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Honors Program

Bachelor of Science in Education/Spanish

The Bachelor of Science in Education with a concentration in Spanish Education prepares secondary education graduates to teach Spanish for grades 5-12. The program is aligned with the developmental standards for both the middle school/junior high, and high school levels as defined by the Indiana Department of Education. A license in this area requires the completion of specified general-education courses, professional education courses, and content area courses for a minimum total of 120 credit hours for the Bachelor of Science degree.

Programs are aligned to standards for the related Special Professional Associations (SPAs).

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Degree Requirements (120 cr.)

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Students receiving the Bachelor of Science in Education, Secondary Education (Spanish) must complete 120 total credit hours including:

• IU South Bend Campuswide General Education Curriculum (33 cr.) to include 

• EDUC-F 201 Exploring the Personal Demands of Teaching: Laboratory Experience (2 cr.); AND
  EDUC-F 202 Exploring the Personal Demands of Teaching: Field Experience (1 cr.)
  Fulfills Fundamental Literacies: Oral Communication requirement
• MATH-M 111 Mathematics in the World; OR
  MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics
  Fulfills Fundamental Literacies: Quantitative Reasoning requirement

• Major Concentration Requirements (77 cr.)
• Electives (10 cr.)

• An overall GPA of 2.75 is required for admission into the Teacher Education Program (TEP).
• Students must successfully complete EDUC-P 250, and EDUC-W 200 to be eligible to enroll in Foundations II courses.
• All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise noted.

Major Requirements (77 cr.)

• COAS-Q 110 Introduction to Information Literacy (1 cr.)
  Fulfills Information: Literacy Requirement
• EDUC-K 306 Teaching Students with Special Needs in Secondary Classrooms
• EDUC-M 301 Laboratory/Field Experience (1 cr.)
• EDUC-M 314 General Methods for Senior High/Junior High/Middle School Teachers
• EDUC-M 401 Laboratory/Field Experience (1 cr.)
• EDUC-M 420 Student Teaching Seminar (2 cr.)
• EDUC-M 445 Methods of Teaching Foreign Language
• EDUC-M 464 Methods of Teaching Reading
• EDUC-M 480 Student Teaching in the Secondary School (10 cr.)
• EDUC-P 407 Psychological Measurement in the Schools
• EDUC-P 475 Adolescent Development and Classroom Management
• EDUC-W 310 Integrating Technology K-12
• EDUC-X 470 Psycholinguistics for Teachers of Reading
• SPAN-S 203 Second Year Spanish 1
• SPAN-S 204 Second Year Spanish 2
• SPAN-S 275 Hispanic Culture and Conversation
• SPAN-S 302 The Hispanic World 2
• SPAN-S 363 Introduction to Hispanic Culture
• SPAN-S 305 Masterpieces of Spanish Literature 1; OR
  SPAN-S 306 Masterpieces of Spanish Literature 2
• SPAN-S 313 Writing Spanish 1
• SPAN-S 314 Writing Spanish 2
• SPAN-S 317 Spanish Conversation and Diction Class
• HPER Any approved courses (2 cr.)
• Three additional 3-credit Spanish courses at the 400–level

Electives (10 cr.)

• The Secondary Education Spanish major requires 10 elective credits. Please see your advisor regarding approved electives.