A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution acceptable to Hunter College with an overall cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better, and a major in Spanish with a grade point average of 3.0, with a minimum of 18 credits in Spanish literature above the intermediate level; and oral proficiency at the advanced low level of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI).

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Applicants who do not have a Spanish major but have a liberal arts and science major (or interdisciplinary liberal arts or science concentration) of at least 30 credits can take two exams to meet the Spanish coursework requirement and writing component: the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) administered by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL), and a rigorous Spanish literature written exam administered by the Department of Romance Languages. Candidates must achieve a minimum score of advanced low on the ACTFL OPI exam to meet the admission requirement, and must achieve a passing score in the Department’s written test of Spanish literature.

Plus (for all applicants)
General education core in the liberal arts and sciences to include: artistic expression; communication; information retrieval; concepts in history and social sciences; humanities; a language other than English; scientific and mathematical processes; and written analysis and expression.Two professional references.
A personal statement.
Submission of official score report on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), except applicants who are certified teachers or school administrators and hold a graduate degree.

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Spanish (Grades 7-12)

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