Romance Languages - Spanish: Master of Arts Degree
Romance Languages - Spanish: Master of Arts Degree
Spanish Certificate
Program Overview
Program Director: Dr. Beverly Moser; moserba@appstate.edu; 828-262-2303; Foreign Languages and Literatures
The Master of Arts Program in Romance Languages offers in-depth study of the culture, arts, and literature of the Hispanic world, development of critical and analytical skills, and continuing and advanced language development in Spanish.
Program Highlights (M.A. Spanish)
- This program requires 30 credit hours for completion.
- A thesis and formal thesis defense is required.
Program Highlights (Spanish, Teaching: K-12 or Community College)
- This program requires 36 credit hours for completion; a thesis is required.
- K-12 Teaching candidates complete a Product of Learning culminating in a one-hour formal presentation of this at the completion of the degee.
- Community College Teaching candidates maintain a portfolio of representative work generated in the course of the program, which will serve as the basis for a one-hour oral comprehensive examination.
Degree Application Essentials
Concentrations for education program: Community College Teaching; K12 Teaching
Location of instruction: On campus, with some online/hybrid offerins.
Required Entrance Exam: GRE (score must be no more than 5 years old)
Required Number of References to specify in the on-line form: 3
Supplemental Information: Resume (Required upload for application submission); writing sample (upload on the Additional Information page in the on-line application), and audiotaped interview in Spanish (to mail to the Graduate School). International students must submit a writing sample in English (upload on the Additional Information page in the on-line application) and must pass an oral interview in English. Also needed for k12 teaching concentration: proof of teacher licensure.
Deadlines for Application. A program not open for a particular term will be marked with an "x." If the program has early screening dates, those dates are listed in parentheses. Applications that are not complete by the early screening date risk denial of admission due to no seats available. Increased enrollment may lead to a term being closed for new applications.
- Spring: x
- Summer Session 1: x
- Summer Session 2: 5/1
- Fall: 7/1
Additional Notes: Cum UGPA 3.0; GPA in subject area 3.2; official GRE scores.
Certificate Application Essentials
Location of instruction: On campus, with some online/hybrid offerings.
Required Entrance Exam: GRE (score must be no more than 5 years old)
Required Number of References to specify in the on-line form: 3
Supplemental Information: Resume (Required upload for application submission); writing sample in Spanish (upload on the Additional Information page in the on-line application), and an audiotaped interview for evaluation of oral command of Spanish (to mail to the Graduate School). International students must submit a writing sample in English (upload on the Additional Information page in the on-line application), and must pass an oral interview in English.
Deadlines for Application. A program not open for a particular term will be marked with an "x." If the program has early screening dates, those dates are listed in parentheses. Applications that are not complete by the early screening date risk denial of admission due to no seats available.
- Spring: x
- Summer Session 1: x
- Summer Session 2: 5/1
- Fall: 7/1
Basic Criteria for Consideration: Cum UGPA 3.0 or higher; GPA in subject area 3.2