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/Institutions/Messiah-College/json/2018-2019/Undergraduate-Catalog.json
French (B.A.) with K-12 Teaching Certification
Program Overview
The French major encompasses a wide variety of courses to study the language itself, as well as the history, literature, culture, and civilization of French-speaking people. Introductory level courses focus on grammar, phonetics, conversation, composition and culture and are taught with an emphasis on oral proficiency. Intermediate and advanced courses are taught in French.
Major Requirements
Complete the following for your major:
| FREN 101 | Fundamentals of French I | 3 |
| FREN 102 | Fundamentals of French II | 3 |
| FREN 201 | Intermediate French | 3 |
| FREN 206 | French Culture and Language | 3 |
| LANG 493 | Modern Languages Seminar | 3 |
CIS/MATH/STAT
| meeting Quest mathematical science | 6 |
| EDSP 207 | Introduction to Special Education | 3 |
| EDSP 307 | Inclusion Practices | 3 |
| EDUC 201 | Education and American Society | 3 |
| EDUC 203/PSYC 203 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDUC 208 | Teaching English Language Learners in K-12 Schools | 3 |
| EDUC 331 | Instructional Design and Assessment for Middle and Secondary Grades | 3 |
ENGL 1xx
| (ENGL 122-ENGL 176, meeting QuEST literature) | 3 |
| LANG 320 | Foreign Language Teaching Methods | 3 |
| TEP 210 | Sophomore Field Experience | 0 |
| TEP 310 | Junior Field Experience | 0 |
| TEP 410 | Secondary Pre-Student Teaching Experience | 0 |
Twenty-seven credits from the following: (27)
Twelve (12) credits of the following:
| FREN 301 | Contemporary French Culture | 3 |
| FREN 320 | Selected Topics in French | 3 |
| FREN 322 | Advanced Composition and Conversation I | 3 |
| FREN 324 | Advanced Composition and Conversation II | 3 |
Fifteen (15) credits of approved French courses through the ISA Program in Paris, France.
Students may select among a variety of humanities courses that may include grammar, literature, history, art history, or political science. Students should confirm with the Department of Modern Languages that the courses that they select are approved for the French major.
Students must complete a minimum of 33 credits in French (FREN).
Professional Semester:
QuEST Requirements
| Experiential Learning requirement | 0 |
| QuEST requirements | Credits |
| First Year Seminar | 3 |
| Oral Communication | 3 |
| Created and Called for Community (W) | 3 |
| Mathematical Sciences | met/major |
| Laboratory Science | 3 or 4 |
| Science, Technology & the World | 3 |
| Social Science (EDUC 203) | met/major |
| European History or U.S. History | 3 |
| Literature (ENGL 122 to ENGL 176) | met/major |
| Philosophy and Religion | 3 |
| Arts | 3 |
| First Semester of Language (FREN 101) | met/major |
| Second Semester of Language (FREN 102) | met/major |
| 3rd Semester of Language/Cross Cultural (FREN 201) | met/major |
| Non-Western Studies | 2 or 3 |
| Bible | 3 |
| Christian Beliefs | 3 |
| Wellness | 1 |
| Ethics, World Views, or Pluralism | 3 |
| QuEST requirements | 36-38 |
| Major requirements | 87 |
| Total credits | 123-125 |
The writing requirement for this major is distributed among courses within the major.