College of Fine Arts and Humanities

Department of
MODERN LANGUAGES


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Anita Hart, Chair
Professors: Becker-Theye, R. Detsch, Pearson
Associate Professors: Craig, Fox, Hart, York
Assistant Professor: Kropp
Lecturers: Chavez, C. Detsch, Gonzales-Todd, S. Schuyler

Department Objectives:
RETROACTIVE CREDIT POLICY:
The Department of Modern Languages will allow credit via a "confirming" course for French/German/Spanish subject to the following conditions:
a) The confirming course must be the first university-level course completed in the language and must be taken at UNK;
b) Confirming course numbers are 201 or a 300-400 level course (excluding phonetics) in FREN, GERM or SPAN at UNK;
c) The student must receive a letter grade of "C" or better in the confirming course and may not repeat the course for the purpose of requesting credits under this policy;
d) A maximum of 6 credits may be granted in any one language for previous high school or non-college level work at a level lower than the confirming course.
Confirming Course Retroactive Credits
Intermediate Language II (201) 3
Any Advanced Course Except Phonetics 6

After the successful completion of the confirming course students must report to the Chair of the Department of Modern Languages (Thomas Hall, Room 215) with a copy of their grade report form. Normally, this must be done within four weeks of the Registrar's mailing the grade report form.


FRENCH MAJOR
Three options are available in this major:
I. French Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree
II. French Translation and Interpretation Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree
III. French Teaching Subject Endorsement Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education
GERMAN MAJOR
Three options are available in this major:
I. German Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree
II. German Translation and Interpretation Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree
III. German Teaching Subject Endorsement Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education
SPANISH MAJOR
Three options are available in this major:
I. Spanish Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree
II. Spanish Translation and Interpretation Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree
III. Spanish Teaching Subject Endorsement Option - Bachelor of Arts Degree in Education
TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE Subject Teaching Endorsement

Minors in French, German, Japanese, and Spanish as well as French Translation, German Translation and Spanish Translation are available for students pursuing majors in other disciplines.

The department offers a Supplemental Teaching Endorsement in Bilingual Education.

The department offers a specialized major and Certificate in Translation and Interpretation.

Courses with the prefixes CHIN, FORL, FREN, GERM, JAPN and SPAN are offered by the department.


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