Spanish (K-12)

Spanish and Secondary Education

Department: World Languages and Cultures

This POE accurately reflects the requirements for a full Spanish & Hispanic Cultures degree and also fulfills the requirements of the PA Department of Education for K-12 Certification in Spanish.

Spanish Requirements

• One academic year of study abroad in a Spanish speaking country. Exceptions will be permitted only under special circumstances with the approval of the Department of World Languages and Cultures.
• After returning from their year abroad, students will take a 300 or 400-level course at Juniata offered in Spanish.
• Prior to the second semester of the student's senior year, she/he will demonstrate advanced-low oral proficiency in Spanish as measured by an Oral Proficiency Interview (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages).
• A minimum of 33 hours in Spanish and Hispanic Cultures beyond the 210 level, including the courses listed below. One course must be designated "CW" (communication). Alternative courses taken at a foreign exchange institution may be substituted for the required courses as long as they are deemed to be comparable to the Juniata offering by the Spanish faculty.

* Note that the placement exam does not fulfill distribution or skills requirements.
** Upper level; see table below for distribution requirement 18 credits require
*** Students may take either SP 250 or SP 255 as part of core Spanish requirements.  SP 255 is Contemporary Hispanic Short Fiction (3 credits; SP 210 prereq.; H, I, CS).
**** SP 265 is just one 200-level course that might be applied toward the Spanish civilization/culture/history requirement of this POE.  See the Catalog for other courses.

Minimum total credit hours in Spanish = 33
Minimum total credits in Education = 38

The student must have one advisor who is a member of the World Languages Department Spanish faculty and one advisor designated by the Education Department.

Required Education Courses

Total credit hours = 38 (25 upper level)
Total certification credit hours = 71

*There are field experiences in these courses. Students should take only one of these courses per semester. Allow a two-hour block of time for scheduled field experience twice a week.

**ED 450 & 451 (Student Teaching and Seminar) may be taken only in the SPRING semester of the senior year. ED 450 requires students’ full-time participation and no other courses may be taken during this semester without the education advisors approval. Students must have reliable transportation.

NOTE: It is imperative that students work closely with their advisors to meet all current certification requirements. All students are required to take six credits of English composition (or equivalent) and literature (or the equivalent) and two college level mathematics courses (or the equivalent) prior to being admitted to a certification program. See Section I of the Education Department Student Handbook for explanation of all certification requirements.

Additional Certification Requirements

• 2 math courses
• 1 English literature course
• 1 year of study abroad in the target language
• GPA of 3.0 for certification program and student teaching
• Grade of C or higher in all courses required for certification
• Satisfactory rating in all practica
• Passing scores on all required PRAXIS exams

Possible Schedule for the POE

More Information

• World Languages and Cultures web site
• Education web site

updated 6.15