General Catalog 2025-2026

Teaching of English as a Second Language - Level K-12 (BA)

The Aguadilla, Arecibo, Metropolitan, Ponce and San Germán campuses are authorized to offer this Program.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in the Teaching of English as a Second Language - Level K-12

General Education Requirements 48 credits
Core Course Requirements 40 credits
Major Requirements 30 credits
Elective Courses 3 credits
Total 121 credits

Education Requirements - 48 credits

Forty-eight (48) credits of General Education Requirements are required for this Program as described in the General Education Requirements for Baccalaureate section of this catalog. In the Basic Mathematics Skills category, students must take the course GEMA 1000 Quantitative Reasoning.

Core Course Requirements - 40 credits

EDUC 2000Experience in the Educational Field

3

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 3015Clinical Experiences in The Educational Scenario I

2

EDUC 3016Distance and Virtual Teaching

2

EDUC 3026Special Education for Intervention in the Regular Stream

2

EDUC 4011Evaluation and Assessment

3

EDUC 4013Clinical Experiences in the Educational Scenario II

4

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 - 30 credits

ENGL 3007Advanced Writing

3

ENGL 3073Introduction to Linguistics

3

ENGL 3310Public Speaking

3

ENGL 3320Fundamental Structures of Grammar

3

ENGL 3325Fundamentals of Phonetics

3

ENGL 3330Comparative Analysis of English and Spanish

3

ENGL 3400Literature for Young Adults

3

ENGL 3440Children’s Literature

3

ENGL 4073Acquisition of English as a Second Language

3

EDUC 3345English Curriculum, Teaching and Assessment (K-12)

3