Teaching Specialty - French
Major Requirements
Major: French Education
Degree Type: B.A. or B.S.
Required Degree Credits to Graduate: 122
General Education Requirements
| First Year Experience (F): | ||
| HD&E 189 | Skills for Academic Success (Students transferring in 24 or more credits do not need to take HD&E 189.) | 1 |
| Communication (C): | ||
| ENGL 110 | College Composition I | 3 |
| ENGL 120 | College Composition II | 3 |
| FREN 360 | Studies in Language and Style | 3 |
| COMM 110 | Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning (R): Select from current general education list | 3 | |
| Science & Technology (S): | ||
| A one-credit lab must be taken as a co-requisite with a general education science/technology course unless the course includes an embedded lab experience equivalent to a one-credit course. Select from current general education list | 10 | |
| Humanities & Fine Arts (A): Select from current general education list | 6 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (B): Select from current general education list | 6 | |
| Wellness (W): Select from current general education list | 2 | |
| Cultural Diversity (D): Select from current general education list | ||
| Global Perspectives (G): Select from current general education list | ||
| Total Credits | 40 | |
Major Requirements
| General Education Requirements | 40 | |
| Teaching Specialty Requirements | ||
A GPA of 2.75 or better in the teaching specialty is required for placement in student teaching and exit from the program. | ||
A minimum grade of ‘B’ is required in the teaching specialty courses. | ||
| FREN 311 | French Conversation and Composition I | 3 |
| FREN 312 | French Conversation and Composition II | 3 |
| FREN 315 | Contemporary France | 3 |
| FREN 350 | Introduction to French Linguistics and Pronunciation | 3 |
| FREN 401 | Approaches to Literature | 3 |
| Select four of the following: | 12 | |
| The French-Speaking World | ||
| Women in French Literature | ||
| Studies in Language and Style | ||
| Advanced Conversation Through Contemporary Culture | ||
| Translation: Practice and Theory | ||
| French Literature & Culture before 1800 | ||
| French Literature & Culture since 1800 | ||
| Themes & Topics in French Literature & Culture | ||
| Genres in French Literature | ||
| Study Abroad & Capstone Experience | ||
| FREN 492 | Study Abroad (min 1 semester-14 weeks-at 300+ level in a program pre-approved by Modern Languages Dept.) | 1-15 |
| FREN 489 | Senior Thesis (Consult department/adviser semester before enrolling) | 1 |
| Foreign Language | 8 | |
| A minimum of one year of a second foreign language is required with grades of ‘C’ or better in both courses. | ||
| Ancillary Electives | 6 | |
| Choose at least two courses from the following areas: Western Civilization, History of Europe or Africa, World Literature or Mythology, or any area of linguistics. Consult department or adviser for approved list. May count towards general education requirements. | ||
| Professional Education Requirements | ||
| A grade of ‘C’ or better is required inthe following courses. | ||
| EDUC 321 | Introduction to Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 322 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDUC 451 | Instructional Planning, Methods and Assessment | 3 |
| EDUC 481 | Classroom Practice Methods of Teaching I: (Lang) | 3 |
| EDUC 485 | Student Teaching Seminar | 1 |
| EDUC 486 | Classroom Management for Diverse Learners | 3 |
| EDUC 487 | Student Teaching | 9 |
| EDUC 488 | Applied Student Teaching | 3 |
| EDUC 489 | Teaching Students of Diverse Backgrounds | 3 |
| Degree Requirements: Potential of a minimum of 8 credits to reach 122 | 8 | |
| Total Credits | 122-136 | |
Degree Requirements and Notes
- A GPA of 2.75 or better in professional education as well as passing the appropriate Praxis II exam are required to exit the program.
- Of the 28 required credits of French, a minimum of 15, in addition to the capstone, must be resident credit (i.e. taken at NDSU, cannot be Tri-College nor study abroad).
- Courses taken Pass/Fail will not be used to satisfy any requirements other than total credits.
- See School of Education for admission requirements
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree – An additional 6 credits of Humanities and Social Sciences and two years of one modern foreign language at the college level or equivalent are required.
