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Modern Languages B.A. Concentration in Spanish Education - 4 Year Degree Plan

2025-2026

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Lamar University's Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages/Spanish with a teaching certification is for students wanting to teach Spanish in grades 7-12. This degree plan is similar to the B.A. in Modern Languages/Spanish program except that education coursework is introduced in the student's third and fourth year to prepare them to be a professional educator.

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NOTE: Degree plans may change over a four-year period. This may not be the most current list of course requirements for your program. It is always advised that you check Degree Audit in Banner Self-Serv or your advisor for the most up-to-date degree requirements and to track your progress toward a degree.Visit the for information about course equivalency and degree applicability of transfer credit on a statewide basis. 

FIRST     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
SPAN 1311 Beginning Spanish I 3 ______ SPAN 1312 Beginning Spanish II 3 ______
ENGL 1301 Composition I 3 ______ ENGL 1302 Composition II 3 ______
MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics I 3 ______ MATH 1342 Elementary Statistical Methods 3 ______
Creative Arts 3 ______ PHIL 1370
or PHIL 2306
Philosophy of Knowledge
or Ethics
 3 ______
Social and Behavioral Sciences 3 ______ Language, Philosophy and Culture 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______
SECOND   YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
SPAN 2311 Intermediate Spanish I 3 ______ SPAN 2312 Intermediate Spanish II 3 ______
ENGL 3326 Advanced Expository Writing 3 ______ EDUC 2310 Introduction to Teacher Education 3 ______
HIST 1301 U.S. History I 1763-1877 3 ______ HIST 1302 U.S. History II since 1877 3 ______
Life and Physical Science 3 ______ Life and Physical Science 3 ______
POLS 2301 Intro to American Government I 3 ______ POLS 2302 Intro/American Government II 3 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______
THIRD     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
SPAN 3300 Spanish Conversation 3 ______ SPAN 3310 Advanced Grammar and Composition 3 ______
Electives SPAN 3000-4000 3 ______ Electives SPAN 3000-4000 6 ______
ENGL 3332 World Lit After 1600 3 ______ READ 3326 Content Area Reading 3 ______
EDUC 3330 Understanding English Learners 3 ______ Electives 3 ______
Electives 3 ______ ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______
FOURTH     YEAR
Fall Hours Grade Spring Hours Grade
SPAN 4380 Adv Conversation TOPT 3 ______ SPAN 3320
or SPAN 3330
Culture/Civilization of Spain
or Culture and Civilization of Latin America
 3 ______
Electives SPAN 3000-4000 6 ______ Electives - SPAN 3000-4000 3 ______
EDUC 3380 Secondary Curriculum and Methodology 3 ______ SPAN 4360
or SPAN 4370
Teaching Methods
or Special Topics
 3 ______
EDUC 4340 Managing Early Childhood Classroom Environment 3 ______ EDUC 4630 Student Teaching Special 6 ______
  Hours 15 ______   Hours 15 ______