Spanish, B.A. and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) PreK-12, M.S.

Bachelor of Arts in Spanish

General Liberal Arts and Science
General Education Requirements	60 credits
Spanish and TESOL
Undergraduate Courses	30 credits
Open Electives	15 credits
TESOL Graduate Courses	15 credits
Completed for B.A. degree
Total	120 credits

Master of Science in TESOL, PreK-12

Course work completed during B.A. degree	15 credits
Course work completed during M.S. degree	21 credits
Total	36 credits
Total combined B.A. and M.S.	141 credits

New York State requires completion of the following undergraduate Prerequisites for students seeking the TESOL, PreK-12 Certification, which will fulfill part of the General Education requirements:

Mathematical Processes	6 credits
Scientific Processes*	6 credits
Historical and Social Sciences*	6 credits
Information Retrieval	3 credits
Communications/Humanities/Written Analysis and Expression	3 credits
Artistic Expression	3 credits
Language other than English	12 credits

A course in Child Development is required. PSYN 254 is acceptable.
*Coursework in Environmental Science, Evolution, Nutrition or Plants and People is not acceptable for teacher certification requirements.

The TESOL graduate courses that must be completed for the B.A. degree are the following:

EDUC 501- Education in Today’s Schools
EDUC 505- Teaching English as a Second Language
EDUC 504- Cultural Perspectives and the Teaching Learning Process
EDUC 506- Educational Evaluation and Assessment from Early Childhood through Adolescence
EDUC 507- Approaches to Literacy in Early Childhood through Adolescence

The above 15 credits are taken as an undergraduate student as part of the B.A. degree program. The remaining 21 credits are taken as a graduate student after receiving the B.A. degree and after meeting the admission requirement for acceptance into the M.S. degree program. Please see the Graduate Catalog for course descriptions of the above courses and for specific requirements for the M.S. degree.