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Spanish Teaching, BA

Major Policies

For policies related to this major, please see Foreign Language Department .

Major Requirements

The Spanish Teaching Major is part of a program leading to a Wisconsin initial educator license to teach Spanish Teaching (Education), BA  . The major requires forty-three credits beyond SPAN 101  and SPAN 102 , to include:

Spanish or Transfer Courses

Eight credits of intermediate Spanish or transfer courses (maximum of 8 credits accepted or 8 retroactive credits):

Language Courses

Twelve credits of language from the following:

Literature Courses

Eight credits of literature from the following:

Culture Courses

Four credits of culture from the following:

Elective Credits

Four credits of elective (from courses listed above beyond the 300 level):

Course Number Course Title Credits
     

 

Phonetics and Methods Courses

Seven credits of phonetics and methods:

Education Requirements

Licensing Steps

To attain the Early Childhood through Adolescence (Birth-Age 21) license, students must have the following:

  • WPT, OPI
  • GPA of 2.75 in Communication Skills, General Education, Content Knowledge, Teacher Education 
  • Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in content area courses

Professional Core Requirements

Requirements for Specialization in Early Childhood-Adolescence

Other Requirements

Practicum Experiences are required for Spanish Teaching. 

Students are highly encouraged to take education courses with a practicum component in the following sequence:

ED 200  and ED 215  should be taken concurrently along with a 0-credit initial practicum (ED 200P ) in the Fall.

ED 306  and ED 330  should also be coupled with a 0-credit initial practicum (ED 250P ) in the Spring.

ED 450P  (a 0-credit advanced practicum) should be taken the same semester as the Foreign Language Methods coursework.

ED 401  should be taken the semester prior to student teaching in the Fall.

ED 402  should be taken the same semester as student teaching and will be a spring offering.