Teacher Certification in Spanish
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Degree Requirements
A. Core Courses:
Capstone
Christian Studies - 6 hours
Contemporary World Issues or Social Science - 3 hours
English - 12 hours
Exercise and Sport Science (2 activity courses) - 2 courses
Fine Arts - 3 hours
Foreign Language - 14 hours
in one language
NOTE: The foreign language requirement is 14 semester hours (four semesters or the equivalent) in the same language.
Lab Science - 4 hours
Public Speaking - 3 hours
Quantitative Reasoning - 3 hours
Scientific Inquiry or Natural Sciences - 3 hours
Social Science - 6 hours
two different subject areas outside of major
Technology - 3 hours
Chapel - 1 to 4 credits
UMHB 1002: credits determined by admission classification
Fine Arts Experience - 2-8 credits
UMHB 1005: credits determined by admission classification
Freshman Seminar - 1 hour
UMHB 1101: required for first-time freshmen with fewer than 12 semester hours of transfer credit only
World Ideas or Philosophy or Non-US History - 3 hours
B.A. Spanish Major Required Courses – 30 hours
12 hours (6 upper level ) at UMHB
12 hours minimum upper level
Choose one required:
| SPAN 3350 | Introduction to Spanish Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 3360 | Introduction to Spanish American Literature | 3 |
And six hours of upper-level Spanish electives
NOTE: The same course cannot be counted as both a required course and an elective.
No grade lower than “C” will count toward fulfillment of a Teacher Certification/Spanish major.
In addition, students will need to fulfill general requirements for the B.A. or B.S. degree and the certification requirements of the College of Education requirements. This option is available for certification only.
Admission to Teacher Education Program:
Grade point average (GPA) requirements are as follows:
- A GPA of at least 3.00 is required in each of the following areas on a student’s degree plan, each area computed separately and individually, AND no grade lower than a “C” will be accepted in any of the following areas: (1) professional development in EC-6, 4-8, 8-12, interdisciplinary studies and all-level; (2) certification area(s) in 8-12, and all-level art, music, physical education, and Spanish; (3) academic support areas in EC-6 and 4-8; (4) academic specialization in 4-8; or (5) in EC-6, special education concentration, and English Second Language in interdisciplinary studies.
- The cumulative GPA must be a minimum of 2.5.
See Pedagogy & Professional Practices Minor
The minor in Pedagogy and Professional Practices consists of 22 hours, including student teaching, as well as EDUC 2311 Classroom Technology and PSYC 1301, General Psychology. In addition, FINA 2330, POLS 2310 or 2311 and HIST 2311 or 2312 are strongly recommended but not required. Students certifying in Spanish must take and pass both the PPP EC-12 TExES exam #160 and the TExES-LOTE (Languages Other than English) Spanish Exam #613 in order to receive certification. In addition, students will need to fulfill general requirements for the B.A. degree and the certification requirements of the College of Education.