B.A. in Spanish with Teacher Certification
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
St. Mary's University Core 1 | ||
| SMC 1301 | Foundations of Civilization | 3 |
| SMC 1311 | Foundations of Reflection:Self | 3 |
| SMC 1312 | Foundations of Reflection: Nature | 3 |
| SMC 1313 | Foundations of Reflection: Others | 3 |
| SMC 1314 | Foundations of Reflection: God | 3 |
| SMC 2301 | Foundations of Practice: Ethics | 3 |
| SMC 2302 | Foundations of Practice: Civic Engagement and Social Action | 3 |
| SMC 2303 | Foundations of Practice:Fine Arts and Creative Process | 3 |
| SMC 2304 | Foundations of Practice: Literature | 3 |
| SMC 4301 | Capstone Seminar: Prospects for Community & Civilization | 3 |
| School of Humanities and Social Sciences School Specific Core | ||
| Speech | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Fundamentals of Oral Communication | ||
| Business and Professional Communication | ||
| Rhetoric & Composition 2 | 3 | |
| Rhetoric and Composition | ||
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| College Algebra | ||
or MT 1411 | Precalculus | |
| Foreign Languages | 6 | |
| Second Year Spanish I | ||
| Second Year Spanish II | ||
| History/Social Science | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
Any HS course | ||
| Fundamentals of Business Enterprise | ||
| Introduction to Criminal Justice | ||
| Adjudication of Social Issues | ||
| Introductory Macroeconomic Theory | ||
| Introductory Microeconomic Theory | ||
| Organizational Behavior | ||
| American National Government | ||
| Texas State & Local Government | ||
| Introduction to Global Affairs | ||
| General Psychology | ||
| Human Factors | ||
| Introductory Sociology | ||
| Social Issues | ||
| Perspectives and Themes in History, Philosophy and/or Theology | ||
| Perspectives and Themes in Social Science | ||
| Science | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| General Biology for Non-Majors | ||
| General Biology for Non-Majors | ||
| Food & Nutrition I | ||
| Food & Nutrition II | ||
| Preparatory Chemistry | ||
| Chem Concepts & Applications | ||
| General Chemistry I | ||
| General Chemistry II | ||
| General Geology | ||
| Geology of Earth Resources | ||
| Geology of Energy Resources | ||
| Intro. Environmental Science | ||
| Physics Concepts & Application | ||
| Modern Astronomy | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| Theology | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
Advanced Theology TH33XX/43XX | ||
| Perspectives and Themes in History, Philosophy and/or Theology | ||
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
Select one course from AR, DM, or MU | ||
| Literature | 3 | |
Select any EN 23XX literature course | ||
| Spanish Major Courses | ||
| Spanish Core Requirements | ||
| Peninsular Spanish Literature | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | ||
| Survey of Spanish Literature I: Origins to 1700 | ||
| Survey of Spanish II- 1700s to Present | ||
| Golden Age Prose Fiction | ||
| Don Quijote and the novela caballeresca | ||
| Golden Age Drama | ||
| Modern Spanish Drama | ||
| Latin American/Hispanic/Latiino Literature and Culture | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Latin American Popular Culture | ||
| Latin American Women Writers | ||
| Southern Cone Spanish Lan&Cul | ||
| Mexican-American/Chicano Culture | ||
| Mexican-American/Chicano Literature | ||
| Hispanic/Latino Lit in the US | ||
| Culture & Civilization of Latin America | ||
| Culture & Civilization of Mexico | ||
| Survey of Spanish-American Literature | ||
| Spanish-American Prose Fiction | ||
| Latin American Literary Essay | ||
| Latin American Cinema | ||
| Language and Linguistics | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Advanced Grammar and Written Composition | ||
| Advanced Communication Skills in Spanish | ||
| Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | ||
| Spanish Phonetics & Oral Discourse | ||
| Language Variation and Dialectology of Spanish | ||
| History of the Spanish Language | ||
| Principles and Issues of Second Language Acquisition | ||
| Advanced Spanish Elective | ||
| Advanced Spanish | 15 | |
| Select five Advanced Spanish courses (33XX, 43XX or 53XX) | ||
| Teacher Certification Education Courses | ||
| ED 3302 | The American Secondary School | 3 |
| ED 3330 | Teaching Diverse Populations | 3 |
| ED 3350 | Reading-- Teaching Reading in the Secondary Content Areas | 3 |
| ED 3361 | Adolescent Development in the School Setting | 3 |
| ED 3362 | Teaching-Learning and Secondary Methods | 3 |
| ED 4388 | Professional Development Seminar-Secondary | 3 |
| ED 4689 | Student Teaching-Secondary | 6 |
| Electives | ||
| See ED Chair for course selection | 12 | |
| Proficiency in Information Technology and Information Literacy | ||
| For this major, this requirement will be fulfilled by successfully completing ED 3302 with a "B-" or higher. | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 120 | |
| 1 | All St. Mary's Core SMC 13XX "Reflection" courses must be completed before registering for SMC 23XX "Practice" courses. "Reflection" courses can be taken in any order followed by "Practice" courses in any order. |
| 2 | Grade of “C” or better is required. International students may be required to take EN1313 to fulfill this requirement. |
This is a recommended degree plan subject to changes. Please meet with your advisors on a regular basis.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| SMC 13XX | 3 | SMC 13XX | 3 |
| SMC 13XX | 3 | SP 2312 | 3 |
| EN 1311 | 3 | Mathematics | 3 |
| Fine Arts | 3 | Speech | 3 |
| SP 2311 | 3 | Elective (See ED Chair for course selection) | 3 |
| ND 0101 | 0 | ||
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| SMC 13XX | 3 | SMC 23XX | 3 |
| SMC 13XX | 3 | SMC 23XX | 3 |
| Literature | 3 | Science | 3 |
| Spanish Core Requirement | 3 | Advanced Spanish Core | 3 |
| Advanced Spanish Elective | 3 | Elective (See ED Chair for course selection) | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| SMC 23XX | 3 | SMC 23XX | 3 |
| History | 3 | Advanced Spanish Elective | 3 |
| Advanced Spanish Core | 3 | ED 3361 | 3 |
| Advanced Spanish Elective | 3 | ED 3330 | 3 |
| ED 3302 | 3 | Elective (See ED Chair for course selection) | 3 |
| Elective (See ED Chair for course selection) | 3 | ||
| 18 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Semester Hours | Spring | Semester Hours |
| SMC 4301 | 3 | ED 4388 | 3 |
| Theology | 3 | ED 4689 | 6 |
| Advanced Spanish Elective | 3 | ||
| Advanced Spanish Elective | 3 | ||
| ED 3362 | 3 | ||
| ED 3350 | 3 | ||
| 18 | 9 | ||
| Total Semester Hours 120 | |||