Spanish Education Major, Grades K-12, BSE, ES20

General Education Core Requirements 42 Hours: 30 Hours

• Area 1A  6 hours Social Science, 3 hours met by PSY 100, select 3 additional hours - see below
• Area 1B  3 hours Civics - see below
• Area 2A  6 hours Written Communication - see below
• Area 2B  3 hours Oral Communication - see below
• Area 3    3 hours Natural Science non-lab - see below
• Area 3    4 hours Natural Science with lab - see below
• Area 4    3 hours Mathematics, MATH 125 recommended but not required - see below
• Area 5A  6 hours Humanities, met by SPAN 101 and SPAN 102
• Area 5B  3 hours Fine Arts - see below
• Area 5C  3 hours Global Competencies met by EDUC 280
• Area 5D  2 hours Health and Wellness - see below

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Institutional Degree Requirement: 1 Hour

• UE 0100 - The University Experience 1
• HNRS 0101 - Honors Forum 2 Honors students only 1 cr. hr. towards institutional requirement
• BIO 0100 - Freshman Seminar 1 MSSU-KCU Early Acceptance Program (MKEAP) students only
• IET 0105 - Professional Skills 3 This course is required for students in Engineering Technology and Logistics programs. Undecided majors welcome.

Supporting Requirements: 19 Hours

• Grade of ‘C’ or higher

• EDUC 0100 - Introduction to Teacher Education I 3
• PSY 0100 - General Psychology 3
• SPAN or EDUC Electives (approved by advisor)  10 cr hrs
• SPAN 399 Study Abroad or SPAN 491 Internship  3 cr hrs

Professional Education: 28 Hours

• 3.0 GPA / ‘C’ or higher

• EDUC 0280 - Foundations of Education in a Global Society 3
• EDUC 0302 - The Exceptional Child 3
• EDUC 0321 - Microteaching 1
• EDUC 0329 - Pedagogical Theory, Methods and Practices 4
• EDUC 0345 - Consortium: Teaching Foreign Language in PK-12 3
• EDUC 0480 - Instructional Techniques for Teaching English Language Learners 3 OR EDUC 380 Second Language Acquisition (3)
• EDUC 0422 - Content Area Literacy I: Secondary/Middle School 3
• EDUC 0423 - Classroom and Behavior Management 3
• EDUC 0432 - Critical Issues in Education 2
• PSY 0310 - Educational Psychology 3

Content Knowledge: 33 Hours

• 3.0 GPA / ‘C’ or higher

• SPAN 0101 - Beginning Spanish I 3
• SPAN 0102 - Beginning Spanish II 3
• SPAN 0203 - Intermediate Spanish I 3
• SPAN 0204 - Intermediate Spanish II 3
• SPAN 0300 - Grammar and Composition 3
• SPAN Electives - 18 cr hrs

Field and Clinical Experience: 10 Hours

C or higher

• EDUC 0464 - Student Teaching -(K-12) 10

MoCA Missouri Content Assessment

• Passing Score of 220

Total Hours: 121

• EDUC 321, EDUC 329 and EDUC 423 are Junior Block courses
• All EDUC prefix courses require a ‘C’ or higher
• Degree completion: cumulative GPA 2.75 or higher, cumulative content GPA 3.0 or higher, Missouri Content Assessment (MoCA), all other coursework completed, approved background check
• See Teacher Education department for additional requirements
• An approved study abroad or immersion experience is recommended between the 7th and 8th semesters.