Liberal Studies, 40 credits
General Education Requirements
Oral Proficiency Exam
Immersion Experience
Major Course Work
Minor Course Work
Content Examinations and Portfolio Requirements
Multicultural Education and Human Relations Requirement
Conflict Resolution Requirement
Professional Education Requirements—Secondary Major and Minor
Faculty Advisor: Professor Paul Toth, 144C Teacher Education Building, 263-4632, ptoth@wisc.edu
Secondary admission eligibility requirements: minimum 54 transferable college-level credits (junior standing); all but 6 credits of the major completed; minimum 2.50 cumulative grade point average in the major; completion of immersion experience, Pre-Professional Skills Test (PPST) taken and scores submitted; 2.5 cumulative grade point average on all transferable college-level course work.
Both the cumulative GPA and the cumulative GPA based on the last 60 credits will be calculated. The higher of the two will be used for program selection; see Last 60 Credits Rule. Admission is limited and may be competitive. See Secondary and World Language Education for additional information regarding the program's structure, requirements, admission procedures, and application deadlines.
Note: Admission criteria and program requirements may be modified from one admission period to the next. The most current program information is available in Education Academic Services, B117 Education Building, 608/262-1651; www.education.wisc.edu/eas . Students are encouraged to monitor the EAS Web site and confer regularly with an EAS advisor regarding changes.
Graduation requirements: 2.75 GPA overall, and 2.75 in each of the following: major, minor, upper-level major, and professional education course work (excluding practicum and student teaching). Degree candidates must meet senior and major residency requirements. Graduation grade point averages are based on UW-Madison course work and may be modified by the Last 60 Credits Rule. Certification also requires passing a content examination in the subject area(s) in which certification is sought and the development of a professional portfolio.
The liberal studies requirements combine academic strengths and interests with an opportunity to explore a wide selection of courses offered across campus. Students will complete course work in humanities, social studies, and science. Effective summer 2007, three additional requirements—ethnic studies, global perspectives, and U.S. or European history—will be required of all students in the School of Education. See Teacher Certification Liberal Studies Requirements for specific course work.
Effective summer, 1996, new freshmen must complete a group of campus-wide course requirements known as the General Education requirements. This initiative is designed to provide all UW-Madison students with a comprehensive, well-rounded program of studies. See General Education Requirements (GER).
This program already requires at least one course, Curric 305, that is also approved to meet the General Education Communication B requirement. The course can be used to meet both requirements.
Beginning fall 2007, students admitted to the WLE program must provide evidence of completion of an American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview administered by Language Testing International (LTI) prior to beginning their first student teaching experience (second semester of the professional sequence). The required proficiency level for student teaching is Intermediate High or above. Because it may take as long as three months to obtain results, students admitted to the program must schedule their OPIs no later than the end of their first month in the program (September). The results and official certificate must be reported by the end of the first semester (December). If verification of at least Intermediate High is not made at that time, students will be asked to postpone student teaching and take measures to improve their spoken language proficiency before continuing in the program.
Contact LTI to set up an Oral Proficiency Interview: LTI, 95 Church Street, Suite 310, White Plains, NY 10601, (800) 486-8444, (914) 948-5100, testing@languagetesting.com, http://www.languagetesting.com. Students are responsible for costs associated with the OPI. See the faculty program coordinator with questions about this requirement.
Participation in an intensive immersion experience is one of the most important and meaningful ways of developing competence in a language. In preparation for the proficiency exam, students seeking certification in this language must participate in an approved immersion experience which emphasizes prolonged and intensive interaction within the target language and culture.
Program applicants must complete and document a full-semester (or minimum four-month long ) immersion experience as a prerequisite to being admitted to the professional program. The immersion experience must be completed by July 15 preceding the program start. The experience must also have been completed no more than three years before this date.
An approved experience involves significant interaction and day-to-day functioning in the host language, including use of the target language on a daily basis such as in college-level courses, a training program, or a work experience. The immersion experience need not involve attendance in an academic program only, but may take some form such that the language of routine communication is the target language. Simply living with relatives or traveling as a tourist is not considered an immersion experience for the purposes of admission to this program. Most students choose to participate in a structured educational or exchange immersion program.
Students are encouraged to consult with the International Academic Programs (IAP) office in 252 Bascom Hall regarding campus-based study abroad programs. The Spanish and Portuguese Department in 1018 Van Hise also has information regarding programs in this language. UW-Madison semester-long programs do not need prior approval. Experiences through off-campus programs must have prior approval of the faculty program coordinator, Professor Paul Toth. To obtain prior experience approval, download the approval form from the EAS Web site (www.education.wisc.edu/eas), complete it, meet with the program coordinator, and obtain authorization. Bring two copies of the form to your meeting, get signatures on both, and leave one copy with the program coordinator.
Native speakers are normally considered to have fulfilled this requirement without further documentation, especially if they received their secondary education in an environment where the target language is the primary means of communication. Heritage speakers are usually considered to have fulfilled this requirement; such applicants must consult with the program coordinator regarding an exemption.
Minimum 35 credits, to include at least 18 advanced credits (300 and above). The credits required for program admission must be chosen from courses below. Students must complete at least 15 credits of upper-level major course work (numbered 220 and above) in residence on the UW-Madison campus. Students who took Spanish 204 before 6/1/99 may have different major requirements. Contact Education Academic Services to discuss possible modifications of these requirements.
Note: Spanish 223, 224 and 226 are prerequisites for most literature and civilization courses numbered 300 and above. Spanish 223, 224 and 226 may be taken concurrently. The courses listed below are Spanish department listings in the Timetable unless otherwise indicated.
Complete the following course work prior to beginning the major course work. These courses may be used to meet the liberal studies requirements and are prerequisites to all courses in the Spanish major.
101 First Year Spanish, 4 cr
102 Second Year Spanish, 4 cr
203 Third Semester Spanish, 4 cr
204 Fourth Semester Spanish, 4 cr
226 Intermediate Language Practice with Emphasis on Writing and Grammar, 3 cr
223 Introduction to Hispanic Cultures, 3 cr
224 Introduction to Hispanic Literatures, 3 cr
311 Advanced Language Practice, 3 cr, or 323 Advanced Language Practice with Emphasis on Expository Writing, 3 cr (319 Topics in Spanish Language Practice, 1 cr, also recommended)
320 Spanish Phonetics, 3 cr
322 Survey of Early Hispanic Literature, 3 cr
324 Survey of Modern Spanish Literature, 3 cr, or 326 Survey of Spanish American Literature, 3 cr
Select one from:
361 Spanish Civilization, 3-4 cr
363 Spanish American Civilization, 3-4 cr
3 credits of electives in Spanish Department literature 300 level or above
Additional credits, if necessary, to total 35.
Students are also encouraged to take Chicana/o and Latina/o studies courses, and history, sociology, anthropology, geography, or music courses related to Hispanic countries and cultures. Consult the Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program for a complete listing of related courses.
The Spanish minor requires a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75, based on all Spanish minor course work taken on the UW-Madison campus. The graduation grade point average may be modified by the Last 60 Credits Rule.
Students interested in completing a certification minor in Spanish must also complete a major in another certification subject area; it is not possible to be certified only in a minor area. Contact the program coordinator to discuss the feasibility of combining this minor with the major subject area—not all combinations may be possible. Interested students must apply and be admitted to the Spanish program; admission is limited and competitive. See Admission Procedures under Secondary and World Language Education. All students, whether completing their first degree or adding on a teaching minor to a prior certification, should expect to complete at least one methods course, practicum and student teaching experience in the minor to be recommended for certification; consult with the program coordinator. The oral proficiency exam and immersion experience discussed above are also required.
Students in Elementary Education may complete this minor as an "academic" minor only. Completion of this course work provides a depth of study in an academic discipline, but does not lead to certification to teach foreign language in the elementary school.
Contact Education Academic Services (EAS), B117 Education, for additional information regarding this minor. Applications to both Elementary and the Early Childhood through Adolescence program are on the EAS Web site, www.education.wisc.edu/eas, beginning October 1 and are due by March 1. (This deadline may change to February 1.)
Minimum of 26 credits. Prerequisite course work: Spanish 101-102, or equivalent. The courses listed below are Spanish unless otherwise indicated. Students who took Spanish 204 before 6/1/99 may have different minor requirements. Contact Education Academic Services to discuss possible modifications of these requirements.
Note: Spanish 223, 224 and 226 are prerequisites for most literature and civilization courses numbered 300 and above. Spanish 223, 224 and 226 may be taken concurrently.
203 Third Semester Spanish, or equivalent, 4 cr
204 Fourth Semester Spanish, or equivalent, 4 cr
226 Intermediate Language Practice with Emphasis on Writing and Grammar, 3 cr
223 Introduction to Hispanic Cultures, 3 cr
224 Introduction to Hispanic Literatures, 3 cr
324 Survey of Modern Spanish Literature, 3 cr, or 326 Survey of Spanish American Literature, 3 cr
320 Spanish Phonetics, 3 cr
An elective course in Spanish numbered 300 or above
Additional credits, if needed, to total 26 credits
All individuals seeking an initial Wisconsin State teacher's license after August 31, 2004, are required to take and pass an approved content examination in the subject area(s) of interest. These tests, the Praxis II: Subject Assessments/Specialty Area Tests, are offered through the Educational Testing Service (ETS). Teacher education students at UW-Madison must take and pass the exam for their program area(s) and submit scores to EAS before entering their final, full-time student teaching semester. See Content Test for more information.
Certification also requires each student to develop and maintain a teaching portfolio. For more information, see Portfolio.
This requirement consists of courses, workshops and experiences that broaden understanding of diversity as it relates to the practice of teaching and the field of education. See Multicultural Education and Human Relations Requirement.
All students pursuing teacher certification must have formal training in conflict resolution. See Conflict Resolution Requirement.
Students in the World Language Education program will complete a sequential four-semester professional program. See Secondary and World Language Education for information on the professional education sequence. Practicum, Methods, and Student Teaching courses for this subject area are:
Curric 243 Practicum in World Languages (K-12), 3 cr
Curric 342 Teaching World Languages (K-8), 3 cr
Curric 343 Teaching World Languages (6-12), 3 cr
Curric 442 Student Teaching in World Languages (K-8), 6 cr
Curric 443 Student Teaching in World Languages (6-12), 6-9 cr
Curric 564 Advanced Problems on the Teaching of World Languages, 3 cr