| SPA 32105 | Jewish Culture in Spain | 3 |
| SPA 32106 | Selected Periods in the History of Spain | 3-6 |
| SPA 32107 | Selected Periods in the History of Latin America | 3 |
| SPA 32108 | Geography of Spain | 3 |
| SPA 32109 | Society and Politics in Modern Spain | 3 |
| SPA 32110 | The Political System of the European Union | 3 |
| SPA 32111 | Economy and Business in Spain and Latin America | 3 |
| SPA 32112 | The Spanish and Latin American Economies | 3 |
| SPA 32113 | History of Art in Spain | 3 |
| SPA 32114 | Selected Periods of the History of Art in Spain | 3 |
| SPA 32115 | History of Spanish Cinema | 3 |
| SPA 32116 | Health, Ecology, and the Environment in Spain | 3 |
| SPA 32117 | Special Topics: Culture | 3 |
| SPA 32118 | Selected Authors, Works, and Themes in Spanish Literature | 3-6 |
| SPA 32119 | Selected Authors, Works, and Themes in Latin American Literature | 3 |
| SPA 32120 | Spanish Theater | 3 |
Education Requirements
| EDU 10000 | Orientation to Educational Experiences | 3 |
| EDU 11100 | School Observation | 1 |
| EDU 20200 | Psychology of Teaching and Learning | 3 |
| EDU 21501 | Teacher Education Seminar I | 1 |
| EDU 30710 | Content Literacy for Diverse Learners | 3 |
| EDU 32100 | Middle/High School Classroom Teaching and Technology | 3 |
| EDU 33200 | Secondary Methods of Teaching Modern Languages | 3 |
| EDU 34100 | Education of the Exceptional Child | 3 |
| EDU 34300 | Middle/High School Differentiation and Classroom Management | 3 |
| EDU 38000 | Pre-Student Teaching Practicum | 1 |
| EDU 38700 | Reading/Writing across Curriculum | 3 |
| EDU 40400 | Advanced Measurement and Evaluation to Enhance Learning | 3 |
| EDU 41000 | Student Teaching | 12 |
Notes: (1) The total number of credit hours required for K-12 certification is dependent on the student’s major content area.
(2) Students in secondary education (9-12) and K-12 certification programs must officially declare a minor in either secondary education (9-12) or education (K-12) in order to be recognized for the additional educational coursework completed.