French/Elementary Major, Bachelor of Arts in Education (BAE)
This major satisfies the endorsement for preschool to grade 12.
Notes:
- students who do not have sufficient high school language preparation to begin FREN 201 will require more than 12 quarters to complete the BAE; students who want to have a second endorsement in a minor field will require more than 12 quarters to complete the BAE;
- students preparing for teaching certification in a language should be aware that they will need to pass the ACTFL written and oral tests before beginning student teaching–see the department webpage or contact the department chair or a language program advisor for more information.
| Elementary Education Core | ||
| 30–hour multicultural education field requirement | ||
| ART 390 | ART IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 3 |
| EDUC 200 & EDUC 303 & EDUC 308 | ADMISSION TO TEACHER EDUCATION and FOUNDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT and FOUNDATIONS OF ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT (SPED/Dual program students do not complete EDUC 308) | 7 |
| EDUC 201 | INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION | 3 |
| EDUC 304 | INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTARY READING | 3 |
| EDUC 310 | LITERACY METHODS, MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 4 |
| EDUC 338 & EDUC 340 & EDUC 342 | LANGUAGE ARTS METHODS, MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and SOCIAL STUDIES METHODS, MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and SCIENCE METHODS, MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 12 |
| EDUC 420 | ADMISSION TO PROFESSIONAL CANDIDACY | 1 |
| EDUC 423 | ELEMENTARY STUDENT TEACHING K-8 | 15 |
| MATH 212 | STRUCTURE OF ELEMENTARY MATH II | 5 |
| MTED 390 | METHODS OF TEACHING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS (or EDUC 344 for P-3) | 5 |
| or EDUC 344 | EARLY NUMERACY INSTRUCTION IN THE P-3 SCHOOL SETTING | |
| MUSC 450 | INTEGRATING MUSIC INTO ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM COURSES | 3 |
| PHED 390 | HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS | 3 |
| PSYC 304 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | 5 |
| SPED 363 | INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION | 4 |
| Total Credits | 73 | |
| Elementary Education students must complete the required Elementary Education Core and the following courses. | ||
| Required French Courses | ||
| FREN 201 | SECOND YEAR FRENCH I | 5 |
| FREN 202 | SECOND YEAR FRENCH II | 5 |
| FREN 203 | SECOND YEAR FRENCH III | 5 |
| FREN 310 | ADVANCED GRAMMAR AND COMPOSITION | 4 |
| FREN 320 | FRENCH CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE | 4 |
| or FREN 321 | CONTEMPORARY FRANCE | |
| FREN 330 | INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH LITERATURE | 4 |
| GNML 390 | FOREIGN LANGUAGE METHODS | 4 |
| Choose from the following | 9 | |
| 17TH CENTURY FRENCH LITERATURE AND CULTURE | ||
| 18TH CENTURY FRENCH LITERATURE AND CULTURE | ||
| 19TH CENTURY FRENCH LITERATURE AND CULTURE | ||
| EXPERIMENTAL COURSE | ||
or FREN 497 | WORKSHOP, SHORT COURSE, CONFERENCE, SEMINAR | |
| Electives | 9 | |
| FRENCH CONVERSATION | ||
| FRENCH CONVERSATION | ||
| FRENCH CIVILIZATION AND CULTURE | ||
or FREN 321 | CONTEMPORARY FRANCE | |
| EXPERIMENTAL COURSE | ||
or FREN 497 | WORKSHOP, SHORT COURSE, CONFERENCE, SEMINAR | |
| Total Credits | 49 | |
Placement and Clearance Exams
Prior Learning Credits / Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB
University Competencies and Proficiencies
General Education Core Requirements (GECR)
Humanities and Fine Arts
(2 courses)—students must choose no more than one course per list:
List 1: Literature
List 2: Fine Arts
List 3: Philosophy and Reasoning
Natural Sciences
(2 courses)—students must choose no more than one course per list:
Anthropology
Biology
Chemistry
Environmental Science
Geography
Physics
Social Sciences
(2 courses)—students must choose no more than one course per list:
List 1: Economics and Government
List 2: Anthropology, Geography, Psychology and Sociology
List 3: History
University Graduation Requirements
Foreign Language
Minor or Certificate
Culture and Gender Diversity in the U.S. Course List
International Studies Course List
Senior Capstone Course List
- All admitted students must officially Declare a Major by the time they reach 90 credits (junior standing).
- Application for Graduation must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).
- Check your progress with SOAR Student Online Academic Review—you must be signed in to use this tool.
Student Learning Outcomes—students will
Note: see Education for additional SLOs.
- accurately employ terminology and concepts associated with the linguistics, culture, arts, and literature of the language under study.
- apply critical thinking: Examine contemporary political, economic, and social issues in the target language with sensitivity to cultural differences.
- apply knowledge of language teaching techniques, methods and materials; demonstrate and apply knowledge of grammatical concepts and structures in preparation for the teaching profession.
- read and write at the appropriate level of proficiency in the target language.
- speak and comprehend at the appropriate level of proficiency in the target language.
- use the target language in a holistic manner, i.e. with explicit or implicit connections to the culture and social norms of the target language.