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The Spanish graduate certificate offers educators, working professionals, and graduate students from various fields the chance to enhance their Spanish language skills while engaging with rigorous advanced coursework in linguistics, literature, and cultural studies. The program covers sociolinguistics and the evolution of Spanish, along with critical examination of Hispanic literary works, theatrical productions, poetry, and cinema. Participants will also investigate topics like second-language learning, bilingual education, teaching approaches, and instructional techniques. Ideal for individuals seeking to broaden their professional capabilities in education or business, this post-baccalaureate program also benefits careers requiring deep understanding of Hispanic communities and their cultural contexts across local, national, and global settings.
Students applying for the Graduate Certificate in Spanish must have a bachelor s degree from an accredited institution with a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale). If the B.A./B.S. degree did not include a major or concentration in Spanish, students must have completed advanced-level conversation, composition or advanced language course(s), or equivalent.
English Language Score:
Minimum score requirements are as follows: TOEFL (Computer-based): 213; TOEFL (Internet-based): 80; IELTS (International English Language Testing System): 6.5; TOEFL ITP (Institution Administered): On case-by-case basis; TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication): On case-by-case basis; Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: 59.
Applications must be completed by the following deadlines in order to be reviewed for admission: Fall: July 1; Spring: Dec. 1; Summer: April 1.