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.
Grade Requirements: the minimum cumulative GPA for this program is ≥2.7.
| Elementary Education Core | ||
| There are general education science and social science courses that are strongly recommended for the Elementary Education candidate. See the general requirements section of this catalog. Please see an Education advisor for clarification. | ||
| 30–hour multicultural education field requirement | ||
| EDUC 303 | FOUNDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| EDUC 304 | INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTARY READING | 3 |
| EDUC 308 | FOUNDATIONS OF ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| EDUC 310 | LITERACY METHODS, MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 4 |
| EDUC 338 & EDUC 340 | LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL STUDIES METHODS 1: INTEGRATED LANGUAGE ARTS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL STUDIES METHODS 2: INTEGRATED SOCIAL STUDIES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 8 |
| EDUC 380 & EDUC 381 | INTEGRATED STEM METHODS 1 and INTEGRATED STEM METHODS 2 | 8 |
| EDUC 386 | FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM (variable credit–must be repeated) | 6 |
| EDUC 423 | ELEMENTARY STUDENT TEACHING K-8 | 12 |
| EDUC 427 | GENERAL STUDENT TEACHING K-12 (variable credit) | 1-15 |
| Total Credits | 48-62 | |
| 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 | ||
| TWENTIETH-CENTURY FRENCH LITERATURE | ||
| 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
Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)
Humanities and Arts
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
University Graduation Requirements (UGR)
Foreign Language
Minor or Certificate
Diversity Course List
Global 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).
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Note: see Education for additional PLOs.
- 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.