Adolescence Education (Gr 7-12) Foreign Language (French, Spanish or Italian), BA (E206, E209, E207)
Liberal Arts Major: Spanish, French, Romance Language or Classics; or self-designed major in Italian language and literature (Students must have 30 credits in the language to be taught.)
Education Major: Foreign Language Education
A TOTAL OF 90 LIBERAL ARTS CREDITS IS REQUIRED FOR THE BA DEGREE. (EDU courses and some others are not considered to be liberal arts courses.) Students will, therefore, need a minimum of 124 credits in order to graduate with a BA degree in Second Language Education. If other non-liberal arts courses are taken in addition to the EDU courses, more than 124 credits will be required for graduation.
*The OPI (Oral Proficiency Interview) must be passed with a score of Advanced-Low before student teaching.
Program Requirements
Courses required for the Education Major: (36 credits)
| EDU 2000 | Fundamentals of Schools and Teaching | 3 |
| SSE 2025 | Child Development & Learning | 3 |
| EDU 2010 | Educating Children With Diverse Needs | 3 |
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| EDU 3024 | Curriculum & Methodology in Middle Childhood and Adolescence Education: General | 3 |
| EDU 3376 | Fundamentals of Middle Childhood Education | 3 |
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| EDU 3028 | Second Language Curriculum and Methodology (grades 5-12) | 3 |
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| EDU 5204 | Methods of Tesol | 3 |
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| EDU 3245 | Methods of Teaching Foreign Language in The Grades | 3 |
| EDU 3205 | Integrating Culture, Literacy and Literature in Second Language Instruction | 3 |
NYSTCE Tests
| EAS, CST | |
NYS certification workshops must be completed prior to Student Teaching
| EDU 3384 | Student Teaching & Seminar: Middle Childhood/Adolescence Education | 12 |
To be completed by the end of student teaching semester:
| edTPA Student Teaching Assessment | |
NY State Certification Requirements (must be completed before graduation).
| A course in Artistic Expression | |
| | A course in Oral Communication | |
| A course in History | 3 |
| A course in Literature | 3 |
| A course in Science | 3 |
| A course in Mathematics | 3 |
| A research paper course | |
| * Pass the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) | |
| Child Abuse Workshop | 0 |
| Violence Prevention Workshop | 0 |
| Dignity for All Students Workshop | 0 |