The 3+2 Secondary and K-12 Licensure Program allows students to complete a B.A. in their academic major with an emphasis in Secondary and K-12 Licensure and a Master of Arts in Education in five years. Students apply to the program by December of their junior year. MUS majors interested in the program need to set up an individualized plan with their MUS and EDUC advisors. To be accepted into the 3+2 Program, each student must:
- Provide letters of recommendation from at least one Education Department faculty member and one faculty member from the student's major
- Prove content, as defined by the Colorado Department of Education
- Be accepted into Western's Teacher Licensure Program
- Successfully complete EDUC 340 (by Spring of junior year)
- Be on track to complete all coursework required within the academic major
Upon satisfactory completion of these requirements, students will be designated as "MAED candidates with provisional acceptance." Upon completion of the final undergraduate credits for the Western B.A., students will be designated as "MAED degree-seeking students." Students who have completed all other requirements of the 3+2 Secondary and K-12 Licensure Degree Program and all Western undergraduate requirements, yet choose to leave the MAED program before Year Five, will still have completed the BA in Secondary and K-12 Licensure, have earned 120 credits necessary for a Western undergraduate degree, and be eligible to apply for initial teacher licensure .
Program Requirements
Students interested in pursuing this comprehensive program should consult with the Teacher Education Program advisor in addition to the advisor in their major as soon as possible.
A minimum of 36 credits is required including the 15-credit Spanish Core.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish Core | ||
| SPAN 201 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
| SPAN 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
| SPAN 270 | Spanish Conversation and Composition | 3 |
| SPAN 350 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | 3 |
| SPAN 385 | Introduction to Hispanic Literature | 3 |
| Total Credits | 15 | |
A maximum of nine credits earned from independent study and/or foreign travel may be applied to the major. Students who desire foreign language credit for foreign study and/ or exchange programs must have prior approval from the Department of Communication Arts, Languages, and Literature. Spanish credit for foreign study will be granted only to students who participate in formal study abroad programs sponsored by institutions accredited in the United States.
In addition, the student must fulfill the requirements of the Secondary Licensure 3+2 Program (see description under Education), and the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SPAN 341 | Latin American Civilization and Culture | 3 |
| SPAN 366 | METH TEACHING FOREIGN LANG | 3 |
| SPAN 370 | Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition | 3 |
| SPAN 494 | Capstone Experience | 3 |
| Two of the following Linguistics Classes: | 6 | |
| Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation | ||
| Syntax and Morphology of Spanish | ||
| Spanish in the U.S. | ||
| One of the following Literature Classes: | 3 | |
| Hispanic Literature | ||
| Hispanic Literature Through Film | ||
| U.S. Latino Literature | ||
| Hispanic Literature, Contemporary Authors | ||
| Total Credits | 21 | |
Graduation Requirements
Undergraduate programs require a minimum of 120 semester credits for graduation. Of those 120 credits, 40 credits must be in upper-division courses (those marked 300 and above). Fifteen of these 40 upper-division credits must be earned in courses that are part of the standard or comprehensive major program being pursued.
Students are expected to review all graduation requirements, which can be found in the Western Undergraduate Catalog: Graduation Requirements.
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| EDUC 000 | Education Gateway Course | 0 |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| Essential Skills | MATH | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Social Sciences | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Natural Sciences w/lab | 4 |
| HWTR 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| SPAN 201 | Intermediate Spanish I | 3 |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Spring | ||
| SPAN 202 | Intermediate Spanish II | 3 |
| ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| Elective | Elective | 4 |
| Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Social Sciences | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Social Sciences | 3 |
| SPAN 270 | Spanish Conversation and Composition | 3 |
| SPAN 350 | Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| SPAN 370 | Advanced Spanish Conversation and Composition | 3 |
| SPAN | Linguistic elective | 3 |
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Natural Sciences w/lab | 4 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| EDUC 340 | Application of Pedagogy and Practice | 3 |
| Elective | Elective | 3 |
| SPAN 385 | Introduction to Hispanic Literature | 3 |
| SPAN 366 | METH TEACHING FOREIGN LANG | 3 |
| SPAN 341 | Latin American Civilization and Culture | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| Elective | Elective | 6 |
| SPAN 494 | Capstone Experience | 3 |
| SPAN | Linguistic elective | 3 |
| SPAN | Literature elective | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| EDUC 403 | INSTRTN&ASMT IN CONTENT AREA | 3 |
| EDUC 405 | Data-driven Instructional Practices | 3 |
| EDUC 604 | Learning Environments | 3 |
| EDUC 606 | Reading and Writing Across the Content Areas | 3 |
| EDUC 609 | Secondary Student Teaching | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| EDUC 607 | Rethinking Learning in the 21st Century | 3 |
| EDUC 609 | Secondary Student Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 624 | Managing to Differentiate | 3 |
| EDUC 629 | Inclusion and English Learners | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Total Credits | 121 | |