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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [FINAL EDITION]

French: Secondary Education Certification


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A French major and the completion of all teacher education requirements permit a student to be certified as a teacher of that language upon graduation. Occasionally, students who major in one of the humanities and who wish to become a teacher will complete the requirements of a second major. This permits the student upon graduation to be certified in more than one subject field. Many school districts find this to be a most desirable type of teaching candidate. Double majors such as modern language and another field in the humanities, social science, or math/science are possible. If students are considering a double major, it is important that they begin working early with their advisor to complete the requirements for both major programs and teacher certification. It may not be possible to complete all of the requirements within the usual eight-semester undergraduate program.

Curriculum Sequence


Changes may occur via the Pennsylvania Department of Education and will be communicated to you through your advisor. Education students must receive a grade of B (3.0) or better in the majority of education classes. Students must have a 2.9 overall GPA and pass PAPA, CORE, or have SAT or ACT scores that are high enough to offer exemption from these assessments to be admitted to teacher candidacy. Please see the Office of Certification for more information on testing. Students must have current criminal record checks, FBI clearances, and child abuse clearances.

Freshman


Fall (15.5 Credits)


Spring (15.5 Credits)


Sophomore


Fall (16 Credits)


Spring (15 Credits)


  • ED 213 - Adolescent Psychology 3 Credit(s)
  • 3 Credit(s)
  • English Literature Elective 3 Credit(s)
  • Math Elective 3 Credit(s)
  • Social Science Elective 3 Credit(s)
  • Apply for teacher candidacy.
  • Portfolio Requirement – Transition Point II

Junior


Spring (18 Credits)


Senior


Fall (15 Credits)


Spring (15 Credits)


Total Credits: 128


Any of these will fulfill the PDE literature requirement:
ENGL 131 , ENGL 132 , ENGL 133 , ENGL 134 , ENGL 135 —literary history surveys.
ENGL 115 ENGL 124 —intro-level literature courses that focus on genre.
ENGL 335 ENGL 363 —upper-level British literature courses.
ENGL 365 -ENGL 376 —upper-level American literature courses.

Secondary Education Programs


Students can pursue secondary teacher certification in biology , chemistry , earth and space science  (see science), English , French (see modern language), mathematics , physics , social studies  (history or political science), and Spanish  (see modern language). See the individual majors in the College of Arts & Sciences  section for requirements and curricula for each certification listed above.

Education courses required for secondary certification include ED 100 , ED 107 , ED 306 , ED 307 , ED 308 , ED 309 , ED 310 , ED 415 , ED 411 , ED 421 , ED 330 , and an appropriate course in teaching methods for the selected certification area. In addition, each student must adjust his/her subject-matter academic work to meet the requirements for a full-time student teaching experience during the senior year, a 14-week experience of teaching a full complement of secondary courses.

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