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Aug 04, 2024
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2024-2025 Academic Catalog
Spanish, M.A.
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The MA in Spanish is a 30 hour program of study designed to provide students with advanced level courses in Spanish literature, history, and culture. Students can usually complete the program in four semesters.
The combined MA/Master of Arts in Teaching Spanish is a 45 hour program which most students can finish in five semesters.
We typically offer three graduate level classes during Fall and Spring semesters and two classes in the summers. addition, some of your classes can be acquired in one of our study abroad programs.
In addition to your application to the Graduate School, the World Languages and Cultures Department requires preliminary oral and written examination in Spanish to determine language proficiency.
We also offer graduate assistantships which pay stipends plus a tuition waiver. These assistantships give the student valuable experience teaching at the university level in both online and classroom settings. In addition, the foreign language methodology courses provide classroom teaching experience at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. All told, our graduates exit the program with over 1000 hours of field experience. This teaching experience is one of the reasons we have close to a 100% placement rate for our graduates.
Although still relatively small, our program has grown significantly in the last five years. We attribute this growth to four main factors:
- A comprehensive curriculum of Spanish, foreign language methodology, and general education courses that can be finished in four to five semesters
- More than 60% of our students receive paid teaching assistantships with tuition waivers
- Students receive more than 750 hours of field experience at the university, high school, middle school, and elementary levels during the course of the program
- A near 100% immediate placement rate for graduates
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Degree Requirements: 30 Credit Hours
Admission Requirements
Regular
- Completed requirements for the Bachelor’s degree in a collegeaccredited by the appropriate regional accrediting associations or aMinistry of Education approved institution if an international student.
- A 3.0 (4.0 scale) cumulative grade point average or higher on allupper-division undergraduate work in which the language of instructionwas Spanish.
- An undergraduate major or the equivalent in the proposed field ofstudy or permission of the graduate director and the chair of thedepartment.
- Two letters of recommendation by persons familiar with the applicant’sacademic experience.
- Minimum oral and writing proficiency ratings of Intermediate High (ACTFL Standards) as determined by a trained ACTFL Proficiency evaluator (the department has trained evaluators).
Provisional
Students who do not meet the requirements for regular admission may appeal to the departmental graduate director for provisional admission.
Program of Study
Candidates for the M.A. in Spanish must complete a total of 30 credits. The hours are divided as follows:
- 24 credit hours of graduate-level course work in Spanish
- six (6) credit hours in Spanish or in a related field (approved by the graduate director) 1
Course Requirements: 30 Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours: 30
1 Note: a maximum of twelve (12) credit hours at the 5000G level may count toward the degree Other Program RequirementsComprehensive ExamsAll degree candidates will take comprehensive written and oral examinations. Students who fail the Comprehensive Exams may appeal to retake the exams one additional time. Students must retake the Comprehensive Exams within one year of their original attempt. Under no circumstances may the Comprehensive Exams be taken a third time. Students do not need to be enrolled in courses in order to retake the Comprehensive Exams. Dual Enrollment in the M.A. in Spanish and the M.A.T. in Spanish (42 Credit Hours)
Students may elect to dual enroll in the M.A. in Spanish and the M.A.T. in Spanish programs (P-12 Education with Teaching Field in Spanish). Students can complete the requirements of the M.A. and certify at the same time. Students must meet the admission requirements for both programs in order to be dual enrolled.
The Master of Arts in Teaching Spanish Education program (MAT Spanish Education) leads to initial teaching certification in Spanish Education (P-12) and a Master’s degree for those persons who hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution. The program is for candidates who already hold a bachelor’s degree in Spanish. If the applicant holds a degree in another field, the applicant must have 21 credit hours (of which at least 12 credit hours must be 3000-level and above) in SPAN (Spanish) content courses or successfully complete a Spanish oral and written proficiency exam. To arrange for this exam, candidates should contact the Program Director or the Chair of the Department of World Languages and Cultures. In addition, candidates must visit the Graduate Academic Services Center website for MAT transcript evaluation information.
The total credit hours for the degree are dependent on previous course work completed in the area of certification. A transcript evaluation by the College of Education’s Graduate Academic Services Center is required. Prerequisite content course work, based on the transcript evaluation, must be completed as a non-degree student before admission to the program. M.A.T Admission Requirements in Addition to the M.A.- 1. Complete requirements for a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.
2. Present a transcript evaluation by the College of Education’s Director of the Graduate Academic Services Center, and completion of a specified prerequisite content course work.
3. Present a cumulative 2.50 (4.0 scale) grade point average or higher on all undergraduate and graduate work combined.
4. Present a total adjusted GPA of 2.75 or higher on all teaching field course work.
5. Candidates are not required to take either the MAT or the GRE; rather, they must pass an Oral Proficiency Interview and a Writing Proficiency Test in Spanish at the ACTFL-defined IH or above (tests administered by the Department of World Languages and Cultures).
6. Submit a passing score on the GACE Content Assessment in the area for which one is seeking certification.
7. Submit a passing score on the state-required Georgia Educator Ethics Assessment.
8. Qualify for a Georgia Pre-Service certificate or Provisional certificate
9. Submit a personal statement of purpose, not to exceed 200 words, that identifies the applicant’s reasons for pursuing graduate study and how
admission into the program relates to the applicant’s professional aspirations.
10. Acknowledge “Disclosure and Affirmation” statements that address the Code of Ethics for Educators and the need for tort liability insurance.
11. International applicants and U.S. citizens whose native language is not English must demonstrate competence in English. Applicants must pass an Oral Proficiency Interview and a Writing Proficiency Test in English at the ACTFL-defined IH or above (tests administered by the Department of World Languages and Cultures).
12. If an applicant was previously enrolled in an initial teacher preparation program, an interview must be completed with the Program Coordinator prior to admission to the program.
PrerequisiteStudents must take Foundations of Technology-Enabled Learning either as an undergraduate (ITEC 5233 ) or as a graduate (ITEC 5233G ) (this course may also be taken concurrently with Step One below). Students may pursue the M.A. while awaiting official entry into the M.A.T. program. Combined Program of Study, 42 Credit HoursStep One - Education and Foreign Language Pedagogy and Supervised Practicum.
The Following courses are prerequisites to Step Two Step Two - Student Teaching/Supervised Internship Credit Hours: 6
Total Credit Hours: 42
Other Program Requirements
Advisement
Graduate students are advised by their program. Graduate students should reach out to their graduate program director for information regarding the structures in place to facilitate advisement. For more information visit Graduate Academic Advisement .
Graduate students can also contact the Jack N. Averitt College of Graduate Studies for more information about their program director.
Phone: 912-478-COGS (2647)
Email: gradschool@georgiasouthern.edu
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