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Undergraduate Catalog | 2015-2016 
    
Undergraduate Catalog | 2015-2016 Previous Edition

Foreign Language Education (K-12), Minor


A Minor in K-12 Foreign Language Education requires 33 credit hours, including two 3-hour foreign language methodology courses and 15 hours for the student teaching semester. 

Admission Requirements


Students wishing to minor in K-12 Foreign Language Education must be approved for admission to the minor by meeting statewide teacher education program admission requirements.  Advising and admission to the minor are administered through the Office of Teacher Education Advising, Licensure, and Recruitment (TEALR) in the College of Education.  The criteria for admission include 45 earned credit hours, a GPA of 2.5 or above, a major in a foreign language for which there is teacher licensure (French, German and Spanish), a grade of C or above in either MDSK 2100  or EDUC 1100 /EDUC 2100  and SPED 2100 , passing scores on the SAT, ACT, or Praxis Core tests, and the recommendation of their major advisor.  After admission to the minor, advising is offered through the Department of Middle, Secondary, and K-12 Education in collaboration with advising in the student’s major department.  The minor is designed to be coordinated with Junior and Senior level coursework in the major, with the final semester being full-time student teaching.  Successful completion of the minor will lead to a recommendation for the initial teaching license in the K-12 subject area associated with the student’s major (French, German, or Spanish).

Minor Requirements


Year-Long Internship (24 credit hours)


Students are required to complete a year-long internship beginning the semester prior to the student teaching semester and ending upon the successful completion of the student teaching semester.  Application to the year-long internship should be submitted to the Office of Field Experiences during the first semester of education coursework.  Deadlines are posted on the Office of Field Experiences website.

Major/Content advisor recommendation is required for beginning the Year-long Internship in Semester 2 of program course sequence.  Requirements include:

  • GPA of 2.75 in the major/licensure, with grades of C or above, can be attained before the student teaching semester
  • Documentation of Major/Content Planning Sheet for Student Folder in the Department of Middle, Secondary, and K-12 Education

Note:


*Enrollment in MDSK 4150  and FLED 4469  requires admission to student teaching through the College’s Office of Field Experiences, a GPA of 2.75 in the major, licensure area, and in professional education courses with no grades lower than a C, a 2.5 cumulative GPA, and a minimum score of advanced-low on the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI).