Program: Foreign Languages, French and Francophone Studies Teacher Licensure, B.S. - Middle Tennessee State University

Apr 04, 2025

2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog

World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
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Ann McCullough, program coordinator
Ann.McCullough@mtsu.edu

Students seeking a license to teach a foreign language in secondary schools (grades 7-12) must complete (1) a major in the language they intend to teach; (2) FL 4500 Introduction to Teaching Foreign Languages ; (3) a minor; and (4) the Secondary Education Minor . Each student must pass an oral interview in the target language at the high intermediate level.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Foreign Languages, French Teacher Licensure, B.S., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	38 hours
Secondary Education Minor	30 hours
Minor 2	15-18 hours
TOTAL	124 hours (15 hour minor); 127 hours (18 hour minor)

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Major Requirements (38 hours)

FREN 1020 - Elementary French II 3 credit hours OR
FREN 1040 - Intensive Elementary French 6 credit hours (only 3 credit hours counted toward degree)
FREN 2010 - Intermediate French I 3 credit hours
FREN 2020 - Intermediate French II 3 credit hours
FREN 4000-level electives 6 credit hours
FREN 3000-4000 level electives 16 credit hours
FREN 3010 - Advanced Composition 3 credit hours
FL 3000 - Career and Professional Development for World Language Majors 1 credit hour
FL 4500 - Introduction to Teaching Foreign Languages 3 credit hours

Secondary Education Minor (30 hours)

Please see Secondary Education Minor for additional information.

Minor (15-18 hours)

Curriculum, Foreign Languages, French and Francophone Studies Teacher Licensure

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
FREN 2010 - Intermediate French I 3 credit hours (FLL placement exam/AP)
FREN 2020 - Intermediate French II 3 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
FL 3000 - Career and Professional Development for World Language Majors 1 credit hour
FREN 3010 - Advanced Composition 3 credit hours
FREN 3000-4000 level major course 3 credit hours
YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 rubrics) 6 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Minor courses 6 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Junior

YOED 3000 - Classroom Management 3 credit hours
YOED 3300 - Problem-Based Instructional Strategies 3 credit hours
FREN 4000-level major courses 6 credit hours
FREN 3000-4000 major courses 12 credit hours
Minor courses 12 credit hours

Subtotal: 36 Hours

Senior

FREN 3000-4000 level major course 1 credit hour
FL 4500 - Introduction to Teaching Foreign Languages 3 credit hours
YOED 4030 - Residency I: Grades 7-12 9 credit hours
YOED 4400 - Residency II 12 credit hours

Foreign Languages, French and Francophone Studies Teacher Licensure, B.S.

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

General Education (41 hours)

Major Requirements (38 hours)

Secondary Education Minor (30 hours)

Minor (15-18 hours)

Curriculum, Foreign Languages, French and Francophone Studies Teacher Licensure

Freshman

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 36 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 25 Hours