Prerequisite Courses - Must be completed before beginning the credential program.
Apply to the credential program by March 1 to progress to credential courses the following fall. Grades earned for all prerequisites (except SPAN courses, LAST 110, and HIST 235) must be C- or higher.
Bilingual Single Subject Course Sequence: Spanish (PDF)
Bilingual Single Subject Course Sequence: Spanish (Non-Spanish Majors) (PDF)
Prerequisites
Must be completed before beginning the credential program.
Apply to the credential program by March 1 to progress to credential courses the following fall.
Course # | Description | Units |
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SPAN 201 | Intermediate Spanish I | 4 |
SPAN 202 or SPAN 202N | Intermediate Spanish II or Intermediate Spanish for Heritage Speakers | 4 |
SPAN 301 or SPAN 303 | Advanced Spanish or Advanced Oral Experssion | 3 |
SPAN 332 or LAST 110 | Cultures of Latin America or Latin America Today | 3 |
HIST 235 | Mexican American History | 3 |
BLMC 319 | Bilingual Teaching Competence: Language *can be taken in program | 3 |
BLMC 399 | Independent Study (Spanish language competence exam) *can be taken in program | 1 |
EDTE 255 or 265 or SPAN 425 or BLMC 270/370 | Introduction to Democratic Perspectives in K-12 Teaching (45-hour requirement) (or EDTE 265, Exploration of Teaching and Learning in Diverse K-12 Settings) or SPAN 425 or BLMC 270/370 | 3 |
EDTE 302 | Access and Equity in Education | 3 |
EDTE 570 | Establishing a Supportive Learning Environment in Bilingual and/or General Education Classrooms | 3 |
ENGL 471 | Intensive Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
Additional Courses
Highly recommend taking these courses before program, but can take concurrently with in-program courses. All required to finish the Credential Program.
Course # | Description | Units |
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EDTE 451 | Health Education for Secondary School Teachers | 3 |
EDTE 534 | Teaching Special Populations (or SPED 343, Overview of Special Education) | 2 |
CMST 131 | Speech Communication Fundamentals (or CMST 132 or equivalent) | 3 |
POLS 155 | American Government: National, State, Local (or equivalent or exam) | 3 |
Fall Semester Credential Courses
Must be accepted into the credential program in order to take these courses. Subject matter competence must be verified before applying to the program. Program starts in the fall semester only.
Course # | Description | Units |
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EDTE 536 | Subject Area Pedagogy II | 3 |
EDTE 672 | Teaching Reading/Language Arts in Bilingual and/or General Education | 4 |
EDTE 673 | Teaching English Learners: Literacy and Academic Access | 3 |
EDTE 585 | Field Experience in Content Specific and English Language Development in Secondary Settings | 6 |
EDUC 501A | Assessment of Teaching Performance: Cycle 1 | 1 |
EDUC 503 | Assessment of Teaching Performance: Application | 3 |
Spring Semester Courses
Course # | Description | Units |
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EDTE 580 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
EDTE 676A | Interdisciplinary Instruction in Bilingual and/or General Education Classrooms | 3 |
EDTE 676B | Assessment in Bilingual and/or General Education K-12 Classrooms | 3 |
EDTE 501B | Assessment of Teaching Performance: Cycle 2 | 1 |
EDTE 587 | Student Teaching in Content Specific and English Language Development in Secondary Settings | 9 |
EDUC 503 | Assessment of Teaching Performance: Application | 3 |
If courses from another university are used to satisfy prerequisites or other course requirements, an equivalency form, course descriptions, syllabi, and transcripts must be provided.
Note: All courses listed on this course sequence, with the exception of the noted prerequisites, must be completed with a grade of C- or higher and with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in order to be recommended for a credential. Courses must be completed within seven years of applying for the credential.