Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification in French, German, Italian, and Spanish For Secondary Education

Students seeking certification to teach a foreign language must:

• apply to the Graduate Admission Office as a non-degree graduate student seeking certification. Once accepted to the

School of Graduate Studies, determination is made for a plan of study;

• have an interview with the departmental committee to assess oral competency and gain acceptance into Professional Program; recommendations are made by committee to the School of Education and Professional Studies;
• complete the equivalent of an undergraduate major (36 credits), professional core requirements and student teaching block. Students with insufficient undergraduate preparation must make up deficiencies by taking at least two courses at the graduate level. These courses do not count toward a graduate degree.

Changes Effective Spring 2013:

• complete the equivalent of an undergraduate major (36 credits), professional core requirements and student teaching block. Students with insufficient undergraduate preparation must make up deficiencies by taking additional courses as required by the Department. To fulfill the language requirements, students may take the ACTFL OPI and WPT tests to receive 24 credits in the target language provided they score Advanced Mid or higher in each of these tests. These 24 credits correspond to ML 111, 112, 125, 126, 225, 226, 335, and 336. Students will complete the remaining 12 credits by taking literature and culture courses as stated in the program requirements.