Foreign Language, BA, Concentration: Spanish Teaching

PNW General Education Core (30 Credits)

• English Composition (6 Credits): ENGL 10400 - English Composition I  and ENGL 10500 - English Composition II  
• Speech Communication (3 Credits): COM 11400 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication  
• Quantitative Reasoning (3 Credits): STAT 13000 - Statistics And Contemporary Life  or MA 15300 - College Algebra  
• Natural Sciences (3 Credits): SCI 10500 - Invitation To Human Biology  
• Technology (3 Credits): EDCI 32300 - Educational Technology For Teaching And Learning  
• Humanities (3 Credits): POL 10100 - American Government And Politics  
• Social Sciences (3 Credits): SOC 10000 - Introductory Sociology  
• Additional Credits (3 Credits): Any Physical Science course from the Gen Ed Core list  
• First-Year Experience (FYE) (3 Credits): FLL 10300 - Freshman Experience Worldviews  

Major Core (45 Credits)

• SPAN 10100 - Spanish Level I
• SPAN 10200 - Spanish Level II
• SPAN 20100 - Spanish Level III
• SPAN 20200 - Spanish Level IV
• Must take eleven (11) courses from one of the options below:

Concentration Core (39 Credits)

• ECON 10100 - Survey Of Economics
• EDCI 30900 - Reading In Middle And Secondary Schools: Methods And Problems
• EDCI 34200 - Strategies Of Foreign Language Instruction In Senior High, Junior High And Middle Schools
• EDCI 35500 - Teaching And Learning K-12 Classroom
• EDCI 36600 - Use Of Assessment In The K-12 Classroom
• EDCI 49700 - Supervised Teaching (9 Credits)
• EDPS 22000 - Psychology Of Learning
• EDPS 26000 - Introduction To Special Education
• EDPS 28500 - Diversity And Education
• EDPS 37000 - Teaching Students With Diverse Learning Needs In K-12 Class

Other Required Courses (9 Credits)

• Aesthetics Option (3 Credits) - choose one:
  • AD 25500 - Art Appreciation  
  • COM 34300 - Fundamentals Of Oral Interpretation  
  • ENGL 28600 - The Movies  
  • ENGL 31900 - Creative Writing  
  • MUS 25000 - Music Appreciation  
  • THTR 20100 - Theatre Appreciation  
• History Option (3 Credits) - choose one:
  • HIST 10400 - Introduction To The Modern World  
  • HIST 11000 - The Pre-Modern World  
  • HIST 15100 - American History To 1877  
  • HIST 15200 - United States Since 1877  
• Philosophy Option (3 Credits) - choose one:
  • PHIL 10600 - Human Experience In Art Literature, Music, And Philosophy  
  • PHIL 11000 - Introduction To Philosophy  
  • PHIL 11100 - Ethics  

Requirements

Minimum Grade and Grade Point Average (GPA):  Minimum grade of B- required for EDCI 30900, EDCI 32300, EDCI 34200, EDCI 35500, EDCI 36600, and EDCI 37000; minimum grade of C required for EDPS 22000, EDPS 26000, EDPS 28500, and all other required courses; 2.0 GPA

Experiential Learning (EL):  One EL course required.  EL courses are noted by (e) next to the course title.

General Education Core:  General Education notations can be found within the course description.  Please click on a course to see if it meets a Gen Ed requirement.

Milestone Courses noted by (m) next to the course title have been identified as being critical to your success in this field of study. 

Courses that are only offered on one campus will be noted by an (H) for Hammond, or (W) for Westville.

Please see the Additional Information and Guidelines section below for more information.

Additional Information and Guidelines

Note 1: Aesthetics - Choose 1 course from: AD 25500, MUS 25000, ENGL 31900, ENGL 28600, COM 34300, or THTR 20100.

Note 2: Spanish Requirement – Must take 11 courses:

A. Spanish non-heritage speakers must take: SPAN 26100 (H); 30400 (H); 30600 (H); 36500 (H); 46100 (H); 46500 (H); ( 40500 (H) or 40600 (H)); (43500 (H) or 43600 (H)); (45100 (H) or 48100 (H)); (48200 (H) or 41300 (H)); and FLL 36101 (H)

B. Spanish heritage speakers must take: SPAN 31300 (H); 31400 (H); 30400 (H); 30600 (H); (40500 (H)or 40600 (H)); (43500 (H) or 43600 (H)); (45100 (H) or 48100 (H)); (48200 (H) or 41300 (H)); 51100 (H); 51500 (H); and FLL 36101 (H)

Note 3: Admission to Gate 3 and beyond requires Admission to Teacher Preparation program and passing of state licensure exams.

Note 4: Admission to Semester 6 courses (EDCI 35500) requires an interview and application screening by the Department of Teacher Preparation. Courses marked with (f) require field observations. Students may not receive less than B- in professional education courses.