Bilingual Education Minor

Major and Minor Requirements

A minimum grade of C (2.0) in SPAN 301  is required as a prerequisite for any concentration in Spanish. Programs for students wishing to major or minor in Spanish are worked out individually with the appropriate departmental advisor.

C. Slagter, D. TenHuisen, and D. Zandstra are the Spanish secondary education advisors. M. Pyper, S. Lamanna, and M. Rodríguez are the Spanish elementary education advisors. M. Pyper advises the bilingual and ESL minors.

Program Requirements

• SPAN 310 - Hispanic Culture in the United States
• SPAN 340 - Spanish Phonology and Dialectology
• ENGL 372 - Sociolinguistics and Issues in Language Education
• ENGL 375 - Grammar for Teachers of ESL
• IDIS 205 - Societal Structures and Education
• IDIS 301 - Introduction to Bilingual and ESL Education
• EDUC 303 - Curriculum and Instruction: Practicum

Total Semester Hours: at least 21

Note: The Bilingual Education minor must be combined with a Spanish major; IDIS 301  is best taken concurrently with EDUC 303 .