Adolescent Education: Spanish (Grades 7-12), BA (1501)

Starting Placement Criteria:

High School Language Experience – Iona Placement

• Less than 3 years – SPA 150
• 3 years to 4 years – SPA 250
• Native Speakers of a Foreign Language, or students with 4 or more years – SPA 300 to 400

Core Requirements:

Additional Requirements:

• Second course in Math
• Second course in Science
• PSY 213 - Adolescent Psychology  

Major Requirements:

• EDU 201 - Principles and Procedures of Education Credits: 3
• EDU 202 - Foundations of Educational Theory Credits: 3
• EDU 210 - An Introduction to Special Education Credits: 3
• EDU 250 - Field Experience I Credits: 1
• EDU 337 - Instruction & Assessment Strategies on the Secondary Level Credits: 3
• EDU 350 - Field Experience II Credits: 1
• EDU 374 - Literacy and Learning in the Middle and Secondary Schools Credits: 3
• EDU 375 - Literacy Across the Curriculum: Teaching Reading in the Content Areas, Grade 7 - 12 Credits: 3
• EDU 462 - Observation and Student Teaching for Adolescence Education, Grades 7 - 12 Credits: 9

Prequisites (if needed):

• SPA 150 - Beginning Hispanic Culture through Conversation  
• SPA 250 - Intermediate Hispanic Culture through Conversation  

Concentration Requirements:

• SPA 304 - Spanish for Hispanics Credits: 3

• OR

• SPA 307 - Advanced Conversation 1 Credits: 3

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• SPA 305 - Advanced Spanish Composition 1 Credits: 3
• SPA 306 - Advanced Spanish Composition 2 Credits: 3
• SPA 309 - Speech Patterns of Spanish Credits: 3

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  Two of the following courses:

• SPA 310 - Spanish Literature Origin through the 16th Century Credits: 3
• SPA 311 - Spanish Literature 17th to 19th Century Credits: 3
• SPA 312 - Spanish American Literature from Pre-Columbian to the Present Credits: 3

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• Two SPA 400 Level Electives
• SPA 451 - Seminar in Spanish Literature Credits: 3

Liberal Arts Electives (0-3 credits)

Minimum Total: 120 credits

Requirements for New York State Initial Teaching Certificate

Requirements to obtain a New York State Initial Teaching Certificate include the following, as documented in candidate’s TEACH account:

1. Passing of the following New York State Teacher Certification Exams:
   • Educating All Students Test (EAS)
   • Content Specialty Test (CST)
2. Completion of Child Abuse Detection and Reporting, School Violence Prevention and Intervention (SAVE), and Dignity for All Students Act workshops
3. Fingerprinting

The New York State Education Department is continually in the process of changing regulations for teacher certification. It is the candidate’s responsibility to be aware of all certification requirements and keep up-to-date with any changes.

Continuation in the Program

Any education course, including student teaching, in which a student earns less than a “C” grade must be repeated. Additionally, Adolescent Education candidates must have a ‘C’ or higher in at least 30 credits in their content area courses.

Throughout the program, teacher candidates will be expected to demonstrate the dispositions for effective teachers that are stated in the department’s Student Learning Outcomes. Any failure to uphold the dispositions for effective teaching and the ethical standards for educators in the profession will result in dismissal from the department.

Enrollment in any education course at the junior or senior level for undergraduate programs and the graduate level for five-year programs is open only to students who are fully declared as enrolled in an education degree program.