French and Spanish Teaching, Early Childhood through Adolescence: Regular Education (Birth-Age 21), BA/Licensing

See Foreign Language  for Foreign Language coursework requirements of the French Teaching Minor and the Spanish Teaching Major/Minor.

Within the General Education Curriculum, the following courses are required:

• Coursework in western and non-western studies: courses in History, World Issues, Politics, Geography, Global Culture, Art and Religion may be approved to fulfill one or both requirements
• A course in national, state and local government, typically PS 262 J - Intro to American Political Process  

Within the General Education Curriculum, the following courses are recommended:

• Coursework in biological and physical science, typically NATS 108 /NATS 109 , Real World Science
• ED 271 P - Intro to Philosophy of Education  

Licensing Steps

To attain the Early Childhood through Adolescence: Regular Education (Birth- Age 21) license, students must progress satisfactorily through the five transition steps. In addition, candidates for this license should have the following:

• CORE Test (or a minimum score of 23 on the ACT)
• WPT, OPI
• GPA of 2.75 in Communication Skills, General Education, Content Knowledge, Teacher Education and Overall.
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in content area courses 
• Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA)