Spanish Education Major B.A.Ed. - Major Code 4851

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Minimum grade requirement for Spanish Education: Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in courses to be used for either major or minor credit. Grades lower than a “C” in NSU or transfer courses will not apply for major or minor credit.

Students in the Spanish B.A.Ed. degree program must participate in and complete the ACTFL/NCATE assessment in order to graduate. The plan includes baseline and midterm evaluations of speaking and writing proficiency and also various assessments to meet NCATE mandates. These requirements are in addition to the assessment requirements of the College of Education. Please see the Spanish faculty for a complete description of the plan’s requirements.

As part of these assessment requirements, students in the Spanish B.A.Ed. degree program must complete an Official ACTFL OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview) exam before they will be allowed to begin their full internship. Students are expected to demonstrate an ACTFL proficiency rating of Advanced-Low on the OPI. There is a fee associated with the OPI and the OPI is currently administered by an outside agency. Please see the Spanish faculty for more information.

General Education Requirements

A minimum of 49 hours of academic work in general education is required during the freshman and sophomore years. For students transferring with the Associate of Arts degree or Associate of Science degree from a public institution in Oklahoma, all general education requirements will be satisfied with respect to degree requirements. However, some majors may require other specific general education courses as program prerequisites or program requirements. Students should consult advisors and the program’s plan of study for further information. Students are required to complete general education requirements by the time they have completed 90 semester hours of college work. See General Education Requirements for more information.

Program Prerequisites:

Spanish Core 25 hours

Spanish Electives 15 hours

Total 40 hours

Professional Education Requirements (K-12) - 29 hours

CLINICAL INTERNSHIP / PRE-I INTERNSHIP SEMESTER

Apply for admission to teacher education during this semester.
EDUC 3313 - Clinical Teaching/Pre-Internship I Can be taken prior to admission to teacher education. Apply for admission to teacher education during this semester.
EDUC 3113 - Educational Psychology Can be taken prior to admission to teacher education.
PRIOR TO PRE-II INTERNSHIP
SPED 4433 - Introduction to Education of Children with Exceptionalities Can be taken prior to admission to teacher education.
EDUC 4823 - Emerging Technologies
PRE-II INTERNSHIP SEMESTER

Students should take these courses the semester immediately before the full internship (student teaching).
EDUC 4032 - Pre-Internship II Must be admitted to teacher education.
EDUC 4353 - Secondary Teaching Methods and Practices Must be admitted to teacher education. This course should be taken the semester immediately before the full internship semester.
Content Methods Course (see above)
FULL INTERNSHIP SEMESTER
EDUC 4054 - Elementary Intern Teaching (Full Internship Program)
EDUC 4074 - Secondary Intern Teaching
EDUC 4172 - Assessment and Evaluation
EDUC 4252 - Seminar

Policies of the College of Liberal Arts

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY:	English proficiency is a graduation requirement. Components I and II of English proficiency should be met with grades of “C” or better prior to the completion of 60 credit hours.
UPPER DIVISION CREDIT:	Total hours must include at least 40 hours of credit in courses number 3000 and above.
LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES:	At least 80 semester credit hours are required in the Liberal Arts and Sciences for BA/BAED/BFA/BME degrees and 55 semester credit hours of Liberal Arts and Sciences for BS/BSED degrees and 40 semester credit hours of Liberal Arts and Sciences for specialty degrees (BGS, BSW). Liberal Arts and Science courses are designated by a “#” after the course title.