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. Pablo Pintado-Casas
Hutchinson Hall, Room 334C (908) 737-3958
General Education 41-42
Foundations Requirements 13
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: Requires a grade of B- or better.
MATH 1010: Course required by Major.
Disciplinary/Interdisciplinary Distribution Requirements 28-29
Humanities 9
ENG 2403:GE Distribution Course required of all students.
Select Two GE Approved courses from two areas below:
| Fine Arts or Art History | 3 |
| Foreign Languages (Must take I and II for credit) | 3 |
| Music or Theatre | 3 |
| Philosophy or Religion | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Social Sciences 9
HIST 1062: GE Distribution course required of all students.
PSY 1000: Course required by Major.
Select One GE Approved courses from one area below:
| Economics or ES 1010 World Geography | 3 |
| Political Science | 3 |
| Sociology or Anthropology | 3 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Science and Mathematics 10-11
BIO 1000: Course required by Major.
Select One GE Approved Science course from one area below:
| Biology | 3-4 |
| Chemistry or Physics | 3-4 |
| Environmental Sciences, Earth Sciences, Forensic Sciences or Sustainability Sciences | 3-4 |
| Interdisciplinary | 3 |
Additional Required Courses 15
Additional Required Courses 15
A grade of C or better is required for all Additional Required Courses.
| PSY 2110 | PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE | 3 |
| SPAN 3125 | CONTRS APP LINGUISTICS SPANISH | 3 |
| SPAN 4100 | SPANISH GRAMMAR: MORPH/SYNTAX | 3 |
| EMSE 3255 | METHODLOGY II:K-12 ASSESSMENT PRACTICES IN CONTEMPORARY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS METHODOLOGY K-12 LANGUAGE INSTR CONT ENVI | 3 |
| ID 2052 | HUMAN EXCEPTIONALITY | 3 |
Academic Major 33-34
Major Required Courses 6
| SPAN 3100 | ADVANCED SPANISH COMP-WE | 3 |
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| SPAN 3105 | ADVANCED SPANISH CONVERSATION | 3 |
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| Any SPAN 3000-4000 Level Course (Native Speakers Only) | 3 |
SPAN 3100: Writing Emphasis (WE) course.
(SPAN 3105 is not open to native speakers of Spanish. Native speakers must substitute another 3000-4000 level SPAN course, with advisement, for this requirement).
Required Survey Courses 6
(Program requires a one-semester civilization survey and a one-semester literature survey.)
Select one course from the following selection:
Select one course from the following selection:
Major Electives 18
Select 3000-4000 level courses with advisement from Spanish Department.
| SPAN 3000-4000 Level Course | 3 |
| SPAN 3000-4000 Level Course | 3 |
| SPAN 3000-4000 Level Course | 3 |
| SPAN 3000-4000 Level Course | 3 |
| SPAN 3000-4000 Level Course | 3 |
| SPAN 3000-4000 Level Course | 3 |
Major Capstone Course 3
Professional Education Requirements 31
Sophomore Level
| EMSE 2801 | CLINICAL EXPERIENCE I IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION K-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 3903 | ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS IN AMERICAN SCHOOLS | 1 |
Note: Praxis I - All students must earn the required qualifying scores on the appropriate Praxis content knowledge examination(s)
Senior Level
| EMSE 3250 | METHODOLOGY I: K-12 LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION IN CONTEMPORARY LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS | 3 |
| EMSE 4711 | CLINICAL I PRACTICE IN SUBJECT AREA K-12 | 3 |
| EMSE 4811 | CLINICAL II IN SUBJECT AREA INSTRUCTION K-12 | 9 |
Note: Praxis II - All students must earn the required qualifying scores on the appropriate Praxis II content knowledge examination(s).
EMSE 4811: edTPA - Performance Assessment required and completed during clinical practice II (senior field). Beginning in September 2019, all students must earn the state's qualifying score.
Professional Capstone Course
Optional Free Electives 1-2
SPAN 1996 (Optional) Freshman Research course (1 credit). This course can be taken up to two times for credit in this area.
Total Credit Hours: 120