Spanish Education Program
K-12 Certification Program
I. General Studies
A. Communication (9 hours)
1. ENG-1100 English Composition or any IAI: C1 900 Course
2. COM-1100 Speech Communication or any IAI: C2 900 Course
3. Select one of the following writing courses:
ENG-2000 Writing About Literature
SOC-2000 Writing from a Sociological Perspective
THY-2100 Writing About Theology
any IAI: C1 901 Course
B. Mathematics (3 hours)
MAT-1550 Finite Mathematics or any IAI: M1 900 Course
C. Natural Science (7-8 hours)
(One laboratory course required)
NSCI-1110 Concepts in Biology and Chemistry or one IAI: L1 900 Course
NSCI-1120 Concepts in Physics and Earth Science or one IAI: P1: 900 Course
D. Humanities and Fine Arts (9 hours)
1. Required (3-6 hours):
HIS-1500 History of the American People [IAI: H2 904] (if not in SBS)
HUM-1970 Arts and Ideas†† [IAI: H9 900 Course]
2. Select 1 or 2 courses from the following:
ART-1100 Introduction to Visual Arts
ART-1210 Two-Dimensional Basic Studio
ART-1310 Three-Dimensional Basic Studio
ART-4100 Western Art: Pre-History to Renaissance [IAI: F2 901]
ART-4140 Non-Western Art*
HIS-1110 Early Modern Europe
HIS-1120 Modern Europe
HIS-1315 Survey of the World to 1350*
HIS-1325 Survey of the World History Since 1350*
HIS-3210 History of Illinois or any IAI: H2 900 course
MUS-1503 Exploration of Music or any IAI: F1 900 course
MUS-2203 Survey of Western Music
MUS-2243 Music of World Cultures* or any IAI: F1 903N course
THR-1100 Introduction to Theatre or any IAI: F1 907 course
THR-3500 Oral Interpretation of Literature
THR-4210 Contemporary Theatre
Any Philosophy Course or any IAI: H4 900 course
Any Foreign Language Course or any IAI: H1900 course
E. Social/Behavioral Sciences (9 hours)
1. Required (3-6 hours):
HIS-2200 History of the American People or any IAI: H2 904 course
SBS-1970 Diversity in American Society†† or any IAI: S9 900 course
2. Choose one or two courses from the following:
ATH-2020 Cultural Anthropology* or any IAI: S1 901N course
ECO-1100 Introduction to Economics
ECO-2100 Microeconomics
ECO-2200 Macroeconomics or any IAI: S3 900 course
GEO-1100 Geography of North America
GEO-1200 World Geography or any IAI: S4 901 course
GEO-1300 The Developing World* or any IAI: S4 902N course
POS-1100 American Government or any IAI: S5 900 course
PSY-2000 General Psychology
SOC-2010 Introduction to Sociology or any IAI: S7 900 course
II. Program Support Courses (2-22 hrs)
(It is strongly recommended that the applicable courses in this section be taken as part of the general studies courses.)
NSCI-1100 Concepts in Chemistry and Biology
NSCI-1120 Concepts in Physics and Earth Science
HIS-1500 History of the American People
HUM-1970 Arts and Ideas
SBS-1970 Diversity in American Society
PES-1000 Fitness and Wellness
A non-western course from the Humanities or Social Behavioral Sciences
III. Required Mission Specific Courses (9-22 hours)
A. IDS-1970 Freedom and Responsibility
(transfer students are exempt from this Freshman Experience Course)
B. IDS-4970 Values and Virtues
C. Theology Requirement
1. Lutheran Teacher Education (16 hours)
THY-2000 The Old Testament
THY-2200 Faith of the Christian Church
THY-3100 The New Testament
THY-3210 Christian Life
THY-3310 History of Christian Biography
THY-4510 Spiritual Nurture of the Adolescent
2. Public Teacher Education (6 hours)
Choose one from Area One
THY-1100 The Bible
THY-2000 The Old Testament
THY-3100 The New Testament
Choose one from Area Two
THY-1200 Summary of Christian Belief
THY-2200 Faith of the Christian Church
THY-2310 History of Christianity in America
THY-3320 Survey of Church History
IV. Pedagogical Studies (30-50 hours)
A. Professional Courses (28 hrs)
EDU-2020 Principles & Technology in Education
EDU-3000 Multicultural Education
EDU-3600 Teaching at the Secondary Level
EDU-4100 Foundations and Ethics of American Education
EDU-4220 Reading in the Content Areas
EDU-4410 Psychology/Methods of Teaching Exceptional Learner
FOL-4603 Teaching Foreign Language: Middle/Secondary Schools
FOL-4613 Teaching Foreign Language: Elementary
PSY-2400 Education Psychology
PSY-4125 Child and Adolescent Psychology
First Aid/CPR Certification available through the American Red Cross
V. Spanish Education Major (32 hours)
Required Language Core (16 hours):
SPA-2113 Intermediate Spanish I
SPA-2114 Intermediate Spanish II
SPA-3010 Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition
SPA-3020 Introduction to Literature in Spanish
SPA-4000 Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics
Required Culture Core (6 hours)
Choose one from each category:
Spanish Culture
SPA-4100 Latin American Cultures and Civilizations
SPA-4300 Studies in Spanish Literature
Latin American Culture
SPA-4100 Latin American Cultures and Civilizations
SPA-4210 Hispanic Cultures in the U.S.
Required Literature Core (3 hours)
Choose one:
SPA-4110 Studies in Latin American Literature
SPA-4115 Latin American Short Stories
SPA-4300 Studies in Spanish Literature
Electives (7 hours)
Choose from list.
SPA-4100 Latin American Cultures and Civilizations
SPA-4110 Studies in Latin American Literature
SPA-4115 Latin American Short Stories
SPA-4210 Hispanic Cultures in the U.S.
SPA-4300 Studies in Spanish Literature
SPA-4950 Independent Studies in Spanish