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Spanish/TESOL and World Language Education - A.B., B.S.Ed.

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Degree Requirements

Entrance Requirements for the Major

General Education Core Curriculum
(Selected with the advice of an academic advisor)
Areas I II III IV V
Area VI
Major Requirements
College-wide Requirements must be satisfied in order to graduate with this major
TOTAL DEGREE HOURS 126 hours
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I. Foundation Courses (9 hours)
ENGL 1101 or ENGL 1101E or ENGL 1101S 
ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1103 or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H  
MATH 1101 or MATH 1113 or MATH 1113E or MATH 2200 or MATH 2250 or MATH 2250E or MATH 2300H or MATH 2400 or MATH 2400H or MATH 2410 or MATH 2410H or STAT 2000 or STAT 2000E
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II. Sciences (7-8 hours)

At least one of the physical science or life science courses must include a laboratory.
Physical Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s): Please consider the Franklin College's Physical Sciences requirement when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy the Franklin College requirement. 
Life Sciences (3-4 hours)
Preferred Course(s): Please consider the Franklin College's Biological Sciences requirement when selecting courses from the Core Curriculum. Some courses approved for the core curriculum do not satisfy the Franklin College requirement. 

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III. Quantitative Reasoning (3-4 hours)

No preferred courses for this area. See Core Curriculum view.

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IV. World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts (12 hours)

Note: Course credit received as a result of a score on a departmental foreign language placement test will not satisfy the General Education Core Curriculum requirements in Area IV, World Languages and Global Culture, Humanities and the Arts.
World Languages and Global Culture (9 hours)
Preferred Course(s):

Humanities and the Arts (3 hours)
Preferred Course(s): One course in Fine and Performing Arts, or Philosophy, or Religion.
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V. Social Sciences (9 hours)

  • Students who have not met the Georgia and U.S. Constitution requirement by examination should enroll in POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H.
  • A passing grade on an examination on the history of the United States and Georgia is required to satisfy the United States and Georgia History Requirement for all persons receiving a baccalaureate degree from the University, unless exempted by one of the following courses: HIST 2111, HIST 2111E, HIST 2111H, HIST 2112, HIST 2112E, HIST 2112H, HIST 3080H. Examinations are given at University Testing Services. Reexamination is permitted. Contact University Testing Services at (706) 542-3183 for information.
Preferred Course(s): HIST 2111 or HIST 2111H or HIST 2112 or HIST 2112H and POLS 1101 or POLS 1101H

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Area VI
EDUC 2120
EDUC(EPSY) 2130 or EPSY 2130H
LING 2100 or LING 2100H or ROML 2150 or SPAN 2150 
ROML 2550 or SPAN 2550

Preferred courses specified in Core are required to satisfy this dual degree program. Required courses not taken as part of the Core must be satisfied in addition to the degree requirements listed below.

*Beginning July 1, 2019, all teacher education candidates must have a grade of B or higher in the exceptional children course requirements for certification.  

If any of the courses in Area VI have been used to satisfy Areas II-V of the Core Curriculum, General Electives may be taken here. (Refer to College-wide requirements when selecting General Electives) 
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Entrance Requirements
  • Core Areas I-VI must be completed or in progress.
  • Overall GPA of 3.0.
  • Submission of a resume that documents experiences working with young children ages 4-18; work experience that is relevant to a career in teaching; experiences related to ESOL and/or world language study and teaching; special skills and abilities relevant for a career in teaching ESOL and/or world languages.
  • Two references - one reference should come from someone who is able to speak of the applicant's ability to work with children ages 4-18 and the second reference should come from someone who is able to speak of the applicant's proficiency in the language and culture in which they plan to become certified.  
  • Submission of a statement of purpose                  
World Language Education Application: https://coe.uga.edu/academics/degrees/bsed/world-language-education/apply 

All teacher education candidates are required to have a GaPSC pre-service certificate prior to beginning field experience. Click on the link for the Pre-Service Requirements and instructions: https://coe.uga.edu/pre-service

For teacher certification completion, see below. 
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Major Requirements
A baccalaureate degree program must require at least 21 semester hours of upper division courses in the major field and at least 39 semester hours of upper division work overall.
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Required Courses (60 hours)
A grade of "C" (2.0) or better is required for all major courses.  

Major Requirements (36 hours) 
LLED 4530/6530 
LLED 4531/6531 
LLED 5040E/7040E
LLED 5530E/7530E 
LLED 5540/7540
LLED 5550  
LLED 5560 (12 hours)
LLED 5570/7570
LLED 5730E/7730E 

Spanish Education (27 hours) 
SPAN 2002
SPAN 3010 or SPAN 3010H or SPAN 3011 
SPAN 3020 or SPAN 3020H or SPAN 3021
SPAN 3030 or SPAN 3030E or SPAN 3030H 
SPAN(LING) 3050 or SPAN(LING) 3050E 
Four 4000-level SPAN courses* 

*SPAN 4081 or SPAN 4082 satisfies one Fine Arts/Philosophy/Religion requirement for Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.


Program Completion Requirements for Teacher Certification:
To be considered a UGA program completer and to be eligible for an Induction Certificate in an initial educator preparation program, you must complete the following assessments:
  • Child Abuse and FERPA Trainings (CA-FERPA)
  • Dyslexia Trainings
  • Passing score on Dispositions
  • Passing score on Intern Keys
  • Passing score on Program Key Assessments (PKAs)
  • Completion of MFECOE Exit Survey
  • Attendance of certification session
  • MFECOE Ethics Training Assessment
  • MFECOE Professional Ethics and Conduct Agreement (PECA Contract)
  • GaPSC Grade Bands Requirement Met
  • GACE Content Assessment (Certification Requirement)
  • OPI/OPIc - TESOL & World Language Education Only (Certification Requirement)
  • GaPSC Educator Ethics Assessment - 360 (Certification Requirement) 
For detailed information on the teacher certification requirements, visit https://coe.uga.edu/teacher-certification

Must meet all requirements with a minimum of 120 hours plus 1-hour P.E. 
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(This total does not include the 1-hour P.E. requirement)
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