World Languages: Spanish Education Track, B.A.

General: 125 minimum total hours, a minimum 2.70 cumulative grade-point average required for graduation.

An official ACTFL-certified Oral Proficiency Interview is required for all students seeking Teacher Licensure in French or Spanish. Certification at the Advanced-low oral proficiency level as defined by ACTFL is required prior to admission to student teaching in a second language. See “Department of World Languages” for details pertaining to each of the majors in foreign languages.

It is recommended that the student also minor in an additional field taught in schools. English, Social Studies, and the Arts are common combinations with foreign languages.

First-Year Colloquium (0-3 hours)

Required of full-time freshmen entering college for the first time and transfer students with less than 12 hours of credit.

University Core (35 hours)

See General Education Requirements .

Second Language Proficiency (0-9 hours)

SPAN 2311 - Intermediate Spanish or demonstrate equivalent proficiency.

See Second Language Requirements for information about demonstrating proficiency.

Major (30 hours)

Required Courses (6 hours)

Spanish Electives (24 hours)

3 hours of Spanish 2000, 3000, or 4000-level Elective
15 hours of Spanish 3000 or 4000-level Electives
At least 6 hours must be Spanish 4000-level Electives

Education Minor (18 hours)

Admission to Block I of the Education Minor requires the following:

2.70 GPA
Completion of 60 hours to include MATH 1315 or MATH 1321 /MATH 1302 , RHET 1311 and RHET 1312 , and ACOM 1300 with a grade of C or better
Passing Scores on Praxis Core Exam
Completion of all background checks

TCED 4383 - Instructional Skills
TCED 4321 - Teaching Diverse Learners
TCED 4330 - Classroom Management
TCED 4600 - Internship (or content-specific section LANG of 4600 Internship)

Education Elective (select one)

Second Language Education (12 hours)

The following courses provide the requirements for the Arkansas ESL endorsement. Any part of the block may be met by demonstration of competency:

Unrestricted General Electives

Remaining hours, if any, to reach general degree requirements.