Nov 24, 2024

2024-2025 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog

French, B.A. Secondary Education Concentration

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Advisement for the major is available from the Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies Department

French, B.A. Secondary Education Concentration Curriculum Guide (Suggested 4-Year Plan of Study)

The language major may be combined with study in other areas to enhance career opportunities. The department will advise students in planning an academic program to meet individual interests and career objectives.

Earn 3 academic credits via a department-approved study abroad program. Questions regarding the fulfillment of this requirement should be directed to your advisor or department chair.
Complete 10 courses (3 or 4 credit each) distributed as follows.
All major courses must be completed with a C or better.
Transfer students must complete a minimum of 6 French major courses at SU with a C or better.
A maximum of 4 courses taken abroad (including Salisbury Abroad programs and Global Seminars) may be applied toward the major.

Placement Exams and Credits

The Department of Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies offers language placement evaluations (CAPE) in French, German, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Italian and Russian. All students who have not previously taken any language courses at SU and want to enroll in one are asked to take the departmental placement test in the language chosen to assist in determining proper initial placement level.

A departmental credit buy-back program via the placement test is available in French, German and Spanish. Students who are placed at a level higher than 101 in the chosen language by the CAPE may purchase up to 12 course credits below their placement level in that language after they have completed the course in which they were placed with a grade of C or better. Credits may be purchased at the current rate posted by the cashier’s office. More information is provided here on the departmental web page.

Any student officially enrolled at Salisbury University may also be granted credits through the Advanced Placement (AP) exam or CLEP exam.

Challenge Exams

Any student officially enrolled at Salisbury University may purchase credits through a challenge exam. Credits may not be purchased through a challenge exam for a course below the student’s established level of proficiency. Conversation courses are not available for challenge exam credit.

Checklist

This checklist is an unofficial tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult the Academic Requirements Report in GullNet before and after registering for classes each semester to track academic progress.

University Undergraduate Major Policies

Refer to the program page for this major and the Courses section of this catalog for approved prerequisites and General Education courses.
Program requirements may not equal 120 credit hours. Students must register for additional electives to complete 120 credits required for graduation.
All graduates must have a minimum of 30 credits of 300/400-level courses with C grade or above; at least 15 of those credits must be taken at SU.
Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 for graduation.
Students must complete at least 30 credit hours by direct classroom instruction and/or laboratory experience.
Students must take 30 of the last 37 credit hours at SU.
It is the student’s responsibility to satisfy graduation requirements. Please refer to the program page of this catalog for detailed major requirements.
Students must apply online for graduation by November 15 for May and by May 15 for December.

General Education Requirements

See which courses fulfill specific General Education requirements: General Education Courses

Please Note: There may be courses required for your major or minor that also satisfy a requirement below.

SU Signature Outcomes Requirements (3 Courses)

These courses may also meet additional General Education and/or major requirements.

Complete 1 Course In Each Of The Following Areas (3 Courses):

GENE CCE - Civic and Community Engagement 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
GENE DI - Diversity and Inclusion 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
GENE ES - Environmental Sustainability 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Additional General Education Requirements (11 Courses)

These courses may also meet SU Signature Outcomes and/or major requirements.

* To be taken in the first 24 credit hours of courses

Complete 1 Course In Each Of The Following (3 Courses):

GENE FYS - First Year Seminar 4 Hour(s) Credit
GENE CTW - Communicating Through Writing 3-4 Hour(s) Credit *
GENE QA - Quantitative Analysis 3-4 Hour(s) Credit *

Complete 1 Course In Each Of The Following - Must Be From Different Content Areas (2 Courses):

GENE HE - Human Expression 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
GENE HIC - Humanity In Context 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Complete 1 Course In Each Of The Following - Must Be From Different Content Areas (2 Courses):

GENE SC - Social Configurations 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
GENE SI - Social Issues 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Complete 1 Course In Each Of The Following - Must Be From Different Content Areas (2 Courses):

GENE HOS - Hands-On Science 4 Hour(s) Credit
GENE STS - Solutions Through Science 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Complete 1 Course In Each Of The Following (2 Courses):

GENE PW - Personal Wellness 4 Hour(s) Credit
GENE EL - Experiential Learning Min. of 3 Hour(s) Credit

Major Requirements

Complete 3 Courses from the Following:

FREN 201 - Intermediate French 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 202 - Intermediate and Applied French 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 307 - Introduction to Francophone Studies Through Comic Books 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
FREN 308 - Introduction to Francophone Studies Through Films 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
FREN 309 - Introduction to Francophone Studies Through Popular Culture 4 Hour(s) Credit

Complete 6 Courses from the Following:

FREN 290 - Intermediate Francophone Topics 1-4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 300 - Francophone Topics 1-4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 310 - French Grammar and Composition 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 312 - French Conversation 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 317 - Around the Francophone World in 200 Years 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 319 - A Gaze from Across the Atlantic: The U.S. as Seen by the French 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 323 - French Culture, History and Society Through Cinema 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 324 - À Table! The French and Their Food 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 325 - Francophone Literature and the Question of Identity 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 351 - En Garde! Diverging from the French Literary Norm in the Modern Era 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 352 - Women, Gender and the Literary 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 410 - Advanced Francophone Topics 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 496 - French Independent Study 1-4 Hour(s) Credit

Complete 1 of the Following During Senior Year:

Senior Seminars are cross-listed with 300-level French courses and cannot be taken on a topic previously taken as a 300-level course.

FREN 417 - Senior Seminar: Around the Francophone World in 200 Years 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 419 - Senior Seminar: A Gaze from Across the Atlantic: The U.S. as Seen by the French 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 423 - Senior Seminar: French Culture, History and Society Through Cinema 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 424 - Senior Seminar: À Table! The French and Their Food 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 425 - Senior Seminar: Francophone Literature and the Question of Identity 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 451 - Senior Seminar: En Garde! Diverging from the French Literary Norm in the Modern Era 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 452 - Senior Seminar: Women, Gender and the Literary 4 Hour(s) Credit

Department-Approved Study Abroad

Complete department-approved study abroad program with a C or better 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Education Requirements

* Course must be completed with grades of C or better.

Pre-Professional Education Requirements

Foundations

EDFN 210 - School in a Diverse Society 4 Hour(s) Credit *
SCED 300 - Development, Learning and Assessment 3 Hour(s) Credit *

Competency Tests

Show satisfactory results on Praxis Core, SAT or ACT examinations as deﬁned by the Maryland State Department of Education (see education advisor regarding passing scores). OR have a minimum cumulative SU GPA of 3. 0.*

*Note: Students who enter the professional teaching program with a 3.0 GPA in lieu of basic skills test scores must also graduate with a 3.0 cumulative GPA in order to obtain their teacher certification in the State of Maryland. See education advisor for approval to take this option.

Professional Program Admission Requirements

In order to enroll in professional education program courses, students must meet the following requirements:

Complete an application for formal admission to the Professional Program. Obtain written approval of the application from both content and education advisors.
Complete a minimum of 56 college credits with a minimum of 2.50 GPA, including transfer credits.
Have a cumulative minimum GPA of 2.75 in the major, including transfer credits.
Complete all pre-professional requirements.
Complete four courses in the major ﬁeld.

Professional Education Requirements

Methods

To be eligible for internship, all students enrolled in a secondary or K-12 program must complete the appropriate methods courses for the content major and the following courses in education with grades of C or better:

Junior Year

SCED 376 - Teaching World Languages in Grades 7-12, Part I 4 Hour(s) Credit *(SPRING)
SCED 438 - Teaching Literacy in the Content Areas I 3 Hour(s) Credit *

Fall Semester Senior Year

SCED 367 - Inclusive Instruction for Secondary Teachers 3 Hour(s) Credit *
SCED 434 - Classroom Management 3 Hour(s) Credit *
SCED 476 - Teaching World Languages in Grades 7-12, Part II 4 Hour(s) Credit *

Internship and Seminar - 14 Hours

Student interns will be assigned to a Professional Development School (PDS) for their internship experience. This internship will consist of a minimum of 100 days. In order to meet the 100-day requirement, interns are required to follow the calendar of the school district in which the PDS is located. Interns are responsible for their own transportation to the PDS site.

Candidates must meet the following requirements for internship:

Complete the written application for internship.
Complete a minimum of 90 credits including methods and at least 8 courses of the academic major.
Have an overall GPA of at least 2.50 including transfer credit.
Have a minimum GPA of at least 2.75 in the academic major courses, including transfer credit, as deﬁned by the academic department.
Have a minimum GPA of 2.75 in professional education courses with no grade below C. Students may repeat education courses only once.
Obtain veriﬁcation of completion of requirements from the coordinator of clinical practice.

* Students are required to follow the University calendar with respect to attendance in SCED 433 .

SCED 426 - Internship in Middle or High School Education 6 Hour(s) Credit
SCED 428 - Internship in Middle or High School Education 6 Hour(s) Credit
SCED 433 - Reflection and Inquiry in Teaching Practice 2 Hour(s) Credit *

Graduation Requirement

Official scores on all certification examinations required by the State of Maryland must be sent from the testing company to Salisbury University as a requirement for graduation. Scores on the edTPA must be among those sent to the University before graduation. French secondary students must take the Maryland Praxis content tests or the ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview(OPI) and the Writing Proficiency Test (WTP) in French. See education advisor regarding appropriate tests.

State Tests (Must Be Taken Before Graduation)

edTPA (date):

Praxis II (Maryland Scores)

Content Knowledge (date):
Productive Language Skills (date):

OPI (date):
and
WPT (date):