Master of Arts in Teaching - Spanish

This program is designed as a course of study leading to New York State certification for teaching Spanish in secondary schools (grades 7-12), with an extension option for grades 5-6. This program, which is offered in collaboration with the University’s Department of Hispanic Languages & Literature, the School of Professional Development, and D-TALE, is designed for those who have little or no previous coursework in education or formal classroom teaching experience.

Application essay. A bachelor’s degree with an academic major (or a minimum of 36 credits) in the program language. Transcript must reflect a 3.0 minimum cumulative GPA as well as a 3.0 minimum GPA in language studies. Three letters of recommendation. Two of the three recommendations must be from faculty with whom you have completed a course of study at the college level. It would be preferable that these faculty be in the area of your major. In those cases where the departmental admissions committee deems it desirable, personal interviews with departmental representatives may be necessary.