French - Grades K-12 Certification (Single Field) BSE

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Major Code: ES13

General Education Requirements: 43-44 Hours (46-47 Hours*)

See Baccalaureate Degree Education Curriculum Requirements.

Computer Literacy Requirement:

EDUC 0301 - Technology in Education 3

French Requirements: 33 Hours

FREN 0102 - Beginning French II 3
FREN 0203 - Intermediate French I 3
FREN 0204 - Intermediate French II 3
FREN 0300 - Advanced French 3
Immersion Experience (FREN 0350, BIEX, or ISEP) Credits / Units: 6
Supporting Area Electives (300 or above)** Credits / Units: 3-6

Students will select at least 24 hours at the 300-400 level according to the following distribution:

Language courses (300 or above) 6 **
Culture courses (300 or above) 6 **
Literature courses (300 or above) 6 **
Electives (300 or above) 3 **

Additional Requirements***

Proficiency examinations (See below)
Immersion Experience (See below)

Education Certification Requirements: 39-40 Hours (42-43**** Hours)

Teacher Education Certification

Electives: 4-6 Hours

Total Hours: 124*****

*Three hours of foreign language fulfill Area I requirement of GER.
**Or other approved literature courses
***Additional requirements for the French major are:

Successful completion of proficiency tests. Guidelines are available in the Department of Modern Languages. These guidelines indicate the general areas covered by the proficiency tests and the dates on which tests are scheduled for the academic year. Students will normally take the tests for diagnostic purposes during the second semester of the junior year and may repeat the tests during their senior year.
A period of at least one month of residency in a French-speaking country or in a French immersion program. Students may participate in a university-sponsored short-term program, an ISEP semester or year abroad, a program of another accredited college, an internship or other approved activity. All language students are urged to work closely with the Institute of International Studies to explore available programs and financial resources. Students with special circumstances may petition to have an alternative immersion experience approved for this requirement. Credit earned may be applied to the major field.

****Required course in computer literacy, EDUC 0301 , satisfies the requirement for three hours.
*****Must include 40 upper-division hours.