Why pursue a French Concentration with a Professional Education Minor at APSU?
If you wish to teach, major in a world language and minor in professional education.
The degree program above allows students to study French and complete their Tennessee
Teaching Certification in one go-round. French is spoken by over 75 million people
around the globe and the future generations will need educators that understand and
value the lovely language. By completing this program, students become the educators
that link new learners to French.
You can expand your career opportunities by taking two years of foreign language and/or
participating in a study abroad program. World language requirements are included in our Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) programs, and international
studies programs are available to all student.
World Language, BA
French Concentration
with Professional Education Minor
*Sample Four Year Plan
First Year Fall Semester |
SCH |
First Year Spring Semester |
SCH |
| UNIV 1000-Transition to the University | 1 | ENGL 1020-English Composition II | 3 |
| ENGL 1010-English Composition I | 3 | MATH 1010-Mathematical Thought and Practice | 3 |
| FREN 2010-Intermediate French | 4 | Social and Behavioral Sciences Core | 3 |
| COMM 2045- Public Speaking | 3 | Humanities and/or Fine Arts Corse | 3 |
| Humanities and/or Fine Arts Core | 3 | FREN 2020-Intermediate French | 3 |
| TOTAL SCH | 13 | TOTAL SCH | 15 |
Second Year Fall Semester |
SCH |
Second Year Spring Semester |
SCH |
| ENGL 2330-Traditions in World Literature | 3 | FREN 3220-Phonetics and Conversation in French | 3 |
| Natural Sciences w/ lab Core | 4 | Natural Sciences w/ lab Core | 4 |
| FREN 3210-Advanced Composition in French | 3 | History Core | 3 |
| **EDUC 2100-Foundation of Education | 3 | EDUC 3040-Instructional Technology | 3 |
| History Core | 3 | EDUC 3070-Instructional Strategies | 3 |
| TOTAL SCH | 16 | TOTAL SCH | 16 |
Third Year Fall Semester |
SCH |
Third Year Spring Semester |
SCH |
| FREN 3320-French Civilization | 3 | French Upper Division Elective (Group 2) | 3 |
| French Upper Division Elective (Group 2) | 3 | French Upper Division Elective (Group 2) | 3 |
| **EDUC 4270-Evaluation and Assessment | 3 | Foreign Language (Group I) - other than French | 4 |
| HIST 3340–Absolutism and Enlightenments OR HIST 3350–Modern Europe 1789- 1919 |
3 | Social and Behavioral Sciences Core | 3 |
| Foreign Language (Group 1) - other than French | 4 | ||
| LING 4510 - Capstone Seminar in Foreign Langauges | 1 | ||
| TOTAL SCH | 17 | TOTAL SCH | 13 |
Fourth Year Fall Semester
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SCH |
Fourth Year Spring Semester
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SCH |
| **EDUC 4080-Classroom Management | 3 | **EDUC 4610-Student Teaching: 7-8 | 3 |
| EDUC 4160-Teaching Diversity | 3 | **EDUC 4710-Student Teaching: 9-12 | 3 |
| EDUC 4400-Theories in Learning | 3 | EDUC 4950-Seminar | 2 |
| EDUC 4440-Theories of Learning | 3 | ||
| SPED 3000-Intro to Special Education | 3 | ||
| LING 4400-Teaching Foreign Languages in Secondary School | 3 | ||
| TOTAL SCH | 15 | TOTAL SCH | 12 |
| Total Student Credit Hours for Degree | 120 |
*For this degree a student must complete a total of 39 upper division (3000-4999) credit hours.
Professional Education Minor is required for the is major
** Course requires field experience
Residency I requires 5 weeks in schools, Residency II requires 15 weeks in schools
Praxis II Required Testing: Test Code 5624 (7-12) Principles of Learning & Teaching
(minimum score 155);
Test Code 5174 French: World Language (minimum score 156).
NOTE: Successful completion of Milestones I, II, III, and IV are required for teacher licensureprograms.
Milestone assessment criteria is available at https://www.apsu.edu/educ
| Group 1 - Select two (2) sequence courses from Spanish, German, Greek or Latin listed below | |
|
SPAN 1010-Elementary Spanish 4 |
LATN 1010-Elementary Latin 4 LATN 1020-Elementary Latin 4 LATN 2010-Intermediate Latin 3 LATN 2020-Intermediate Latin 3 GREK 1010-Beginning Greek 4 GREK 1020-Beginning Greek 4 GREK 2010-Intermediate Greek 3 GREK 2010-Intermediate Greek 3 |
| Group 2 - Select three (3) courses listed below | |
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FREN - 3420 - French and Francophone Cinema FREN - 4430 - French and Francophone Fiction FREN - 3320 - French and Francophone Civilization
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FREN - 4420 - French and Francophone Theatre FREN - 3430 - Approaches to French and Francophone Literature FREN - 4530 - French and Francophone Literature Spec Topics |