Spanish, B.A.: Teacher Certification (P-12) Option
Students choosing this option must make a formal application for admission to the School of Education. Prior to taking education courses, all prerequisites must be met.
All students must have and maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Praxis I – All students must earn the New Jersey Qualifying score on all three parts (reading, writing and math) of the Praxis I Core Academic Skills exam in order to be eligible for admission into the program as a declared major.
Praxis II – A passing score on the P-12 Spanish World Language Content Knowledge exam (computer test only) is required prior to taking the professional field experience.
Oral Profiency Inventory – All students must achieve the standard of “Advanced High” on this examination.
Coordinator: Dr. Gregory Shepherd
Hutchinson Hall, Room 301 C (908) 737-3950
General Education Requirements 46-48
Foundations Requirements 133
A grade of C or better is required for all Additional Required Courses.
GE 1000, GE 3000: University Requirement for Graduation for all undergraduate students that must be satisfied in one of two ways: Complete GE 1000 (all freshmen and transfers entering with 0-29 credits) OR GE 3000 (transfers entering with 30 credits or more)
ENG 1030 and COMM 1402 require a grade of B- or better.
Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements
Humanities 9
ENG 2403: Required Distribution Course or Discipline
Select courses from two of the following areas:
| Fine Arts or Art History | 3 |
| Foreign Languages | 3 |
| Music or Theatre | 3 |
| Philosophy or Religion | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Foreign Languages: Credit granted only upon completion of two semesters of elementary Or immediate foreign language
Social Sciences 9
| HIST 1062 | WORLDS OF HISTORY: TRADITIONS AND ENCOUNTERS | 3 |
HIST 1062: Required Distribution Course or Discipline
Select courses from two of the following areas:
| Economics or Geography | 3 |
| Political Science | 3 |
| PSY 1000 | GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | 3 |
| Sociology or Anthropology | 3 |
Science and Mathematics 10-11
MATH 1016 or MATH 1030 or MATH 1054: Required Distribution Course or Discipline
Select two courses from below. One must be a lab science (4)
| Biology | 4 |
| Chemistry or Physics | 4 |
| Meteorology | 4 |
| Astronomy, Earth Science, or Geology | 4 |
| Additional Science Course | 3-4 |
Health and Physical Education 2-3
| ID 1225 | CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH | 3 |
| OR | |
PED
| Two ONE-Credit Physical Education courses | 2 |
Major/Capstone 3
Additional Required Courses 21
Additional Required Courses 21
A grade of C or better is required for all Additional Required Courses.
| Two courses from 1000-2000, in sequence in any other Languages offered at Kean University | 6 |
| OR | |
| Two courses in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences | 6 |
| | |
| PSY 2110 | PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE | 3 |
| FL 3010 | COMPARATIVE PHONOLOGY | 3 |
| SPAN 3125 | CONTRS APP LINGUISTICS SPANISH | 3 |
| SPAN 4100 | SPANISH GRAMMAR: MORPH/SYNTAX | 3 |
| ID 2955 | DISABLED PERSON IN AMERICAN SOCIETY | 3 |
Two courses from 1000-2000, in sequence in any other Languages offered at Kean University (CHIN, FREN, GERM, HEBR, ITAL, POT)
Major Requirements 30
Required Courses 6
| SPAN 3100 | ADVANCED SPANISH COMP-WE | 3 |
| SPAN 3105 | ADVANCED SPANISH CONVERSATION | 3 |
| OR | |
| Substitute 3105 for any SPAN 3000/4000 level course for Native Speakers | |
SPAN 3105: for Non-Native Speakers
Required Survey Courses 6
One Civilization from the following:
Choose one of the following:
Major Electives 18
(Select 3000-4000-level courses with a Spanish Department Advisement)
Professional Education Requirements and GE Capstone Requires 30
Sophomore Level:
| EMSE 2801 | CLINICAL EXPERIENCE I IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTOR P-12 | 3 |
Junior Level:
| EDUC 3000 | CURRICULUM EVALUATION AND THE LEARNER | 3 |
| EDUC 3401 | LANGUAGE ARTS/READING IN K-12 SUBJECT AREA TEACHING | 3 |
| EMSE 3122 | TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION | 3 |
| EMSE 3250 | METHODOLOGY I: K-12 LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION IN CONTEMPORARY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS | 3 |
| EMSE 3801 | CLINICAL PRACTICE I IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION, P -12 | 2 |
| EMSE 3903 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS | 1 |
EMSE 3903: take w/EMSE 3801
Senior Level:
EMSE 4811: Prior to advancing to student teaching, students must pass the Praxis II P-12 Spanish Content Knowledge exam and have an overall GPA of 3.0.
Professional/GE Capstone Course
A maximum of two C’s in all academic major courses. All other grades in academic major courses must be B- or better
Total Credit Hours: 127
A grade of B- or better required for all professional education courses. Except EMSE 3801 and 4801, which require a grade of satisfactory.
Note: See foreign language requirements