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Help Young People See a Big World

World Languages & Cultures Education (K-12)

Our World Languages & Cultures Education (K-12)

Learning a language offers a way to understand the diverse world in which we live and the people who live in it. Spanish K-12 teachers will work with students on how to speak, read and write Spanish. In addition, world language teachers help their learners understand the cultures in which these languages are spoken, facilitating their transformation into global citizens.

Where you'll learn:

Online and on campus in St. Paul

When to start:

Year round

Coursework for Licensure

Below is the coursework needed to fulfill licensure requirements in Minnesota. You may have completed some of these requirements as an undergraduate. Our admissions team will help you to determine which requirements if any are met via the transcript review process.

Credits for license and MA: 34+

Required courses for the license:
TEGR 510 Education: Issues and Policies
TEGR 512 Diversity and Cultural Competence
TEGR 530 Psychology for Teaching and Learning
TEGR 532 Field Experience II: Learning & Teaching
TEGR 547 Field Experience III: Curriculum & Instruction
TEGR 580 Curriculum & Instruction: (K-12) World Language & Culture
TEGR 585 Reading for the 5-12 Teacher
CIED 551 Learning Design with Technology
TEGR 660 Clinical Practice & Seminar: Student Teaching*
World Language and Culture Licensure Requirements (if not taken as undergraduate)
CIED 670 Assessment for Learning

*Candidates must earn a major in Spanish and must successfully complete an Oral Proficiency Interview (ACTFL) prior to Clinical Practice.


The courses listed fulfill the content course requirements in the undergraduate program for licensure in K-12 Spanish. Graduate students must hold a major in Spanish with course equivalencies/credit minimums in the three categories designated.

Spanish
32 credits SPAN 300 and above including:
SPAN 300 Oral and Written Spanish
SPAN 301 Adv Written Language and Culture
SPAN 305 Spanish Oral Expression and Culture
SPAN 335 Intro to Spanish Literature
SPAN 315 Hispanic Linguistics
SPAN 331 OR 332 Spanish Culture and Civilization OR Latin American Culture and Civilization
PLUS: SPAN electives to complete major


TEGR 580 C&I (K-12) World Language *offered Fall only
TEGR 547 Field Experience III - taken with TEGR 580
TEGR 585 Reading for the 5-12 Teacher
TEGR 660 Clinical Practice & Seminar
CIED 551 Learning Design with Technology