To become a licensed K-12 teacher of Spanish, students must:
- Complete the requirements for a major in Spanish.
- Pass the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) administered by ACTFL (American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages) with a score of Advanced Low or above.
- Pass the Content Area Exams in Spanish administered by ILTS (Illinois Licensure Testing System) with a minimum average score of 240.
- Complete the following professional education sequence in secondary education:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| WLC-302 | Introduction To Teaching World Languages | 3 |
| SPAN-319 | Applied Spanish Linguistics 4 | 3 |
| EDFN-305 | Philosophical And Historical Foundations Of Public Education 1 | 3 |
| EDFN-306 | Education And Individual Differences 1,3 | 3 |
Student must apply and be admitted to the College of Education to continue with the remaining courses in the sequence:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| LTCY-301 | Foundations Of Literacy Instruction In Secondary Grades 1 | 3 |
| EDFN-307 | Psychology Of Instruction And Learning 1,3 | 3 |
| SCED-311 | Writing Intensive Program: School Curriculum 1 | 3 |
| SCED-303F | Teaching Modern Foreign Languages In The Secondary School 1,5 | 3 |
| SCED-304J | Foreign Language Clinical Experience In The Secondary School 2,4,5 | 1 |
| SCED-305J | Secondary Student Teaching And Seminar In Spanish 2 | 9 |