Spanish, B.S.ED.

Total number of hours in the program: 127.

It is strongly recommended that students who choose to major in a foreign language meet part of this requirement by taking a course in a different language.

Admission to the Spanish Education Program

Students seeking admission to the Spanish Education Program must declare their major and meet the requirements for admission to the Teacher Education Program Teacher Education Program .

Admission to the Professional Education Sequence

Students in Professional Education must be admitted to the Teach Education Program and are subject to all of the teacher education requirements. EDCI 201 is the only course in the professional sequence that may be taken prior to admission to teacher education.

Continuation in the Spanish Education Program

To continue in the program, students must meet the continuation requirements of the Teacher Education Program Teacher Education Program .

Liberal Studies Hours: 42

Liberal Studies Program Requirements

Professional Education Sequence (26 hours)

EDCI 201 - Teacher Leadership in a Diverse Society Credits: 3
PSY 323 - Psychology Applied to Learning and Teaching Credits: (3)
SPED 339 - Designing Classrooms as Responsive Learning Communities Credits: (3)
SPAN 420 - Teaching Foreign Language Credits: (3)
EDSE 483 - Secondary/Special Subject Area Internship I Credits: 2-3
EDSE 490 - Supervised Student Teaching Credits: (6)
EDSE 495 - Seminar Credits: (3)
SPAN 491 - Student Teaching, 9-12 Credits: (3)

Major Requirements

The major requires 33 hours above SPAN 102.

SPAN 101 and 102 are not part of the major, but a preparation for it. The BSEd requires 33 credit hours above 102, distributed as follows: Basic Sequence (6hours), Core (15 hours) + 4 electives (12 hours). The BSEd in Spanish requires enrollment in the BA in Spanish.

Preparatory Core (6 hours)

SPAN 101 - Experiencing Spanish and the Spanish-Speaking World Credits: (3)
SPAN 102 - Experiencing Spanish and the Spanish-Speaking World II Credits: (3)

Basic Sequence (6 hours)

SPAN 231 - Intermediate Spanish I Credits: (3) (emphasis on conversation and writing)
SPAN 232 - Intermediate Spanish II Credits: (3) or (emphasis on conversation and writing)
SPAN 240 - Accelerated Intermediate Spanish Credits: (6)

Core (15 hours to choose among the following)

SPAN 301 - Spanish Conversation and Composition I Credits: (3)
SPAN 321 - Hispanic Cultures I Credits: 3
SPAN 331 - Literature of Spain Credits: (3)
SPAN 332 - North American & Caribbean Literature in Spanish Credits: (3)
SPAN 333 - South American Literature in Spanish Credits: (3)
WLL 311 - Introduction to Linguistics Credits: 3

Electives (12 hours from the following)

SPAN 421 - The Feminine in Hispanic Literature Credits: (3)
SPAN 433 - Writing from the Margins: Literature of Dissent and Protest in the Spanish-Speaking World Credits: (3)
SPAN 441 - Laughter and Tears Credits: (3)
SPAN 461 - Spanish Phonology and Phonetics Credits: 3
SPAN 471 - The Art of Translation Credits: 3
SPAN 481 - Independent Studies in Spanish Credits: (1-3, R6)
SPAN 493 - Special Topics in Spanish Credits: (3, R9)

Additional requirements

Immersion Requirement: Language majors are required to fulfill an Immersion Requirement through participation in a study abroad program or a travel course in a country of the target language. No more than 15 credit hours transferred from a foreign institution can be applied towards the major. Alternatively, residence in the Spanish House can be used to fulfill the Immersion Requirement. Other options can be approved at the student’s request in consultation with a sponsoring faculty member and with the Department Head’s approval.

General electives (24 hours) are required to complete the program. At least 32 hours of the courses taken at Western Carolina University must be at the junior-senior level to meet one of the general university degree requirements. Students must maintain a minimum 2.75 GPA in the major, and no grade below a C (2.0) for any required course in the major will be accepted.

Visit the department’s website at http://www.wcu.edu/learn/departments-schools-colleges/cas/casdepts/world-languages/span/ to view the 8 semester curriculum guide.