Dec 17, 2024

2012-2013 General Catalog (Summer, Fall 2012)

2012-2013 General Catalog (Summer, Fall 2012) ARCHIVED CATALOG: To search archives, MUST use search box to left. Current catalog: catalog.usu.edu.

Spanish Minor

College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Department of Languages, Philosophy and Communication Studies

Spanish Major and Minor Requirements

Minimum Departmental Requirements

Total Credits:

	Spanish Major	33
	Spanish Major, Teaching Emphasis	34 SPAN & 31 SCED
	Spanish Minor	15
	Spanish Minor, Teaching Emphasis	16 SPAN & 31 SCED
	Spanish Major, Teaching Emphasis without licensure	38
	Spanish Minor, Teaching Emphasis without licensure	20

Grade Point Average to Declare a Major or Minor	2.75 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 (15 credits) (3.00 GPA)

A. Required Courses (12 credits)

Select at least one of the following two courses:

SPAN 3040 - Advanced Spanish Grammar 3
SPAN 3800 - Spanish III Study Abroad 1-4 ²

Select at least three of the following nine courses:

Select one or two courses from this group:

B. Elective Courses (3 credits)

Students must complete 3 additional credits in courses either not taken above or selected from the following list:

Spanish Minor—Teaching Emphasis (16 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 31 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

Required Courses (16 credits)

Select at least one of the following two courses:

SPAN 3040 - Advanced Spanish Grammar 3
SPAN 3800 - Spanish III Study Abroad 1-4 ²

Select at least three of the following nine courses:

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.

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

31 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

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 major or minor. These courses should be taken the Fall semester before student teaching.

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

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.

In order to complete the Spanish Major—Teaching Emphasis without Secondary School Licensure, students must fulfill all of the requirements listed under Section I (Spanish and Linguistics Courses) of the Spanish Major—Teaching Emphasis (34 credits), plus LING 4300 and LING 4400 , for a total of 38 credits.

Similarly, to complete a Spanish Minor—Teaching Emphasis without Secondary School Licensure, students must fulfill all of the requirements listed under the Spanish Minor—Teaching Emphasis (16 credits), plus LING 3300 and LING 4400 for a total of 20 credits.