The request to revise catalog copy of Graduate Certificate in Foreign Language Education

Approved On: February 29, 2016
Approved by: Graduate Council
Implementation Date: Summer 2016

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Note: Deletions are strikethroughs.  Insertions are underlined.

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Summary

The degree requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Foreign Language Education were not previously included in the Graduate Catalog.

Catalog Copy

Degree Requirements

Phase I/ Graduate Certificate in Teaching Required Courses (21 credit hours)

• MDSK 6162 - Planning for K-12 Instruction (3)

Diversity Course

Select one of the following:

• EDUC 5100 - Diverse Learners (3)
• TESL 6204 - Multicultural Education (3)

Methods Courses

• FLED 5200 - Secondary Methods - Foreign Languages (3)
• FLED 5201 - K-8 Methods - Foreign Languages (3)

Reading Course

Select one of the following:

• READ 5255 - Integrating Reading and Writing in the Content Areas (3) or
• READ 6204 - Teaching Reading to English Language Learners (3)

Advanced Level (5000-6000) Foreign Language Literature or Foreign Language Culture Course

Select one of the following:

• FREN 5XXX - One graduate level French literature or French culture course (3)
• GERM 5XXX - One graduate level German literature or German culture course (3)
• SPAN 5XXX-6XXX - One graduate level Spanish literature or Spanish culture course (3)

Internship

• FLED 6470 - Graduate Student Teaching and Internship - Foreign Language Education (3) *

Note:

*FLED 6470 is a full time internship requiring employment as a French, German, or Spanish teacher in an approved school or a non-paid placement with a licensed French, German, or Spanish teacher in a public school. It requires application and approval during the semester prior to the internship.