Spanish - Secondary Education Major, Bachelor of Arts (BA)
This major satisfies the endorsement for grades 5-12.
The BA in Spanish Education prepares students to become certified Spanish teachers in Washington. The program combines advanced Spanish language study with coursework in pedagogy and supervised teaching experiences to prepare graduates to teach Spanish in grades 5-12.
Advising Note: Students need to meet with a Spanish advisor as soon as the major is declared to create a comprehensive academic plan.
Grade Requirements: A cumulative GPA ≥2.8 for all courses, ≥ B- is required for each required course in the major and required supporting course, ≥B- in each required education course. Education Grade Requirements
Admission: This Program requires admission into the School of Education.
| Required Spanish Courses | ||
| SPAN 201 | INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE | 5 |
| SPAN 202 | INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE | 5 |
| SPAN 203 | INTERMEDIATE SPANISH AND CULTURE | 5 |
| SPAN 310 | ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION | 3 |
| SPAN 311 | ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION | 3 |
| Choose two of the following courses: | 10 | |
| HISPANIC LINGUISTIC STUDIES | ||
| HISPANIC CULTURAL STUDIES | ||
| HISPANIC LITERARY STUDIES | ||
| Electives–choose courses above SPAN 300 | 14 | |
| Senior Capstone | ||
| SPAN 491 | SPANISH SENIOR CAPSTONE | 4 |
| or CSBS 490 | SENIOR CAPSTONE | |
| World Languages Courses | ||
| ESLG 380 | INTRODUCTION TO TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE | 5 |
| GNML 303 | LANGUAGE ACQUISITION ASSESSMENT | 1 |
| GNML 390 | WORLD LANGUAGE TEACHING METHODS | 4 |
| GNML 394 | WORLD LANGUAGE PRACTICUM (must be repeated) | 6 |
| Required Education Courses | ||
| CSBS 186 | EARLY CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE | 1 |
| EDUC 231 | FOUNDATIONS OF INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| EDUC 232 | FOUNDATIONS OF CLASSROOM COMMUNITY AND CULTURE | 3 |
| EDUC 233 | FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING, LEARNING, AND MOTIVATION IN SCHOOL CONTEXTS | 4 |
| EDUC 234 | UNDERSTANDING EDUCATION IN THE US | 3 |
| SOST 300 | PEOPLES AND GOVERNANCE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST | 5 |
| EDUC 331 | SECONDARY APPLIED INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT | 4 |
| EDUC 332 | PRACTICES OF CLASSROOM COMMUNITY AND CULTURE IN SECONDARY CLASSROOMS | 4 |
| EDUC 431 | DESIGNING EQUITABLE LEARNING IN SECONDARY CLASSROOMS | 4 |
| EDUC 434 | PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE: COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS | 3 |
| EDUC 386A | FIELD EXPERIENCE 1 | 2 |
| EDUC 386B | FIELD EXPERIENCE 2 | 2 |
| EDUC 386C | FIELD EXPERIENCE 3 | 5 |
| GNML 420 | STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR | 1 |
| or CSBS 420 | STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR | |
| EDUC 423 | FULL-TIME STUDENT TEACHING | 15 |
| Total Credits | 124 | |
General Education Requirements (GER)
- Minimum Quarter Credits—180 cumulative credit hours
- 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 45 credits in residence (attendance) at EWU, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at EWU
- Minimum Semester Credits—120 cumulative credit hours
- 40 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
- 30 credits in residence (attendance) at EWU, with at least 10 upper-division credits in major in residence at EWU
- Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0
University Competencies and Proficiencies
Writing
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Diversity Course List
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term expected to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
- The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Core Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
- The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.
Students who earn a BA in Spanish - Secondary Education from EWU should be able to:
- articulate one’s philosophy and methods for teaching World Languages through a teaching portfolio (PLO1);
- demonstrate listening comprehension at the advanced-low (or higher) level of proficiency on the ACTFL scale in Spanish (PLO2);
- read at the advanced-low (or higher) level of proficiency on the ACTFL scale in Spanish (PLO3);
- speak at the advanced-low (or higher) level of proficiency on the ACTFL scale in Spanish (PLO4);
- write at the advanced-low (or higher) level of proficiency on the ACTFL scale in Spanish (PLO5);
- analyze in Spanish Hispanic artistic products taking into consideration historical, political, economic, and other social issues (PLO6).