Graduate study in Spanish offers students three program options: Master of Science in Spanish (30-34 credits, Community College Option, Discipline based), MS Spanish for the Professions (30-34 credits), and the Graduate Certificate for Spanish for Professionals (18 credits). The MS Spanish is for broad training in Spanish and is suited for students who plan to teach at the post-secondary level or pursue additional graduate study. The MS Spanish for the Professions degree serves students who are pursuing an advanced degree in Spanish for work in the professions. The Graduate Certificate for Spanish Professionals is for professionals who want to improve their proficiency and work on multicultural literacy or who need to meet the content standards for teaching in colleges. Those who choose the graduate certificate program can also use their credits toward the MS Spanish for the Professions degree program, should they decide to continue on to complete the masters degree.The Department of World Languages and Cultures cooperates with the College of Education by offering supporting coursework (Secondary and FLES methods of teaching a world language and/or studies in Spanish) toward the Masters in Arts inTeaching for World Languages: Spanish.