Completion of this major prepares you to be a Spanish teacher in elementary, middle, or high school. This degree comprises 36 credits in the subject of Spanish, which fulfills one of the requirements to be certified as a Spanish teacher, and it can also be used to apply to New Pathways to Teaching in New Jersey.

THE REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THIS CONCENTRATION ARE:

• A minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average (CGPA) of 3.0.
• A minimum of B- or better on all education courses

• Passing scores on the Praxis CORE, or 560 verbal, 540 Math on the SAT, or 23 or higher on the ACT, or 155 verbal, 156 quantitative on the GRE.

Passing scores on the Praxis CORE Academic Skills for Educators Tests, as of 9/1/19:

• Math Test #5733         Passing Score 150
• Reading Test #5712    Passing Score 156
• Writing Test #5722     Passing Score 162

Students who meet the score levels below are not required to take the Praxis CORE:

SAT Scores

• If taken before 4/1/1995: Math 520, Reading 480
• If taken between 4/1/1995 to 2/28/2016: Math 540, Reading 560
• If taken on or after 3/1/2016: Math 570, 610 Evidence-Based Reading and Writing or 30 Reading Section

ACT Scores

• If taken before 8/28/1989: Math 23, English 20
• If taken on or after 8/28/1989: Math 23, English 23

GRE Scores

• If taken before 8/1/2011: Quantitative 720, Verbal 530
• If taken on or after 8/1/2011: Quantitative 156, Verbal 155

For more information on Praxis exams:  https://www.ets.org/praxis/nj/requirements

THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THIS DEGREE TRACK ARE:

• Completion of NJCU General Education requirements or equivalent
• Successful completion of major in intended content area
• Passing scores on appropriate Praxis II Exam
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
• Successful completion of clinical experience and clinical practice (student teaching)

This includes successful submission of the performance assessment, edTPA, as required by the New Jersey Department of Education.

Note: For the most updated information on this teaching certification program, students are directed to contact the College of Education as changes may have occurred since publication.

The Alternate Route is a certification program that allows qualified candidates to begin teaching after taking a 50-hour Introduction to Teaching course. The candidates then take the remaining two years of coursework while they are teaching. Alternate route candidates begin as a regular classroom teacher. They will have a mentor assigned to them–typically another teacher in the school—for the first year. They will have all the responsibilities and salary of a fully certified teacher and must obtain an effective summative evaluation rating in two of their first three years of teaching.

To start teaching Spanish in any NJ Public schools, you will need to obtain a Certificate of Eligibility (CE), which entails the following steps:

1. Spanish Bachelor’s Degree (includes LANG 510, required by NJDOE when applying for Standard Certificate). While taking your BA coursework ,we will help you to get plenty of practice for: 
2. Spanish Praxis II test
3. Praxis Core Academic Skills test 
4. Spanish OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview ). Then, you will need a 
5. Hygiene, Nutrition or Biology course, that you may have already taken as part of NJCU General Education course
6. Then, we help you to get documents ready to apply for your Certificate of Eligibility

Finally,  you will be able to apply to NJCU New Pathways to Teaching while working as teacher with your CE (Certificate of Eligibility). NJCU New Pathways to Teaching will offer you the coursework required to move from your Certificate of Eligibility) to the Standard Certificate (CE) or permanent license. 
 

Courses with a final grade of C– or lower will NOT count toward the Spanish major 

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May be used to simultaneously satisfy a General Education Tier/Mode

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To be taken by phase and in sequence, for traditional certification

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 Students must pass Praxis CORE before registering for EDU 331 and apply a semester in advance

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 Students must pass Spanish Praxis exam before registering for EDU 0480