D. Application may be made to transfer credits from other institutions. The Ph.D. requires acceptance by a special University Committee of Columbia, in addition to the usual admission by Teachers College. Where no problem is anticipated, and where the Ed.D. or Ed. D.C.T. constitute acceptable alternatives in the event of problems exclusive to Ph.D. requirements, students admitted to Teachers College may begin their studies before their documents are examined by the University Committee. The Teaching of Spanish program is concerned both with training high school and college teachers of Spanish and with preparing professionals proficient in a foreign language for non-teaching settings.
Courses embrace both methods and content and address the areas of language, culture, and literature.
The Teaching of Spanish program draws upon other programs at Teachers College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences of Columbia University to make available to students individually formulated programs with emphases in Bilingual Education, Linguistics, English as a Second Language, or more than one foreign language. Internships in distance learning, field projects, and teaching community service courses in conversational Spanish for adults are some of the opportunities that add to the flexibility of Spanish language study at Teachers College. Such activities are planned in conjunction with each student's advisor. Credits from other institutions are not transferable at the Master of Arts level. Students seeking certification should consult with the Registrar concerning the latest requirements.