Career Opportunities

Majors in Portuguese may enter a teaching career either in bilingual education or at the traditional secondary level (Portuguese as a Second Language). For further information, see the Teacher Preparation guidelines under Spanish. College of Education courses required for state certification are often incorporated into the undergraduate program. There are many other career opportunities open to Portuguese majors such as: private business and industry; community related services; federal government. Portuguese majors may do a certificate program in an additional area entitling them to a wider range of professional objectives.