Degree Plan
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, Secondary Teacher Certification
Core Curriculum Requirement
10 - English Composition – 6 semester hours
- ENGL 1301
- ENGL 1302
20 - Mathematics – 3 semester hours
- MATH 1314 - College Math or Higher
30 - Natural Sciences – 6 semester hours
- Natural Science - BIOL, CHEM, GEOL, PHYS OR Bio/Physical Science
- Natural Science w/ lab
40 - Humanities – 3 semester hours
- 3 s.h. of British Literature
50 - Visual/Performing Arts – 3 semester hours
- ARTS, MUSI, or DRAM
60 - American History – 6 semester hours
- HIST 1301
- HIST 1302
70 - Political Science – 6 semester hours
- PSCI 2305 or GOVT 2301
- PSCI 2306 or GOVT 2302
80 - Social/Behavioral Sciences – 3 semester hours
- Anthropology, Criminal Justice, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology
90 - LD Institutionally Designated Option – 6 semester hours
- SPCH - Choose from SPCH 1311, 1315, 1318 or 1321
- COSC – COSC 1301, 1401 or BCIS 1305
Major Requirements
Additional LD – 15 semester hours
- SPAN 1301 – Elementary Spanish I
- SPAN 1302 – Elementary Spanish II
- SPAN 2301 – Intermediate Spanish I
- SPAN 2302 – Intermediate Spanish II
- SPAN 2312 – Practical Conversation
SPAN BA Major Requirements – 19 semester hours
- ENGL 3430 – Professional Writing
- SPCH - SPCH 1311, 1315, 1318 or 1321 (CORE)
- Computer Literacy - COSC 1301 or 1401 or BCIS 1301 (CORE)
- SPAN 3301 - Spanish Grammar & Composition
- SPAN 3313 - Oral & Written Communications
- SPAN 4314 – Spanish Phonetics
- SPAN 4366 – History of the Spanish Language
- SPAN 4313 - Adv. Oral & Written Communication, Required Pre-req - SPAN 3313
SPAN Required Electives – 12 semester hours
- SPAN 3323 – Oral and Written Communications II
- SPAN 4315 – Latin American Lit.
- SPAN 4320 – Professional Applications of Spanish
- SPAN or HUMA UD - Must take 3 s.h. from SPAN 4300,SPAN 4316, HUMA 4325 or HUMA 4326
LD or UD Electives – 9 semester hours
- LD or UD Elective
- LD or UD Elective
- LD or UD Elective
Secondary Teacher Certification (Professional Development/Education) – 27 semester hours
- CUIN 3323 – Instructional Design
- CUIN 4313 – Secondary Teaching Strategies
- FEDU 3321 – Educational Foundations for Teaching
- LITY 4364 – Content Area Reading and Study Skills
- INDS 3323 – Child Development & App to Learning
- CUIN 4307 - Professional Seminar
- SEDU 4303/4304 – Secondary School Student Teaching
- SEDU 4308 – Secondary School Education Prof. Seminar
NOTES:
- s.h. = semester hours
- LD = Lower Division (Community College-Level: Freshman, 1000-level /Sophomore, 2000-level)
- UD = Upper Division (University-Level: Junior, 3000-level /Senior, 4000-level)
- The student is responsible for fulfilling all requirements on this degree plan and is encouraged to review the catalog that governs this degree plan.
- Substitutions in this degree plan must be approved by following the same procedures as for the degree.
- This document is an unofficial guide to your degree. Please contact an advisor for an official degree plan.
- Must meet minimum requirements: 120 s.h. overall, 36 s.h. UD, of which 30 s.h. must be completed at UHV.