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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

French, B.A.


Degree Requirements


Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Major (18 Hours)


Required courses (0-9 Hours)


  • FREN through the 2002 level 0-9 Hours
    Majors must achieve competence at the intermediate level before beginning courses at the 3000 level. They may demonstrate competence through placement exam scores, including the CLEP exam, prior study, or courses taken at Georgia State University.

Select additional elective courses from the following to complete 18 hours in Area F


Area G: Major Courses (30 Hours)


The major in French consists of 30 hours (ten courses) on the 3000/4000 level. Prerequisite for all courses on the 3000 level is FREN 2002 . Prerequisite for all courses at the 4000 level is the completion of the three courses at the 3000 level.

Requirements for Teacher Certification


Students who wish to be certified to teach French in the public schools of Georgia should choose the courses listed under the “Foreign Language Education Concentration” above and the following methodology courses offered by the Foreign Language Education faculty in the Department of Middle and Secondary Education in the College of Education and Human Development: FORL 3022 , FORL 4025 , FORL 4026 , and EDCI 4600 . All students will register for Opening School Experience (EDCI 4650 ) and Student Teaching (EDCI 4700 ).

All students seeking certification in French must pass EXC 4020  in the College of Education and Human Development with a grade of B or higher.

Students must apply formally and be admitted to the Teacher Education program in world languages. For the application, please go to the admissions page on the College of Education and Human Development web site, To qualify for the Student Teaching experience, students must receive a grade of B or higher on a departmental test of oral and written proficiency in their target languages. Specific information about date and place of these exams is available in the department office. To apply, students must have:

  • Earned a 2.5 overall cumulative GPA,
  • Passed [Combined Test I, II, and III (700)] or been exempted from the GACE Program Admission Assessment. When registering for the assessment, program entry candidates must add your program provider (Georgia State University - school code 5090) as a score recipient when you register or we will not receive notification that you have completed the assessment.; and
  • Completed the Georgia Educator Ethics - Program Entry (350) Assessment; though there is no “Pass/Fail” grade assigned. Program entry candidates must add your program provider (Georgia State University) as a score recipient when you register or we will not receive notification that you have completed the assessment.

In order to be recommended for K-12 certification in French, students must complete all major courses taken in the Department of World Languages and Cultures and the methodology courses taken in the Department of Middle and Secondary Education (FORL courses) with a grade of B or higher.