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