Offered by Department of Modern Languages

Modern Languages Major

Modern Languages 7-12 Teaching
Subject Endorsement
Bachelor of Arts in Education

• General Studies Program Hours = 45
  including General Studies coursework required by major
  • Foundational Core (Written, Math, Oral, Democracy) = 12 including:
    • ENG 102GS, Academic Writing and Research - 3 hours
    • SPCH 100GS, Fundamentals of Speech Communication - 3 hours
    • TE 100GS, Teaching in a Democratic Society - 3 hours
  • Portal = 3
  • Distribution = 27
    • Aesthetics minimum = 3
    • Humanities minimum = 6
    • Social Sciences minimum = 6 including:
      • PSCI 110GS, Introduction to American Politics - 3 hours
    • Natural Sciences minimum = 7
    • Analytical and Quantitative Thought minimum = 0
    • Wellness minimum = 3
    • PE 150GS, Healthy, Wealthy and Wise - 3 hours
    • Capstone = 3
  • Professional Sequence = 25 including:
    • TE 319, Management and Assessment in K-12/Secondary Classrooms - 2 hours
    • TE 320, Field Experience in Secondary Classrooms - 2 hours
  • Students must apply for admission to all Teacher Education programs.
• Endorsement = 36
• Minimum total hours required coursework = 106
• Unrestricted electives in 120 hour program = 14
• Minimum total hours required for Modern Languages 7-12 Teaching Subject Endorsement = 120
• All UNK degrees require a minimum of 120 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

1. Modern Languages Teaching Subject Endorsement Requirements (6 hours required)
   • Take all of the following:
     • FORL 472, Foreign Language Pedagogy - 3 hours (Prereq: Admission to Teacher Education or permission of the department)
     • FORL 480, Modern Languages Seminar - 3 hours (Prereq: Senior standing or consent of department)
2. Modern Languages Teaching Subject Supporting Courses (30 hours required)
   • Choose ONE of the following emphasis areas:
     
     • 1. French Emphasis (30 hours required)
     • Take all of the following:
       • FREN 200GS, Intermediate French I - 3 hours (Prereq: FREN 101 or equivalent)
       • FREN 201GS, Intermediate French II - 3 hours (Prereq: FREN 101 or equivalent)
       • FREN 205, Culture, Conversation, and Composition - 3 hours (Prereq: FREN 200 and FREN 201 or equivalent)
       • FREN 308, Advanced French Grammar - 3 hours (Prereq: FREN 201 or equivalent)
       • FREN 309, Foundations of Literacy - 3 hours (Prereq: FREN 201 or equivalent)
       • FREN 310, Cultural History I - 3 hours (Prereq: FREN 201 or equivalent)
       • FREN 311, Cultural History II - 3 hours (Prereq: FREN 201 or equivalent)
     • Take 9 hours from:
       • FREN 275, French Study Abroad II - 3-6 hours (Prereq: FREN 101 or equivalent)
       • FREN 276, French Study Abroad II - 3-6 hours (Prereq: FREN 101 or equivalent)
       • FREN 300-499
     
     
     • 2. German Emphasis (30 hours required)
     • Take all of the following:
       • GERM 200GS, Intermediate German I - 3 hours (Prereq: GERM 101 or equivalent)
       • GERM 201GS, Intermediate German II - 3 hours (Prereq: GERM 101 or equivalent)
       • GERM 205GS, Culture, Conversation, and Composition - 3 hours (Prereq: GERM 200 or equivalent)
       • GERM 308, Advanced German Grammar - 3 hours (Prereq: GERM 201 or equivalent)
       • GERM 309, Foundations of Literacy - 3 hours (Prereq: GERM 201 or equivalent)
       • GERM 310, Cultural History I - 3 hours (Prereq: GERM 201 or equivalent)
       • GERM 311, Cultural History II - 3 hours (Prereq: GERM 201 or equivalent)
     • Take 9 hours from:
       • GERM 275, German Study Abroad II - 3-6 hours (Prereq: GERM 101 or equivalent)
       • GERM 276, German Study Abroad II - 3-6 hours (Prereq: GERM 101 or equivalent)
       • GERM 300-499
     
     
     • 3. Spanish Emphasis (30 hours required)
     • Take all of the following:
       • SPAN 200GS, Intermediate Spanish I - 3 hours (Prereq: SPAN 101 or equivalent)
       • SPAN 201GS, Intermediate Spanish II - 3 hours (Prereq: SPAN 200GS or equivalent)
       • SPAN 205GS, Culture, Conversation, and Composition - 3 hours (Prereq: SPAN 201GS or equivalent or department permission)
       • SPAN 308, Advanced Spanish Grammar - 3 hours (Prereq: SPAN 205GS or equivalent)
       • SPAN 309, Foundations of Literacy - 3 hours (Prereq: SPAN 205GS or equivalent)
       • SPAN 310, Cultural History of Spain and Latin America I - 3 hours (Prereq or Coreq: SPAN 308 or SPAN 309)
       • SPAN 311, Cultural History of Spain and Latin America II - 3 hours (Prereq or Coreq: SPAN 308 or SPAN 309)
     • Take 9 hours from:
       • SPAN 275, Spanish Study Abroad II - 3-6 hours (Prereq: SPAN 101 or equivalent)
       • SPAN 276, Spanish Study Abroad II - 3-6 hours (Prereq: SPAN 101 or equivalent)
       • SPAN 300-499
     
     
     *Students may elect to pursue more than one emphasis (language) area. For those students, 6 hours of Intermediate Level Language (200, 201) may be counted toward the 9 hours of open electives. Consult with the department chair for approval.