Hispanic Studies Major - Secondary Education
40 credits required1
1 additional required courses for Secondary Education (see education website)
In order to ensure a well-balanced program, no student may apply more than 12 credits towards the major in any one semester, whether on campus or abroad. No more than 8 credits for upper division courses transferred from another U.S. institution can be applied to the major.
Courses in literature in translation may not be counted toward a major or minor.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HISP 230 | Spanish for Success | 4 |
| 2 from the following (or other HISP 27@) | 8 | |
| Speaking and Writing About: Human Rights in Latin America | ||
| Speaking and Writing about: People and Ideas on the Move | ||
| Speaking and Writing about: Media Literacy | ||
| 1 HISP Literature course 1 | 4 | |
| 1 HISP Linguistics course 1 | 4 | |
| 1 Culture course 1 | 4 | |
| HISP (300-Level) courses | 12-14 | |
| Study Abroad Program 2 | ||
| Total Hours | 36-38 | |
- 1
Must be HISP 320 or higher.
- 2
All majors are required to study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country. Students who are unable, for whatever reason, to participate in a semester-long study abroad program or an embedded program, can fulfill this requirement through an internship only with the approval of the department chair
Additional Requirements:
General Education Requirements:
All undergraduate students must complete the requirements of the Integrations Curriculum (IC) which is designed to ensure all of our students receive a liberal arts education. Please review details of the Integrations Curriculum requirements here.
Graduation Requirements:
In addition to the Integrations Curriculum, all undergraduate students must meet the following minimum degree requirements to earn their degree from CSB and SJU.
Credits: 124 total credits, 40 of which must be from upper division coursework
GPA: 2.0 or higher*
Residency: At least 24 of your last 32 credits must be completed at CSB/SJU
Please visit Graduation under the Academic Policies and Regulations portion of the catalog for additional details regarding degree requirements.
* Cumulative GPA as well as major(s)/minor(s) GPA. Please note some majors/minors may require a higher GPA to earn their degree.
Four Year Plan
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| INTG 105 | College Success | 1 |
| INTG 100 | Foundations | 4 |
| HISP 211 | Intermediate Spanish | 4 |
| EDUC 111 | Introduction to Teaching and Learning in a Diverse World | 4 |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| HISP 230 | Spanish for Success | 4 |
| EDUC 203 | Development, Learning, and Mental Health in Childhood and Adolescence | 4 |
| THEO 100 | Theological Explorations | 4 |
| Elective | 4 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| EDUC 213 | Clinical Experience for K-12/5-12 Majors | 2 |
| EDUC 379A | Educational Psychology: Myths Versus Science | 4 |
| Way of Thinking | 4 | |
| Theme - Truth Encounter | 4 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| HISP 3@@ | 4 | |
| HISTP 27@ (Topics course) | 4 | |
| Theme - Truth Encounter | 4 | |
| EDUC 305 | Human Exceptionalities: School, Home, and Community | 1 |
| EDUC 352 | Teaching Reading in the Middle/Secondary Classroom | 2 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| Study Abroad in Argentina | ||
| HISP 3@@ | 3 | |
| HISP 3@@ | 3 | |
| HISP 3@@ | 3 | |
| Study Abroad Sem | 4 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| HISP 3@@ | 4 | |
| HISP 3@@ | 4 | |
| EDUC 390 | Ethics in Human Relations | 4 |
| INTG 300 | Learning Integrations | 4 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| HISP 350 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | 4 |
| HISTP 36@ (Topics course) | 4 | |
| EDUC 341 | World Language Pedagogy K-12 | 4 |
| EDUC 359 | Issues in Education K-12 | 1 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDUC 360 | Student Teaching K-6 | 16 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |