Modern Foreign Languages Teaching Licensure

Coordinator: Cynthia Chalupa
Email: chalupcs@jmu.edu
Phone: (540) 568-6128

In conjunction with the College of Education , the department offers programs leading to the teaching license in French, German and Spanish. In addition to the General Education and academic major requirements, students desiring preK-12 teaching licensure in French, German or Spanish must be accepted for admission to the teacher education program offered by the College of Education prior to enrolling in professional education courses. In addition to the 33 foreign language credits, an additional 39 credits are required for teaching licensure.

Students interested in teacher licensure in French, German or Spanish must also meet the specific curriculum requirements of their foreign language major as part of the undergraduate academic degree.

For a complete description of admission and retention policies and procedures for teacher education, refer to the College of Education . Students seeking licensure are encouraged to consult regularly with the teaching licensure coordinator.

Required Courses

PSYC 160. Life Span Human Development [C5SD] Credits: 3.00 ¹
EDUC 200. Foundations of Education in the United States Credits: 3.00 ¹
EXED 303. Foundations of Classroom and Behavior Management Credits: 3.00
MSSE 370. General Instructional Methods for Grades 6-12 Credits: 3.00
MSSE 371. Clinical Experience in Adolescent Education Credits: 1.00
FLED 370. Modern Foreign Language Assessment Credits: 3.00
FLED 470. Methods of Modern Foreign Language Teaching Credits: 3.00
FLED 471. Modern Foreign Language Field Experience Credits: 3.00
FLED 475. Supervised Student Teaching Experience Credits: 12.00
FLED 476. Student Teaching Seminar Credits: 3.00
LED 420. Content Area Literacy, K-12 Credits: 2.00

Total: 39 Credit Hours

Footnote

¹Minimum grade of “C” required in EDUC 200, PSYC 160 and WRTC 103.

Minimum Grades

A student must receive a minimum grade of “C-” for course credits to count toward any major or minor in the Department of World Languages and Cultures .