Spanish teacher certification

The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences encourages students to explore teaching at the secondary level as a career option. The student’s academic advisor in the Dean’s Office for Undergraduates and Student Advising in GAB, Room 220, can assist students with specific requirements for teacher certification in Spanish.

Requirements

SPAN 1010 - Elementary Spanish and
SPAN 1020 - Elementary Spanish
or
SPAN 1030 - Review of Elementary Spanish
SPAN 2040 - Intermediate Spanish
SPAN 2050 - Intermediate Spanish
SPAN 3060 - Advanced Spanish Composition and Oral Practice *
SPAN 3090 - Advanced Spanish Grammar I
SPAN 3110 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature
SPAN 4150 - Foreign Language Instruction and Assessment
SPAN 4210 - Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation
or
SPAN 4260 - Linguistic Structures of Spanish
3 hours of 3000-level SPAN culture
6 hours of 4000-level SPAN literature
3 hours of any advanced SPAN course
Must pass the TExES Languages Other than English (LOTE)-Spanish or the equivalent for Spanish or the Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test (BTLPT) for Spanish.
Must choose one of the following options to demonstrate level of oral proficiency in Spanish prior to graduation; Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI); Official ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview-Computer (OPI-C); or Official ACTFL Advanced Level Check.

Note

*SPAN 3080 may substitute for SPAN 3060 .

Education courses, 21 hours

Additional requirements

Students must also meet all GPA requirements to apply for state certification. In order to enroll for the first required education course, the student must make application to the certification program in the College of Education in Matthews Hall, Room 105.

All state certification requirements and information on required examinations is available on the web site of the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC), www.tea.state.tx.us.