2024-2025 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Spanish, Bachelor of Science in Education

The Bachelor of Science in Education with a major in Spanish is a K-12 degree which requires 30 hours of study in Spanish and focuses on the development of communicative competence in the Spanish language, along with knowledge of the history, culture, and civilization of Spanish-speaking people as well as practical, job-related skills in specialized vocabulary and grammatical structures useful in the workplace. 

The Bachelor of Science in Education degree is the option chosen by those who plan to teach at the secondary level.

Supplemental Endorsement

In addition, a student may earn a supplemental endorsement in TESOL (Teaching of English to Students of Other Languages). Please see the Department of Education, Supplemental Endorsement pages for requirements.

Requirements

Major requirements:

SPA 200Inter.Spanish I

3

SPA 201Inter.Spanish II

3

SPA 310Intro.to Spanish Linguistics

3

SPA 314Spanish Conversation through Current Topics

3

SPA 315Spanish Composition & Grammar

3

SPA 330Hisp.Civ./Culture

3

SPA 331Intro.to Lit./Literary Analy.

3

SPA 342Spanish-English Translation

3

SPA 472Spanish Senior Capstone

3

Students who have already studied Spanish prior to admission to the College may begin their course work in Spanish according to the background and experience they bring to the program in consultation with Spanish faculty.

Students without prior Spanish language study at the high school or community college level must begin with SPA 100 and SPA 101 Introductory Spanish I & II which will not count as credit toward the major in Spanish.

Select 1 additional Spanish courses (3 hours)

One additional course with the SPA prefix should be selected from the 200-level or higher.

Note: Students who have not had secondary Spanish must begin with SPA 100 and SPA 101 Introductory Spanish I & II

Required Education Psychology Courses

EDU 216Intro.to Education

3

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EDU 217PRAXIS Core Prep.& Lab

1

EDU 326Read.in Acad.Disciplines 7-12

3

EDU 350Sur.Learners with Exceptionalities

3

EDU 400Theories of Learning

3

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EDU 401PRAXIS PLT Preparation

1

PSY 260Human Growth/Dev.

3

EDU 216-217 are not required for students who have an ACT/SAT exemption.

Professional Education Courses

These courses require admission to Teacher Education.
EDU 340Classroom Assessment

3

EDU 424Classroom/Beh.Mgmt.

3

EDU 450mMeth.Tchg.Mod.Lang.K-12

3

EDU 470Pre-Internship Lab

1

Professional Semester

This course requires prior admission to Teacher Education and taking of the required Mississippi Licensure Examinations.
EDU 488Intern.Sec.Sch./Sp.Sub.Fld.

12

Total Credit Hours: 120-129