Spanish 7-12

http://www.nysed.gov/college-university-evaluation/department-expectations-curriculum

No more than two courses in any discipline or interdisciplinary field. Students who entered Queens College in the Fall 2013 semester or later must satisfy a set of General Education requirements called Pathways. The Pathways framework has three parts: the Required Core, the Flexible Core, and the College Option. While the Required Core and Flexible Core are common to all CUNY colleges, the College Option is required only at the senior colleges, including Queens. College Option requirements are structured differently from senior college to senior college. It is possible to transfer college option credits previously completed at another CUNY senior college to QC, but once you enroll at Queens, all your remaining College Option credits must be completed by taking designated courses in residence at Queens College.

Some courses can be used to satisfy one of several different Pathways requirements, but taking a single course will never satisfy more than a single Pathways requirement. The Academic Advising Center (Kiely 217) will help you make sure that the courses you take get assigned to the various Pathways requirements in an optimal way.

As part of your general education requirements you must also complete two Writing Intensive courses (courses with a “W” in their course number), which may overlap with courses taken for Pathways or Major requirements. To avoid the need to take extra courses, students should plan their course of study at Queens College in a way that maximizes this overlap. Students who transfer from institutions that do not indicate writing-intensive courses on the transcript should make sure they receive credit for having completed the proper number of W courses. Contact the Advising Center (Kiely 217) if there are problems.

• Prospective middle, junior high, and senior high school teachers must complete an approved liberal arts and sciences major plus a major in secondary education for New York State certification. Students are required to meet with a program advisor and file a major declaration card for admission to secondary education.

• The program requirements for New York State certification and SEYS program completion are to complete an appropriate major with the minimum GPAs listed below; complete the major of 24 credits with a minimum 3.0 GPA consisting of the courses below; pass three New York State Teacher Certification examinations (Content Exam, LAST, and ATS–W secondary); complete fingerprint screening; have a minimum 2.5 overall GPA; and complete four seminars that deal with alcohol and drug abuse, child abuse identification and reporting, fire safety, and violence intervention.

• The major in secondary education consists of the following sequence: Core education courses SEYS 201W, 221, 340, and 350 (with a minimum combined GPA of 3.0) plus a minimum grade of B for all the following professional courses: Methods (one of SEYS 360–364, depending on certification area), Initial Clinical Experience (one of SEYS 370.2–374.2, depending on certification area), Student Teaching (SEYS 370.4–374.4, depending on certification area), and Curriculum and Assessment (SEYS 380–384, depending on certification area) for certifications:

• Foreign Language 7–12: students must meet the degree requirements for a major in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Latin, or Spanish that were in effect at the time of matriculation; core education courses; and professional courses SEYS 364, 374.2, 374.4 and 384 (minimum 2.75 GPA in the major) Prereq.: score of at least “advanced low” on both the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) and the Writing Proficiency Test (WPT) in Spanish, French, Italian, German. Prereq.: score of at least “intermediate high” on both the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) and the Writing Proficiency Test (WPT) in Mandarin. To be eligible for student teaching, students must meet the following requirements: (1) pass 201W, 221, 340, and 350 with a combined 3.0 average; (2) receive a B or higher in 36x and 37x.2; and (3) complete a minimum of 24 credits in the major. Students must see an advisor to obtain current information and updates about additional program certification requirements and New York State certification regulations.