This program provides students the opportunity to prepare for a career in teaching Spanish in grades Kindergarten through twelve. Students in the program learn the content and pedagogical knowledge required to become transformative classroom teachers and to support their future students’ academic achievement. Content courses help students learn Spanish language skills, as well as Spanish literature and culture. Education courses help students learn the instructional techniques, assessment methods, and technological knowledge to succeed in today’s dynamic classrooms.
Requirements for Graduation:
To be eligible for graduation, students majoring in Spanish Education must complete a minimum of 122 credits, achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher, satisfy the College’s residency requirements, and complete the General Education Requirements of the College. A minimum grade of 2.0 is required for First Year Seminar and all courses taken as part of Foundations. Courses used to complete the General Education Requirements may not be taken on a pass/fail basis. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 is required to student teach and to obtain Pennsylvania teaching certification.
The General Education Requirements of the college require students to successfully complete First Year Seminar, Foundations (FCO 103 will be a required co-requisite with FCO 105 for students who have a high school GPA below 3.20), Disciplinary Perspectives, and a Constellation. Students who enter the college with 30 credit hours completed will not take a First Year Seminar course and therefore must take an additional 3 credits for graduation. Transfer students that are awarded 60 or more credits upon acceptance to York College will not be required to complete a Constellation. However, all Education majors are required to take courses found in the Children and Family Constellation as part of their teaching certification requirements. For Spanish Education majors, these include PSY221 or PSY223, SPE200, and either SPE270 or SPE271, and a course that is required in the major (EDU225).
In addition, students must achieve a 3.0 cumulative grade point average to apply for and to begin the Student Teaching Semester, must achieve a grade of 3.0 or higher in each of the following six courses: FCO105, KT201, MAT115, MAT150, EDU260 and SE220 and demonstrate satisfactory progress on identified professional and personal dispositions. Students must pass all remaining Core courses with a 2.0 or higher and may not take any of the courses offered by the Department on a pass/fail basis. Students seeking certification in Spanish Education will be required to have a minimum of 190 hours of Field Experience prior to the Student Teaching semester and meet specific requirements as noted in the Certification Requirements section in the Department of Education.
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