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MSSE SPANISH
Prerequisite Evaluation Form
A minimum of 36 semester credits in Spanish, the equivalent of a major, is required. A minimum grade point
average of 3.0 overall and in Spanish is expected of all applicants. As part of your application to the Master of
Science in Secondary Education Program, please complete this form to the best of your ability and include it with
your application.
The courses listed below are examples of the kinds of courses that would fulfill the requirements drawn from the
Undergraduate Bulletin at the University at Albany. These courses or their equivalents should be a minimum of 3
credits each unless otherwise noted. A minimum of 18 of the 36 credits should be completed at or above the 300
level with at least one three-credit course at or above the 400 level. In some cases, applicants are admitted with
deficiencies in their prerequisites which they are required to fulfill before completing the program.
Required Spanish Courses (36 credits)
Your Equivalent – Include
Course Title and Description
Spanish for Bilinguals OR Intermediate
Spanish Conversation (3 cr.)
Examples:
A Spn 105L Spanish for Bilinguals I
A Spn 206 Intermediate Conversation
and Oral Grammar
Intermediate Spanish Composition (3 cr.)
Example:
A Spn 207 Intermediate Composition and
Written Grammar
Hispanic Literature (3 cr.)
Example:
A Spn 311 Hispanic Literature through the Golden Age
Advanced Conversation and
Composition (3 cr.)
Example:
A Spn 301 Advanced Conversation and Composition
Spanish Literature (6 cr. – minimum of two
courses at either the 300 or 400 level)
Examples:
A Spn 319 Twentieth-Century Spanish Literature
A Spn 320 (= A Lcs 319) Twentieth-Century SpanishAmerican Literature
A Spn 344 Women in Hispanic Literature
Spanish-American Authors (3 cr.)
Example:
A Spn 316 (= A Lcs 316) Representative SpanishAmerican Authors
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Required Spanish Courses (36 credits)
Your Equivalent – Include
Course Title and Description
Grade
Completion
Date
Spanish Phonetics and Phonology (3 cr.)
Example:
A Spn 401 Spanish Phonetics and Phonology
Spanish for Teachers (3 cr.)
Example:
A Spn 403 Spanish for Teachers (3)
Spanish-Language Civilization (3 cr.)
Example:
Study of Spanish-American cultures and institutions
from the beginnings of the 20th century.
Advanced Spanish-Language Literature
(3 cr.)
Examples:
A Spn 414 (= A Lcs 414) Literature of the
Hispanic Caribbean
A Spn 418 Hispanic Cinema and Literature
A Spn 444 Topics in Hispanic Language and
Literature
A Spn 445 Satire in Hispanic Literature
A Spn 446 Literature and Human Rights
A Spn 449 Myths and Archetypes
A Spn 453 Cultural Foundations of Spanish
Literature: Golden Age
A Spn 454 Cultural Foundations of Spanish
Literature
A Spn 481 The Generation of ‘98
A Spn 482 Cervantes
Spanish Elective (3 cr. )
(1) ____________________________________
Overall Grade Point Average
Overall GPA of 3.0 or higher. Your overall GPA: ___________ (out of 4.0 = A)
Spanish Grade Point Average
GPA of 3.0 or higher in Spanish courses. Your Spanish GPA: ___________ (out of 4.0 = A)
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