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

Date: March 11, 2016
To: College of Education
From: Office of Academic Affairs
Approved On: February 29, 2016
Approved by: Graduate Council
Implementation Date: Summer 2016

Note: Deletions are strikethroughs. Insertions are underlined.

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.