Spanish Post-Baccalaureate Certification

Advanced Professional Studies - Post-Bacc Cert
- *Clearances are valid for one year from the date that appears in the header of this degree audit in the field 'Clearance Date.' Clearances cannot expire in the middle of a semester.
- COURSE REQUIREMENTS FOR APS
  - FOUNDATIONS COURSES - Choose 1 of the following options 1-2:
    
    6 hours
    - Option 1. Foundations Graduate Level
      - EDFN 590
        
        Social Foundation of Educ
      - EDFN 545
        
        Advanced Educational Psychology
    - Option 2. Foundations Undergraduate Level
      - EDFN 211
        
        Foundations Modern Education
      - EDFN 241
        
        Psychological Foundations of Teaching
- ACT 126 - Educator Ethics Training
  - You must submit your Educator Ethics Training (If applying to APS AFTER Jan 15, 2020)
- 3.0 Minimum Cert GPA
  - See separate block
    - If you are given the 2.8 GPA Exception for graduation and you graduate with a GPA lower than 3.0, you must have higher certification test scores in order to meet PA state certification requirements.
- No dispositions-related holds
  - If the requirement above is checked as complete, then there are currently no dispositions-related holds on your APS Status. Registration for APS courses is permitted when all APS requirements have been met. If it is incomplete, you have a hold and APS registration will not be allowed.
- APS registration status
  - You ARE NOT eligible to register for courses requiring APS status.
- Application for APS status
  - When all requirements are met, you must submit application for admission to APS status. Click here for the application.
Total hours

6 hours

Major in Spanish, Post-Bacc Certification
- SPAN 201
  
  Intermediate Spanish 1
  
  3 hours
- SPAN 202
  
  Intermediate Spanish 2
  
  3 hours
- Spanish Literature - Choose 2 of the following:
  
  6 hours
  - SPAN 311
    
    Survey of Literature 1
  - SPAN 312
    
    Survey of Literature 2
  - SPAN 313
    
    Survey of Span American Lit 1
  - SPAN 314
    
    Srvy of Span-Amer Lit 2
- Comp/Oral Express I
  
  3 hours
  - SPAN 351
    
    Composition and Oral Expression 1
- Comp/Oral Express II
  
  3 hours
  - SPAN 352
    
    Composition and Oral Expression 2
- Spanish Linguistics (B- minimum grade) - Choose 1 of the following:
  
  1–3 hours
  - SPAN 470
    
    Spanish Linguistics
  - SPAN 409
    
    Applied Linguistics
  - SPAN 509
    
    Applied Linguistics
  - SPAN 462
    
    Evolution of Spanish Language
  - SPAN 531
    
    Evolution of Spanish Language
- Spanish Literature Course (400-level) - Choose 1 class from:
  - Any SPAN 411-433 course(s)
  - Any SPAN 481-487 course(s)
  - Any SPAN 581-587 course(s)
- Civilization Course - Choose 1 of the following:
  
  3 hours
  - SPAN 331
    
    Spanish Civilization 1
  - SPAN 332
    
    Spanish Civlizatn & Culture 2
  - SPAN 333
    
    Spanish Am Civilization 1
  - SPAN 334
    
    Spanish Amer Civilization 2
- Spanish Electives - Choose 9 hours from:
  
  9 hours
  - Any SPAN course(s)
- Foreign Language Testing Requirement
  - Written Proficiency Interview (WPT)
    - ACTFL OPI/OPIc must be taken prior to admission to the CERTIF Program. An Intermediate High rating or higher on the written proficiency interview is required. See advisor for details.
  - Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)
    - ACTFL OPI/OPIc must be taken prior to admission to the CERTIF Program. An Advanced Low level or higher on the oral proficiency interview is recommended. An Intermediate High rating or higher is required. See advisor for details.

Req Related for Spanish, Post-Bacc Certification
- ENGL 220
  
  Introduction to Language Study
  
  3 hours
- Anthropology, History, Geography or Latino/a Studies - Choose 1 of the following:
  
  3 hours
  - ANTH 223
    
    People and Cultures Of Mediter
  - GEOG 343
    
    Latin America & the Caribbean
  - HIST 283
    
    Colonial Latin America
  - HIST 284
    
    Modern Latin America
  - HIST 401
    
    Cultural Interactions across the Atlantic World, 1450-1820
  - LATS 201
    
    Introduction to Latino Studies
Total hours

6 hours

Professional Education - Certification
- FOUNDATIONS BLOC
  - We recommend 590 and 545 for Post-Bacc students. These courses each require 35 hours field placement at an urban school. Offered in the evenings Fall and Spring. Also offered in Summer Session. If enrolling in EDFN 211/241, please register for both courses in the same block.
  - Foundations of Modern Education - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - EDFN 590
      
      Social Foundation of Educ
    - EDFN 211
      
      Foundations Modern Education
  - Psychological Foundations of Teaching - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - EDFN 545
      
      Advanced Educational Psychology
    - EDFN 241
      
      Psychological Foundations of Teaching
- APS - PROFESSIONAL BLOC
  - Students must meet APS eligibility requirements prior to registering. Course Appropriate PRAXIS II Exam should be taken after Professional Bloc, but prior to Student Teaching.
  - Instructional Technology, Design & Assessment - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - EDFN 530
      
      Instructional Technology, Design and Assessment
    - EDFN 330
      
      Instructional Technology, Design & Assessment
  - Issues in Secondary Education - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - EDSE 521
      
      Issues in Second Education
    - EDSE 321
      
      Issues in Secondary Education
  - Secondary Students w/Disabilities in Inclusive Settings - Choose 1 of the following:
    
    3 hours
    - SPED 346
      
      Secondary Students w/Disabilities in Inclusive Settings
    - SPED 546
      
      Sec Stdnts w Disab Inclu Sttgs
  - Teaching of Foreign Languages
    
    3 hours
    - FORL 480
      
      Tchg For Lang in Sec School
- STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR
  - File your Intent to Student Teach Card one year prior to the beginning of the semester in which you wish to Student Teach. Click here to access the Student Teaching Website
  - EDSE 471
    
    Student Teaching Seminar
    
    3 hours
- STUDENT TEACHING SEMESTER
  - Students must meet APS eligibility requirements prior to registering. Submit your Teacher Certification Packet 90 days prior to completion of your certification program. Click here to access the packet on the Certification Website.
  - EDFL 461 and its sequence:
    EDFL 461
    
    Student Teaching Forgn Lang
    
    & EDFL 462
    
    and Student Teaching Forgn Lang
    9 hours
Total hours

30 hours

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Spanish Post-Baccalaureate Certification

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