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Adolescence Education: Spanish (BS)

Description

This major is designed to prepare students for initial certification as a Spanish teacher for grades 5 and 6, and grades 7 through12. Students must also complete the General Education program requirements, which may be fulfilled with some of the required courses for this major. Students who plan , in advance and with their advisors, may be able to also pursue a minor or participate in a study abroad program in a Spanish-speaking country. Students may have the opportunity to student teach in Alaska or abroad.

Admission to the Program

Any undergraduate student can declare a major in Adolescence Education: Spanish.

Program Eligibility

Students will need to meet SUNY 3.0 GPA requirements for acceptance into the program in one of the following ways:

First Year Students Criteria

  • High School GPA of a B or better or
  • High School Rank in top 30% or
  • SAT (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing+Math) > 1140 or ACT > 24 or Brockport GPA > 3.0 based on at least 12 credits

Transfer Students Criteria

  • High School GPA of a B or better or
  • High School Rank in top 30% or
  • SAT (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing+Math) > 1140 or ACT > 24 or
  • Transfer GPA > 3.0 based on at least 12 credits or
  • Brockport GPA > 3.0 based on at least 12 credits

Program Requirements

Spanish majors must obtain their Spanish faculty advisor’s authorization to enroll in online Spanish courses not offered at Brockport.

Spanish majors may earn between 6-12 credits from study abroad based on their placement level and other factors. Students should consult their advisor for specific details.

Students intending to prepare for certification as Spanish Adolescence Education teachers must complete all courses in the major with a grade of C or better. Courses with grades lower than “C” must be repeated.

*Indicates courses that meet both major and general education requirements. Transfer students should consult with their advisor regarding appropriate course credit if they took upper-division Spanish courses at another institution.

Prerequisites (0–6 credits depending on placement)

  • SPN 111 Beginning Spanish I*
  • SPN 112 Beginning Spanish II*

Required Spanish Courses (24 credits)

  • SPN 211 Intermediate Spanish I*
  • SPN 351 Compose Yourself: Writing in Spanish
  • SPN 380 Topics in Spanish Studies
  • SPN 381 Topics in Latin American Studies
  • SPN 452 Outsiders in Hispanic Film
  • SPN 461 Advanced Spanish Grammar
  • SPN 352 Mexico to Madrid

Elective Spanish Courses (9 credits)

Three Spanish courses at the 300 or 400 level. See course descriptions.

Oral Proficiency

Students must achieve the Advance Low level in the ACFLT Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) before they start their student teaching. This is a live, 15–30 minute telephone conversation in Spanish between a certified tester and the candidate administered by Language Testing International. Please visit this website for more information.

Pedagogy Courses

Pre-Phase (16 cr.)

  • PRO 370 Health and Drug education for Teacher Candidates (1 credit)
  • FCE 473 Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition (3 credits)
  • FCE 420 Multiculturalism in the US (3 credits - I)*
  • EDI 413 Intro to Special Education (3 credits)
  • EDI 430 Education and Society (3 credits) (I, W, Y)*
  • EDI 459 Adolescent Development and Learning (3 credits)

Phase I (8 cr.)

  • EDI 431 Teaching Literacy in Middle & High School Content Areas I (3 credits)
  • EDI 449 Middle Level Teaching in Foreign Language (3 credits)
  • PRO 430 EHD Adolescence Field Experience (1 credit) (corequisite EDI 449)
  • EDI 331 Classroom Management (1 credit)

Phase II (7 cr.)

  • EDI 432 Teaching Literacy in Middle & High School Content Areas II (3 credits) (prerequisite EDI 431)
  • EDI 469 Teaching Foreign Language Inclusively (3 credits) (prerequisite EDI 449)
  • PRO 431 EHD Adolescence Field Experience II (1 credit) (prerequisite PRO 430; corequisite EDI 469)

Student Teaching (12 cr.)

  • EDI 464 Seminar in Adolescence Inclusive Education (3 credits)
  • PRO 433 Practicum in Adolescence Inclusive Education (9 credits)

Additional General Education or Brockport Requirements (29-32 cr.)

  • GEP 100 (1 cr.)
  • ENG 112 (3 cr.)
  • MTH 111:499 (3 cr.)
  • Natural Science with Lab (4 cr.)
  • Any Humanities (H) course (3 cr.)
  • Any Social Science (S) course (3 cr.)
  • Any Fine Arts course (3 cr.)
  • Any Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice (DEISJ) course (3 cr.)
  • Any U.S. History and Civic Engagement (V) course (3 cr.)
  • Any World History and Global Awareness (O) course (3 cr.)
  • Any W-coded course, if not already taken (0-3)

Additional Degree Requirements

Completion of all college-wide degree requirements.

Workshops

Students must complete the following workshops and trainings for program completion:

Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse and Maltreatment: Mandated Reporter Training (CAD) Included in PRO 370)

School Violence Prevention and Intervention Workshop (SAVE) Included in PRO 370)

Harassment and Bullying Prevention Certification Training (DASA)

Continuation Requirements (Once Enrolled)

  • Maintain ≥ 2.0 cumulative Brockport GPA
  • Earn ≥ C in all content core (including cognates, for inclusive programs), EDI, and world languages courses
  • Earn an “S” for all required PRO courses
  • Complete prerequisite course(s) before moving to the next program phase
  • Minimum grade levels apply to transfer courses. Community college advising guides are available here
  • Demonstrate the dispositions necessary in the teaching profession
  • Acquire and maintain an acceptable level of professional performance
  • A ≥ 2.5 cumulative Brockport GPA is required to student teach

Continuation in the program may be denied to any teacher candidate whose level of performance and/or dispositions do not adequately meet academic or professional standards. Decisions with respect to retention or dismissal of a teacher candidate are made by the faculty and staff of the Department of Education, Languages, and Instructional Design, and not by any one person.

Students should note that admission into most graduate education programs in New York State will require a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA.

Licensure & Certification

University Endorsement for Certification

Students must complete this program and submit the University Recommendation Request Form to be eligible for the University’s recommendation for New York State certification. Students should consult the Brockport Certification Office for the complete and most current list of New York state requirements for certification.

Certification Exams

Prospective Adolescence Education Teacher candidates must pass the following New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE) to obtain initial certification in the State of New York:

  • Educating All Students (EAS)
  • Content Specialty Test (CST) – Spanish

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

  1. Narrate and describe using a variety of time frames, extended discourse, and specialized vocabulary both for interpersonal communication and oral presentations designed for an audience.
  2. Narrate and describe in all major time frames with good control of aspect and a range of general vocabulary in writing for personal and professional needs.
  3. Identify the main facts and many supporting details in conventional narrative and descriptive oral texts.
  4. Identify the main ideas and supporting details on topics from a variety of complex texts in areas of special interest or knowledge.
  5. Analyze and evaluate key perspectives of the target culture within a comparative framework (i.e. comparing the target culture to their own or to a series of cultures) and connect them to cultural products and practices.
  6. Identify, analyze, evaluate, and create arguments (reasons, claims, pros and cons, etc.); accurately interpret evidence; analyze and evaluate alternate points of view; justify procedures; and draw conclusions based on where evidence and reason lead.