General Catalog 2025-2026

Secondary Education in Spanish (BA)

The Aguadilla, Arecibo, Barranquitas, and San Germán campuses are authorized to offer this Program. The Arecibo Campus is also authorized to offer this Program through online education.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Secondary Education in Spanish

General Education Requirements 51 credits
Core Course Requirements 41 credits
Major Requirements 37 credits
Elective Courses 3 credits
Total 132 credits

General Education Requirements - 51 credits

Fifty-one (51) credits are required in General Education for this Program. In addition to GEHS 2010, students will take GEHS 4020 and 4030 in the Historic and Social Context category. Students will take courses GEPE 4040 and GEPE 3010 or 3020 to fulfill the six credits required in the Philosophical and Aesthetic Thought category.

Core Course Requirements - 41 credits

EDUC 1080Field Experiences in The Educational Scenario I

1

EDUC 2021History and Philosophy of Education

3

EDUC 2022Society and Education

3

EDUC 2031Developmental Psychology

3

EDUC 2032Learning Psychology

3

EDUC 2060Integration of Technology in Education

2

EDUC 2870The Exceptional Student Population

4

EDUC 2890Field Experiences in The Educational Scenarios Ii

2

EDUC 3013Teaching Strategies

2

EDUC 3015Clinical Experiences in The Educational Scenario I

2

EDUC 4011Evaluation and Assessment

3

EDUC 4012Classroom Research

2

EDUC 4013Clinical Experiences in the Educational Scenario II

4

EDUC 4050Curriculum Design

2

EDUC 4551Integration of Basic Knowledge and Communication Skills

1

EDUC 4552Integration of Professional Skills

1

HIST 3010Historical Process of the United States of America

3

Major Requirements - 37 credits

Students of the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Secondary Education in Spanish must pass courses SPAN 2541 and SPAN 2542 with a minimum grade of B. The remaining major courses must be passed with a minimum grade of C.

SPAN 2541Advanced Grammar I

3

SPAN 2542Advanced Grammar II

3

SPAN 3000Linguistics

3

SPAN 3020Writing Workshop

3

SPAN 3021Spanish Literature I

3

SPAN 3022Spanish Literature II

3

SPAN 3071Spanish-American Literature I

3

SPAN 3072Spanish-American Literature II

3

SPAN 3211Puerto Rican Literature I

3

SPAN 3212Puerto Rican Literature II

3

SPAN 4010Reading Workshop

3

EDUC 4035Methodology of Teaching the Maternal Language and Literature

4