Nov 22, 2024

2014-2015 General Catalog (Summer, Fall 2014)

2014-2015 General Catalog (Summer, Fall 2014) ARCHIVED CATALOG: To search archives, MUST use search box to left. Current catalog: catalog.usu.edu.

Spanish Minor Teaching Emphasis

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Languages, Philosophy and Communication Studies

Course Requirements

Spanish Major and Minor Requirements

Minimum Departmental Requirements

Total Credits:

	Spanish Major	33
	Spanish Major, Teaching Emphasis	38 SPAN & 27 SCED
	Spanish Minor	15
	Spanish Minor, Teaching Emphasis	20 SPAN & 27 SCED
	Spanish Major, Teaching Emphasis without licensure	38
	Spanish Minor, Teaching Emphasis without licensure	20

Grade Point Average to Declare a Major or Minor	3.00 Career GPA
Grade Point Average to Graduate with Major or Minor	3.00 GPA within Major/Minor Classes
A minimum of 50 percent of minor credits must be earned at USU

At least half (50 percent) of the credits earned for these degrees must be completed in upper-division USU courses offered by the Department of Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies, and having prefixes of SPAN or LING. All other credits (including transfer and study abroad credits) must be approved by the Spanish faculty in order to be counted toward these degrees.

Note:

Courses for Spanish Majors and Minors require a minimum of C- or better.

Courses for Spanish Majors and Minors may not be taken on a Pass/ Fail Basis (except for courses designated as Pass/Fail, such as LING 3300 , LING 4300 , SPAN 3010 , SPAN 3520 , SPAN 4920 ).

Students with prior language credit or language experience should take the department placement test before admission to the Spanish Major or Minor. Credits obtained in lower-division Spanish courses cannot be applied toward the Spanish major or minor programs.

Spanish Minor Teaching Emphasis with Licensure (47 credits) (3.00 GPA)

Note:

The following requirements only specify courses offered by the Department of Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies. To be licensed to teach in the Utah public secondary school system, students with a teaching emphasis must also complete additional courses (approximately 27 credits) required by the Secondary Education Program. For more information, please contact the Secondary Education Program, Education Building 330, or review the supplementary section, entitled Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) Level Outline . Information is also provided on the Web at: http://teal.usu.edu/htm/seced/adstep

A. Required Courses (11 credits)

SPAN 3040 - Advanced Spanish Grammar 3 or
SPAN 3800 - Spanish III Study Abroad 1-4 ²
SPAN 4200 - Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics 3 ¹
SPAN 4920 - Spanish Language Tutoring 1 ¹
LING 3300 - Clinical Experience I 1 ^1,3
LING 4400 - Teaching Modern Languages 3 ^{1,3 _{(LING 3300 and LING 4400 are also listed in STEP program courses)}}

B. Elective Courses (9 credits)

Choose at least three courses from the following twelve courses, one or two from each group (9 credits total):

Select one or two courses from this group:

Note:

¹ This course or practicum is required for a teaching emphasis in the Spanish minor

² Students desiring to apply study abroad credits toward these degrees must obtain approval from the LPCS office prior to participating.

3 LING 3300 and LING 4400 must be taken during the same semester, and should be the last courses taken for the minor. These courses should be taken the Fall semester before student teaching. LING 3300 and LING 4400 are listed in both the STEP and minor requirements for those seeking the Spanish Teaching Minor/non-licensure so the non-licensure minors understand the complete list of minor requirements. See additional non-licensure information at bottom of page.

Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP)-Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies (27 credits)

Most of the courses listed below count for both the teaching emphasis and the teaching minor.

A. Level I (first semester in program)

ITLS 4015 - Technology Tools and Integration for Teachers 1-3 (1 credit maximum)
SCED 3100 - Motivation and Classroom Management 3
SCED 3210 - Educational and Multicultural Foundations (DSS/CI) 3
SPED 4000 - Education of Exceptional Individuals 2 (may be taken earlier)

B. Level 2

LING 3300 - Clinical Experience I 1 ²
LING 4400 - Teaching Modern Languages 3 ^1,2 (LING 3300 and LING 4400 are also listed within Minor program courses)
SCED 4200 - Language, Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas (CI) 3
SCED 4210 - Assessment and Curriculum Design 3

C. Level 3

Because student teaching requires a major commitment of time and energy, students should take only the course listed below during this semester. Students are also urged to forgo outside employment, if possible, during the student teaching experience.

Note:

¹ The Special Methods II course is taught under course number 4400.

² LING 3300 and LING 4400 must be taken during the same semester, and should be the last courses taken for the minor. These courses should be taken the Fall semester before student teaching. LING 3300 and LING 4400 are listed in both the STEP and minor requirements for those seeking the French/German Teaching Minor/non-licensure so the non-licensure minors understand the complete list of minor requirements. See non-licensure information below.

Teaching Emphasis for Spanish Major and Minor

Spanish Major and/or Minor—Teaching Emphasis with Secondary School Licensure

To receive secondary school licensure, students must complete the Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP). For further information, review the Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) Level Outline .

Spanish Major and/or Minor—Teaching Emphasis without Secondary School Licensure (major 38 credits, minor 20 credits) (3.00 GPA)

It is possible to have a teaching emphasis within a major or minor in Spanish without receiving Secondary School teaching licensure. However, unless the student is an elementary education major, he or she would not be able to teach in Utah public schools (nor at many private ones). Graduating without licensure may allow employment at some community college and universities.

For more information, please contact the School of Teacher Education and Leadership in the Jones Education Building 330, or go online to teal.usu.edu and click on undergraduate programs, and then secondary programs.