BAED - Spanish (PreK-12)

Program Requirements

General requirements for bachelor's degree: 120 minimum credit hours, overall GPA 2.500 and major GPA 2.500. In addition to meeting the requirements of the WSU General Education Program and the requirements of the College of Applied Studies, students in the BAED - Spanish (PreK-12) must take the following courses:

Course Title Hours
General Education
Select courses to meet General Education requirements 134-35
College Requirements
CI 270Introduction to the Education Profession 23
CESP 334Introduction to Diversity: Human Growth and Development3
Requirements for a Major: 33 credit hours beyond the SPAN 106 level
SPAN 220Intermediate Spanish Grammar and Composition3
or SPAN 321 Spanish Grammar and Composition for Heritage Speakers
SPAN 323Selected Spanish Readings 33
SPAN 400Intermediate Spanish Readings 33
SPAN 325Intermediate Spanish Conversation3
MCLL 351Linguistics and World Languages3
SPAN 505Spanish Phonetics3
SPAN 525Advanced Spanish Conversation3
SPAN 526Advanced Spanish Grammar and Composition 43
SPAN 611Survey of Spanish Modern Literature3
or SPAN 621 Survey of Contemporary Latin-American Literature
SPAN 626Spanish Civilization3
or SPAN 627 Latin-American Civilization
Select 3 additional credit hours of upper-division Spanish3
Teacher Education
Core I - Fall Only
CI 320Introduction to Diversity: Exceptionalities2
CI 321Introduction to Diversity: Cultural Issues2
CI 325ISAM: Middle/Secondary General Methods 21
CI 315Core I Practicum 21
Core II - Spring Only
CESP 433Learning Assessment and Evaluation Theory: Evidence-Based Instruction 53
CI 425EISAM: Middle/Secondary Level Content-Specific Methods I - English 22
CI 426ECore II Practicum - English/Language Arts 21
CI 427Philosophy, History and Ethics of Education3
Core III - Concurrent Enrollment - Fall Only
MCLL 411FPreteaching Internship PreK-6 21
MCLL 413FPreteaching Internship 6-12 21
MCLL 454FISAM: PreK-12 World Languages 23
CI 417ISAM: Literacy Strategies in the Content Areas 22
Core IV - Teaching Internship - Spring Only
MCLL 466Teaching Internship PreK-12 in World Languages 212
MCLL 455FTeaching Internship Seminar in World Languages 21
Licensure Exams
PLT
ACTFL Advisory Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) - "Advanced Low" level or higher
Praxis Content Knowledge Test
CAS 501Teacher Licensure Capstone0
Open Electives
Select enough electives to reach 120 credit hours11-12
Total Credit Hours120
1

Required major courses may also count towards General Education requirements. Students will need to select additional electives to reach 120 credit hours required for graduation with assistance from an advisor.

2

B- or better.

3

General Education course.

4

C or better.

5

If preferred, this class can be taken with Core III.

Official Program Transition Point Requirements

  1. Admission into teacher education - completed application packet and meet all admission to teacher education requirements as specified in College of Applied Studies - Policies.
  2. Admission to teacher internship:
    1. Satisfactory accomplishment of content-area, standard-driven assessments,
    2. B- or better in all methods, practicum and internship courses,
    3. 2.500 GPA (overall and WSU), and
    4. Completed teacher intern application.
  3. Exit from teacher internship:
    1. B- or better in all professional courses,
    2. 2.500 GPA (overall and WSU),
    3. Successful completion of all degree requirements, and
    4. Final university supervisor evaluation form.
  4. Degree completion:
    1. 2.500 GPA (overall and WSU), and
    2. Meets all degree requirements.
  5. Licensure recommendation:
    1. Passes common assessments, including an Advanced Low or higher rating on the Oral Proficiency Interview,
    2. Passing score on Teacher Licensure Capstone,
    3. Praxis II content test(s) passed,
    4. Licensure application, and
    5. ACTFL Advisory OPI passed.

Applied Learning

Students are required to complete an applied learning or research experience to graduate from programs in the School of Education. The requirements can be met by the following:

Students who graduate from a teacher education program must successfully complete an assigned field experience in an educational setting.