2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

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 1000TRANSITION TO KEAN

1

OR

GE 3000TRANSFER TRANSITIONS

1

 

ENG 1030COLLEGE COMPOSITION

3

MATH 1010FOUNDATIONS OF MATH

3

COMM 1402SPEECH COMM AS CRITICAL CITIZENSHIP

3

GE 2023RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY

3

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 2403WORLD LITERATURE

3

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 1062WORLDS 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 1000GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

3

Sociology or Anthropology

3

Science and Mathematics 10-11

MATH 1016STATISTICS

3

OR

MATH 1030PROBLEM SOLVING IN MATH

3

OR

MATH 1054PRE-CALCULUS

3

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 1225CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH CRITICAL ISSUES AND VALUES/CONTEMP HLTH

3

OR

PED
Two ONE-Credit Physical Education courses

2

Major/Capstone 3

SPAN 4700SEMINAR IN SPANISH LITERATURE

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 2110PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE

3

FL 3010COMPARATIVE PHONOLOGY

3

SPAN 3125CONTRS APP LINGUISTICS SPANISH

3

SPAN 4100SPANISH GRAMMAR: MORPH/SYNTAX

3

ID 2955DISABLED 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 3100ADVANCED SPANISH COMP-WE

3

SPAN 3105ADVANCED 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:

SPAN 3210SPANISH CIVILIZATION I

3

SPAN 3215SPANISH CIVILIZATION II

3

SPAN 3225LATIN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION I

3

SPAN 3230LATIN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION II

3

Choose one of the following:

SPAN 3200HISTORY OF SPANISH LIT I

3

SPAN 3205HISTORY OF SPANISH LIT II

3

SPAN 3250SURVEY OF LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE I

3

SPAN 3255SURVEY OF LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURE II

3

Major Electives 18

(Select 3000-4000-level courses with a Spanish Department Advisement)

Professional Education Requirements and GE Capstone Requires 30

Sophomore Level:

EMSE 2801CLINICAL EXPERIENCE I IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTOR P-12

3

Junior Level:

EDUC 3000CURRICULUM EVALUATION AND THE LEARNER

3

EDUC 3401LANGUAGE ARTS/READING IN K-12 SUBJECT AREA TEACHING

3

EMSE 3122TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

3

EMSE 3250METHODOLOGY I: K-12 LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION IN CONTEMPORARY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

3

EMSE 3801CLINICAL PRACTICE I IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION, P -12

2

EMSE 3903ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS

1

Senior Level:

EMSE 4811PROF INTERN/ SUBJ AREAS K-12

9

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

EDUC 4000TEACHER AND CLASSROOM

3

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