Pictured | Hailey Hamilton | Secondary Education, French / Minor in Creative Writing  | Bristol, Indiana (hometown)
Club Affiliation | French Club (treasurer)

Bachelor of Science in Education/French

The Bachelor of Science in Education with a specialization in French Education prepares secondary education graduates to teach French for grades 5-12. The program is aligned with the developmental standards for both the middle school/junior high and high school levels as defined by the Indiana Department of Education. A license in this area requires the completion of specified general-education courses, professional education courses, and content area courses for a minimum total of 120 credit hours for the Bachelor of Science degree.

Programs are aligned to standards for the related Special Professional Associations (SPAs).

Academic Advising

College policy on advising requires that students meet with their academic advisors at least once each year, and in some departments, prior to each semester’s to enrollment. Advising holds are placed on all School of Education students prior to advance registration and are released following advising appointments. Students with a declared major are advised in their academic units. To determine who your advisor is and how to contact them, see One.IU.

Degree Requirements

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Students receiving the Bachelor of Science in Education, Secondary Education (French) must complete 120 total credit hours including:

• IU South Bend Campuswide General Education Curriculum (33 cr.) to include

• EDUC-F 201 Exploring the Personal Demands of Teaching: Laboratory Experience (2 cr.); AND
  EDUC-F 202 Exploring the Personal Demands of Teaching: Field Experience (1 cr.)
  Fundamental Literacies: Oral Communication requirement
• MATH-M 111 Mathematics in the World; OR
  MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics
  Fulfills Fundamental Literacies: Quantitative Reasoning requirement

• Major Concentration Requirements (74 cr.)
• Electives (13 cr.)

• An overall GPA of 2.75 is required for admission into the Teacher Education Program (TEP).
• Students must successfully complete  EDUC-F 100, EDUC-P 250, EDUC-Q 200, EDUC-W 200 to be eligible to enroll in Foundations II courses.
• Students must complete the requirements of Checkpoint 1 prior to acceptance into the Teacher Education Program.
• All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise noted.

Major Requirements (74 cr.)

• COAS-Q 110 Introduction to Information Literacy (1 cr.)
  Fulfills Additional Requirements: Information Literacy requirement
• EDUC-K 306 Teaching Students with Special Needs in Secondary Classrooms
• EDUC-M 301 Laboratory/Field Experience (1 cr.)
• EDUC-M 314 General Methods for Senior High/Junior High/Middle School Teachers
• EDUC-M 359 Health and Wellness for Teachers (2 cr.)
• EDUC-M 401 Laboratory/Field Experience (1 cr.)
• EDUC-M 420 Student Teaching Seminar (2 cr.)
• EDUC-M 445 Methods of Teaching Foreign Language
• EDUC-M 464 Methods of Teaching Reading
• EDUC-M 480 Student Teaching in the Secondary School (10 cr.)
• EDUC-P 407 Psychological Measurement in the Schools
• EDUC-P 475 Adolescent Development and Classroom Management
• EDUC-X 470 Psycholinguistics for Teachers of Reading; OR
  ENG-G 301 History of the English Language
• EDUC-W 310 Integrating Technology K-12
• FREN-F 203 Second-Year French I
• FREN-F 204 Second-Year French II
• FREN-F 305 Chefs D'Oeuvre de la Literature French I
• FREN-F 306 Chefs D'Oeuvre de la Literature French 2
• FREN-F 313 Advanced Grammar and Composition 1
• FREN-F 363 Introduction a la France Moderne
• FREN-F 480 French Conversation
• One 3 credit course at the 300–level
• Three 3 credit courses at the 400–level (9 cr.)

Electives (13 cr.)

• The Secondary Education French major requires 13 elective credits. Please see your advisor regarding approved electives.