FAQ
FAQ
1-. Which major? (33 credits in Spanish)
Span (Standard 124 cred.) or Span/Teacher Certification K-12 (127 cred)
Second Dual major in Spanish (33 credits): possible combinations with
Elem.Edu K-5, 5-8/ Bilingual / Early Childhood / Psychology / Sociology, etc.
2- Minor in Spanish: 18 credits
Track for native (all courses in 3000/4000 level);
Track for non-native (SPAN-2101 & SPAN-2102; and 12 electives)
3-. Forms and declaration of major?
J-309 Janeth Ronquillo (Secretary)
908-737-3951
Office hours and appointments with advisors
for "hold", "students petitions", "restrictions", etc. ask your advisor 1 or 2
4-. Mandatory courses in Span/Teacher Certif. K-12:
SPAN-3125: Contrastive Applied Linguistics
SPAN-4100: Morphology & Syntax
FL-3010: Comparative Phonology
Pys-2110: Psychology of Adolescence
5-. From 30 credits in academic content: + SPAN-Capstone/ Seminar (3 credits)
mandatory Language courses:
SPAN-3100: Adv. Span Composition
SPAN-3105: Adv. Span Conversation (or subst. if native speaker; 3000-4000)
one Survey in Civilization
one Survey in Literature
rest of the course are elective courses:
(balance in Lang./ Civ./ Lit./ Latin and Peninsular)
6-. Which electives? your preference but think about load (5 or 6 courses),
morning/afternoon/night, professor, and keep good GPA
select from 3000-4000 in Culture, Literature, Monographs, Linguistics
7-. GPA for Spanish is 2.5; GPA for Span/Teacher Certif K-12 is 2.75
8-. Contacts in Education? Dr. Linda Cahir, Dr. del Risco or Dr. Osborne
9-. SPAN-4700: Capstone/ Seminar in Span Literature or Culture?
Take the last one or after 24 credits in the program
10-. Recommend to take open courses during the Summer Term I or Term II
Max.: 2 courses (6 credits), but 9 credits with Dean's permission