B.A. in Adolescence Education: French
Grade 7-12 with 5-6 extension
Contact Person:
Donald Straight, Department Chair
216A Satterlee, (315) 267-2553, straigdc@potsdam.edu
59-60 credit hours required.
All education courses must be completed with a 2.0 or higher with a 2.75 GPA in the education major.
The Adolescence French Education Program requires completion of a French major. The French major must be completed with a 2.5 GPA. Contact the chair of the Department of Modern Languages to declare the major, be assigned a French major adviser and select appropriate courses.
All courses are 3 credits unless noted. Credits are divided as follows:
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| Education Major | 22 | |
| SECD 210 | Computer Applications in Middle and Secondary Education (1 credit) | |
| SECD 340 |
Classroom Management in Secondary Education (1 credit) |
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| SECD 356 | Reading in the Middle and Secondary School | |
| EDLS 315 | Teaching Students with Special Needs: Grades 5-12 | |
| EDLS 333 | Education, Language and Culture | |
| EDLS 349 | Introduction to Middle and Secondary School Education | |
Courses which must be taken concurrently: |
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| SECD 374 | Introduction to First and Second Language Acquisition: Grades 5-12 |
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| SECD 394 | Observation in the Foreign Language Classroom: Grades 5-12 (1 credit) |
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Courses which must be taken concurrently: |
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| SECD 474 | Foreign Language Instruction, Curriculum, and Assessment: Grades 5-12 |
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| SECD 494 | Practicum in the Foreign Language Classroom, Grades 5-12 (1 credit) |
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Student Teaching Semester Courses which must be taken concurrently: |
14 | |
| EDLS 421 |
Seminar in Middle/Junior and Secondary School Education (2 credits) |
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| SECD 455 | Student Teaching in the Middle/Junior High School (6 credits) |
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| SECD 456 |
Student Teaching in the Senior High School (6 credits) | |
Cognate Requirements All cognate courses must be completed with a 2.0 or higher. |
23-24 |
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| FREN 303 | Contemporary France | |
| FREN 304 | Contemporary Québec | |
| HLTH 230 | School Health (CA, SAVE, 2 credits) | |
| PSYC 321 | Psychology of Adolescence | |
| PSYC 350 | Educational Psychology | |
| One of the following: | ||
| COMM 106 | Basic Principles of Speech | |
| COMM 311 | Small Group Communication | |
| COMM 324 | Persuasive Speaking | |
| Plus one of the following (3-4 credits): | ||
| ARTH | (any course) | |
| MUAM | Music course regarding a Francophonic region of the world (with advisement) |
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Certification Requirements
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