Spanish, BA

Program Codes: SPANAH; SPAN+SSCH (Spanish, BA w/Spanish Education PK-12 Education Certificate)

The Spanish BA program offers a varied curriculum to provide not only basic language instruction in Spanish, but also the more advanced competencies needed by language specialists and students hoping to take advantage of an international study experience. Those preparing to teach the language can pursue the Spanish Education PK-12 Certificate while they complete the Spanish BA.

Students majoring in Spanish will acquire proficiency in all phases of the language and enter more deeply into the history, culture, and literature of Spanish-speaking countries. Spanish majors generally find employment in government work, librarianship, journalism and public relations, foreign trade, airlines, tourism, business, criminology, and teaching. Students choosing careers as secondary school teachers will find the close supervision and advanced methodology offered by the department a distinct asset.

Placement

Students with previous Spanish study in high school will be placed into the appropriate course levels by means of a written departmental exam, administered before the beginning of the semester. In addition, students judged to be native or heritage speakers (either through the written placement exam or by classroom instructors), will have their speaking proficiency assessed by an oral proficiency tester in the Department of Foreign Languages who is currently certified by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Students who receive an advisory oral proficiency rating of Advanced Low level on the oral proficiency scale developed by ACTFL will not be permitted to enroll in SPAN 101 , SPAN 102 , SPAN 201 , or SPAN 220 . Students who receive an advisory oral proficiency rating of Advanced-Mid level or higher will not be permitted to enroll in SPAN 101 , SPAN 102 , SPAN 201 , SPAN 220 , SPAN 350 , or SPAN 450 . Students who are rated in the advanced range are encouraged to seek course credit for their oral proficiency levels by applying through the American Council on Education (ACE) Credit Recommendation Service in conjunction with Language Testing International (LTI) (see next section). In the case of Spanish majors and minors who place out of the courses listed as a result of having the advanced-level oral proficiency and choose NOT to pursue ACE credits, SPAN 201 will be waived (no credits granted), and students will need to seek other Spanish classes in place of the required SPAN 220 and SPAN 350 courses.

Course Credit for Oral Proficiency Levels

Students may receive course credit for their oral and written proficiency levels in Spanish through the American Council on Education (ACE) Credit Recommendation Service and Language Testing International (LTI), the assessment vetting agency for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Students MUST complete all steps for earning ACE credits prior to completing their first Spanish course at IUP.

Students may receive the following course credits in Spanish at IUP by first taking the Departmental Placement Exam and being recommended to pursue ACE credits. Upon recommendation, students may

take an ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) or OPIc (Oral Proficiency Interview by Computer) and/or
take an ACTFL Writing Proficiency Test (WPT).

To begin the process, students in Spanish must contact Dr. Marjorie Zambrano-Paff (mzambran@iup.edu) or Dr. Christina Huhn (huhn@iup.edu) in the Department of Foreign Languages. There is a fee for the OPI, OPIc, and WPT.

ACTFL Rating	ACE Credit Recommendations - OPI	IUP Spanish Course Equivalencies - OPI	ACE Credit Recommendations - WPT	IUP Spanish Course equivalencies - WPT
Intermediate-Mid	6 lower-division credits	2 courses: SPAN 101 – 201, depending on placement on departmental exam	6 lower-division credits	2 courses: SPAN 101 – 201, depending on placement on departmental exam
Intermediate High/Advanced Low	9 lower-division credits	3 courses: SPAN 101 – 220, depending on placement on departmental exam	6 lower-division credits PLUS 2 upper-division credits	3 courses: SPAN 101 – 230, depending on placement on departmental exam
Advanced Mid	6 lower-division credits PLUS 3 upper-division credits	3 courses: SPAN 201, 220 and 350, depending on placement on departmental exam	6 lower-division credits PLUS 3 upper-division credits	3 courses: SPAN 201, 230 PLUS 330 OR 3XX, depending on placement on departmental exam
Advanced High/Superior	6 lower-division credits PLUS 6 upper-division credits	4 courses: SPAN 201 220, 350, and 450, depending on placement on departmental exam	6 lower-division credits 6 upper-division credits	4 courses: SPAN 201, 230, 330 AND 3XX, depending on placement on departmental exam

Study Abroad

Study Abroad:The university has established study-abroad centers in Spain and Mexico. The program in Valladolid, Spain, is a spring-semester-only program, whereas the one in Mexico is a summer program. All majors are required to participate in study abroad; nonmajors are also accepted into these programs. The 18 credits in Spain and 6 credits in Mexico are applicable, all or in part, to a major, minor, or certificate in Spanish. Students interested in more information should contact the department.

Liberal Studies:46-48

As outlined in the Liberal Studies Requirements with the following specifications:

Mathematics: 3

Social Science: 9

ANTH 110 - Contemporary Anthropology Credits: 3 (1)
PSYC 101 - General Psychology Credits: 3 (1)
One additional LS Social Science course with any prefix, except ANTH and PSYC.

Liberal Studies Electives: 6 (2)

One LS Elective MATH course. (2)
One additional LS Elective with any prefix, except MATH or SPAN.

Major: 30

Study Abroad (3)

Required Courses:

SPAN 201 - Intermediate Spanish Language and Culture Credits: 3
SPAN 220 - Intermediate Spanish Conversation Credits: 3
SPAN 230 - Intermediate Spanish Composition and Grammar Credits: 3
SPAN 240 - Intermediate Spanish Reading Comprehension Credits: 3
SPAN 330 - Advanced Spanish Composition and Grammar Credits: 3
SPAN 345 - Topics in Hispanic Cultures Credits: 3
SPAN 350 - Advanced Spanish Conversation Credits: 3
SPAN 360 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature Credits: 3

Controlled Electives (4):

Any two courses from those numbered 400-454 Credits: 6 (5)

Spanish Education PK-12 Certificate Option: 34 (6)

Please refer to the Spanish Education PK-12 Certificate for the list of detailed requirements.

Free Electives: 8-44

Total Degree Requirements: 120

Only students pursuing the PK-12 Spanish Education Certificate must take this course, and the exception only applies to them.
Only students pursuing the PK-12 Spanish Education Certificate must take a second math course (101 or higher). MATH 217 - Probability and Statistics is highly recommended for students pursuing this certificate. Students not pursuing this certificate must take two LS Electives with any prefix except SPAN.
Students must successfully complete a program of language study in a Spanish-speaking country. This program must, as a minimum, last four weeks and carry 3 or more credits extending beyond the intermediate level. Students may fulfill this requirement by participating in any of the programs primarily administrated by faculty of IUP’s Department of Foreign Languages. Students wishing to fulfill this requirement through any other study abroad program must obtain prior approval from the department chair. Requests for exemptions to this requirement must be initiated by the student in writing and submitted to the department chair.
Courses with a prefix other than SPAN taken to meet these requirements must be approved by the department chair.
Students pursuing the PK-12 Spanish Education Certificate must take SPAN 454 - Spanish in Four Dimensions.
Students pursuing this certificate must meet all requirements for the Spanish BA with specified Liberal Studies requirements. They take the Pre-professional and Professional sequences as part of their free electives. They must also meet these requirements for the certificate: the Mid-program Review, Admission to Student Teaching, and the Three-Step Process.

SLOs

All outcomes implicitly begin with the statement “Students will be able to:”
#	Program Outcome Content knowledge, professional skill or other competency obtained from program	Indicator How the outcome will be assessed	Course(s) Where the outcome will be assessed	Category A-Knowledge B-Skills C-Capabilities
1	engage in interpersonal communication in Spanish in oral and written form in present, past, and future time frames, using connected paragraph-length discourse.	Course outcomes (scoring rubrics in Live Text)	Through assignments and key assessments in required courses, such as SPAN 220 and 350, both conversation courses.	B, C
2	engage in presentational communication in Spanish in oral and written form in present, past, and future time frames, using connected paragraph-length discourse.	Course outcomes (scoring rubrics in Live Text)	Through assignments and key assessments in required conversation courses, such as SPAN 220, 350; and composition courses, such as SPAN 230 and 330.	B, C
3	demonstrate cultural competence by successfully completing a study abroad program.	Inherent to work in study abroad programs.	Through experiences and assignments throughout the study abroad program.	B, C
4	recognize the interrelationships of cultural products and practices to perspectives in the Spanish-speaking world	Course outcomes (scoring rubrics in Live Text)	Through assignments and key assessments in required culture courses, such as SPAN 345.	A