Spanish Endorsement - Licensure: World Languages (grades K-12)
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
K-12 Teaching Endorsement Not Tied to Major — 24 Credits
Endorsement Requirements
Complete one of the following options:
Non-Heritage Speaker Option
Heritage Speaker Option
| SPAN 310 | Spanish for Native Speakers | 3 |
| SPAN 312 | Written Spanish for Native Speakers | 3 |
The Heritage Speaker courses must have program approval through a placement exam.
Required Endorsement - 24 credits
Take all of the following courses:
| SPAN 303 | Spanish Conversation | 3 |
| SPAN 304 | Introduction to Hispanic Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 305 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | 3 |
| SPAN 455 | Literature for Children and Adolescents | 3 |
Choose one of the following courses:
| SPAN 321 | Spanish Civilization and Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 331 | Latin American Civilization and Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 341 | Mexican and Mexican American Civilization and Culture | 3 |
Choose one of the following courses:
| FL 341 | Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages | 3 |
| SPAN 412 | Spanish for Bilingual Education II | 3 |
This endorsement must be attached to an Elementary, Secondary or K-12 Teaching License. To be endorsed to teach Spanish K-12, students have to pass the Spanish PLACE exam.
NOTE: Students must earn a grade of "C" or better (GPA 2.0 or above) for all Spanish courses in the endorsement. Courses with the SPAN prefix are taught in Spanish.