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Requirements for the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Advanced Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultural Studies

The Department of Romance Languages offers a 15-hour Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Advanced Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultural Studies.  The certificate is designed for professionals who may have a bachelor’s degree in a field other than Spanish but who are able to demonstrate strong intermediate-level language skills in Spanish (equivalent to having completed a minimum of 21 undergraduate semester hours above the 204 level).  Specific goals of the certificate program are: 1) to increase students’ language skills in Spanish to a high level; 2) to prepare qualified candidates for cross-cultural professions; and 3) to prepare community college, four-year college or university instructors who, according to accreditation guidelines, must have at least 18 hours of graduate credit in order to teach Spanish (and would thus need to take one additional course beyond the certificate).

Admissions Requirements

Applicants seeking admission to the graduate certificate program must hold a bachelor’s degree from a recognized accredited college or university and must have obtained satisfactory undergraduate academic standing: “B” average (3.0 GPA) or better in the undergraduate major and in any upper-level coursework in Spanish.  For admission, a minimum of “intermediate high” proficiency in Spanish must be demonstrated by appropriate coursework, by a personal interview with the faculty, or by an officially recognized testing procedure such as that of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).  All applicants are required to submit the following to The Graduate School:

1. a completed application form
2. a nonrefundable application fee
3. two official transcripts of academic records from every college and university previously attended
4. three letters of recommendation
5. satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), taken within  the last five years
   

All applicants are required to submit the following to the Director of Graduate Study in Spanish at the Department of Romance Languages:

1. a 500-word essay in Spanish describing the applicant’s professional goals and motivation for pursuing graduate work in the certificate
   
2. a 3- to 5-minute unscripted tape in Spanish in which the applicant introduces her/himself and describes her/his academic or equivalent preparation to pursue advanced proficiency in Spanish
3. a 5- to 10-page sample of professional or academic analytical writing in English or Spanish

Selection of Courses

The certificate program consists of 15 hours of courses selected from the following list.  At least one half the work credited toward the certificate must be in 600-level courses.

SPA 516	Introduction to Spanish Syntax (3)
SPA 532	Spanish Culture and Civilization (3)
SPA 534	Spanish American Culture and Civilization (3)
SPA 535	U.S. Latino/-a Cultural Studies (3)
SPA 562	Studies in Film Genre (3)
SPA 605	Seminar in Hispanic Linguistics (3) [may be repeated for credit when topic varies]
SPA 610	History of the Spanish Language (3)
SPA 693	Special Topics in Spanish Language and/or Literature (3) [Topic:  Advanced Grammar Review*]
SPA 693	Special Topics in Spanish Language and/or Literature (3) [Topic:  Advanced Phonetics*]
SPA 695	Directed Study (3)
ROM 600	Methods of Teaching Romance Languages (3)

*not accepted for transfer to the M.A. Plan of Study in Spanish or to the M.Ed. Plan of Study in CUI with a concentration in Spanish

Additional Information

Students must obtain a minimum grade point average of 3.0 in all certificate courses.  No more than 3 semester hours of C+ or C will count towards the certificate.  An interview conducted in Spanish by graduate faculty will be required of all students upon completion of the certificate.  Students who enroll in the certificate as a credential for college-level teaching are required to take ROM 600.

Page updated: 30-Sep-2008

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