Advising for Spanish Majors

Spanish (required for all catalog years)

111
112
115
116 (116 & 213 can be taken simultaneously)

**** Must earn a 'B' or better to take 213.15****
213 Advanced Spanish Grammar (213 is the prereq for 215, 223, 233, 243 and 244)

   ****Must earn a B or better in 213 in order to take 215, 223 or 233****
215 Introduction to Spanish Linguistics
223 Advanced Spanish Composition
233 Introduction to Hispanic Literature
Senior/Capstone project --Click here to read more about this.

AND one of the following two options:

Option one: For catalog years 04-05 to 06-07

2 out of group 1
2 out of group 2
3 additional hours that would have been 395.15

Group 1

• 243 Cultura Espanola
• 244 Cultura Hispanoamericana
• 323 Spanish Literature: Medieval and Renaissance
• 324 Spanish Literature: 18th Century to the Modern Day
• 325 Spanish American Literature

Group 2

• 305 Current Topics in Hispanic Civilization and Culture
• 310 Spanish Syntax
• 311Spanish Phonetics and Phonology
• 336 Selected Topics in Spanish-American Literature
• 337 Selected Topics in Peninsular Spanish Literature
• 360 Studies in Spanish Linguistics
• 370 Topics in Spanish Pedagogy
• 385 Topics in Hispanic Literature

/OR/

Option two: For catalog years 07-08 or later

1 out of group 1
1 out of group 2
2 out of group 3 ( 3 out of group 3 in the 08-10 catalog)

Group 1

• 243
• 244

Group 2

• 323
• 324
• 325

Group 3

• 305
• 310
• 311
• 336
• 337
• 360
• 370
• 385

 

Spanish Teacher Education

111
112
115
116 (116 & 213 can be taken simultaneously)

**** Must earn a 'B' or better to take 213.15****
213 (213 is the prereq for 215, 223, 233, 243 and 244)

****Must earn a B or better in 213 in order to take 215, 223 or 233****
215
223
233
243
244
319.11 fall only, 4 hrs Principles in Foreign Language Learning
****OPI score of Intermediate High required****
320.11 spring only, 2 hrs/6 weeks Foreign Language Teaching in the K-12 Setting
and enough elective hours in Spanish to meet the minimum hours requirement in the major.

Student teaching OPI score of Advanced Low required

Register to take the OPI with 2 weeks of your return from study abroad.

Additional Teacher Ed requirements

C&I 210 Child Growth and Development
C&I 212 Issues in Secondary Education - C or better req. in ENG 101 and COM 110
Admission to Professional Studies required to take any courses below this point.
C&I 214 Literacy in the Content Areas of Secondary Ed
C&I 216, plus lab, 216.13 Instructional & Evaluative Methods in Secondary Ed
(or 289.75 plus lab, 216.13=combined 214/216, plus lab)
EAF 228, 231 OR 235 Educational Administration and Foundations (228 preferred)

The requirements below are a part of Admission to Professional Studies:
Basic Skills Test
ITPS
Various forms
Livetext and PBA meetings
Languages, Literatures and Cultures Teacher Ed meeting
Admission to Professional Studies
Interview/Department Approval
Oral Proficiency Interview
CUM GPA=2.5/French GPA=2.75- New requirement (fall '09) will be 2.75 cumulative, 3.0 in the language.

Middle-level “highly qualified” endorsement (not required, but strongly recommended)
Psych 302 (psych 110/111 prereq.)
C&I 233.01

Notes:

1. http://www.icts.nesinc.com Basic skills test passing score must be received by ISU before registering for C&I 214/216
2. http://www.itps.ilstu.edu/competencies/competencies.htm
3. It is very important to stay in contact with: Jackie Mitchell jmitchel@ilstu.edu and Dr. Hildebrandt at shildeb@ilstu.edu
4. A compete list of requirements can be found at http://www.coe.ilstu.edu/teacheredcenter/cecp/teacher_ed_reqs/