Foreign Language, BA, Concentration: French Teaching

PNW General Education Core (30 Credits)

• English Composition (6 Credits): ENGL 10400 - English Composition I  and ENGL 10500 - English Composition II  
• Speech Communication (3 Credits): COM 11400 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication  
• Quantitative Reasoning (3 Credits): STAT 13000 - Statistics And Contemporary Life , MA 15300 - College Algebra , or STAT 30100 - Elementary Statistical Methods  
• Natural Sciences (3 Credits): Select from the Natural Sciences Core list  
• Technology (3 Credits): EDCI 32300 - Educational Technology For Teaching And Learning  
• Humanities (3 Credits): ENGL 23100 - Introduction To Literature  
• Social Sciences (3 Credits): POL 10100 - American Government And Politics 
• Additonal Credits (3 Credits): SOC 10000 - Introductory Sociology 
• First-Year Experience (FYE) (3 Credits): FLL 10300 - Freshman Experience Worldviews  

Major Core (42 Credits)

• FR 10100 - French Level I  
• FR 10200- French Level II  
• FR 20100 - French Level III  
• FR 20200 - French Level IV  
• FR 26100 - French Composition  
• FR 36500 - French Conversation  
• FLL 31100 - French Cinema - Introduction To Film Study  
• FLL 36101 - The Nature Of Language  
• FR 49500 - French Senior Capstone Project Course  
• French Culture - choose one:
  • FR 30700 - Commercial French  
  • FR 33000 - French Cinema  
  • FR 45000 - French Civilization  
  • FR 58100 - French Culture  
• French Literature - choose one:
  • FR 39000 - Special Topics In French  
  • FR 40500 - Introduction To French Literature I  
  • FR 40600 - Introduction To French Literature II  
  • FR 49000 - Topics In French  
• French Electives (9 Credits) - any three FR courses 30000-level or above not already used to fulfill a French requirement
  • It is strongly recommended that students spend at least one MayMester in Quebec. The intensive French program in Québec will allow students to earn six credits in French, fulfilling six of the needed elective credits. The cost of the 5-week program is $3,300 and covers the following:
    • Tuition and fees (6 credits) at Purdue Northwest.
    • International health insurance.
    • School fees at l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
    • Housing in Trois-Rivières.
    • Allowance for meals in Trois-Rivières.

Activities, round-trip transportation, and personal spending money are not included in the program cost.
If students cannot go to Quebec, they will be able to take the six credits of French electives during Semesters 7 and 8.

Concentration Core (39 Credits)

• ECON 10100 - Survey Of Economics
• EDCI 30900 - Reading In Middle And Secondary Schools: Methods And Problems
• EDCI 34200 - Strategies Of Foreign Language Instruction In Senior High, Junior High And Middle Schools
• EDCI 35500 - Teaching And Learning K-12 Classroom
• EDCI 36600 - Use Of Assessment In The K-12 Classroom
• EDCI 49700 - Supervised Teaching (9 Credits)
• EDPS 22000 - Psychology Of Learning
• EDPS 26000 - Introduction To Special Education
• EDPS 28500 - Diversity And Education
• EDPS 37000 - Teaching Students With Diverse Learning Needs In K-12 Class

Other Required Courses (9 Credits)

• Aesthetics Option (3 Credits) - choose one:
  • AD 25500 - Art Appreciation  
  • COM 34300 - Fundamentals Of Oral Interpretation  
  • ENGL 28600 - The Movies  
  • ENGL 31900 - Creative Writing  
  • MUS 25000 - Music Appreciation  
  • THTR 20100 - Theatre Appreciation  
• History Option (3 Credits) - choose one:
  • HIST 10400 - Introduction To The Modern World  
  • HIST 11000 - The Pre-Modern World  
  • HIST 15100 - American History To 1877  
  • HIST 15200 - United States Since 1877  
• Philosophy Option (3 Credits) - choose one:
  • PHIL 10600 - Human Experience In Art Literature, Music, And Philosophy  
  • PHIL 11000 - Introduction To Philosophy  
  • PHIL 11100 - Ethics  

Requirements

Minimum Grade and Grade Point Average (GPA):  Minimum grade of B- required for EDCI 30900, EDCI 32300, EDCI 34200, EDCI 35500, EDCI 36600, and EDCI 37000; minimum grade of C required for EDPS 22000, EDPS 26000, EDPS 28500, and all other required courses; 2.0 GPA

Experiential Learning (EL):  One EL course required.  EL courses are noted by (e) next to the course title.

General Education Core:  General Education notations can be found within the course description.  Please click on a course to see if it meets a Gen Ed requirement.

Milestone Courses noted by (m) next to the course title have been identified as being critical to your success in this field of study. 

Courses that are only offered on one campus will be noted by an (H) for Hammond, or (W) for Westville.

Please see the Additional Information and Guidelines section below for more information.

Additional Information and Guidelines

Note 1: Aesthetics - Choose 1 course from: AD 25500, MUS 25000, ENGL 31900, ENGL 28600, COM 34300, or THTR 20100.

Note 2: French Requirement – Must take 10 courses (30 credits) to fulfill this requirement.

• FLL 31100 and FLL 36101 should be taken during semesters 3 and 4 (6 credits)
• FR 26100 and FR 36500 (6 credits)
• One course from French Literature FR 40500 or French Literature FR 40600 or Special Topics in French FR 39000 or 49000 with French Literature topic (3 credits)
• One course from French Culture FR 58100 or French Civilization FR 45000 or French Cinema FR 33000 or Commercial French FR 30700 (3 credits)
• FR 49500 French Capstone should be taken in Senior year (3 credits)
• French Electives can be any FR 30000 level or higher not already used to fulfill the French Requirements listed above (3-9 credits)

Note 3: The best time to take the Content test is in semester five (5).  During EDCI 35500 the roster will be used to identify students. The best time to take the Pedagogy test is in semester six (6).   During EDCI 34200 the roster will be used to identify students

Note 4: It is strongly recommended that students spend at least one MayMester in Quebec. The intensive French program in Québec will allow students to earn 6 credits in French. The cost of the 5-week program is $3,300 and covers the following:

• Tuition and fees (6 credits) at Purdue Northwest.
• International health insurance.
• School fees at l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
• Housing in Trois-Rivières.
• Allowance for meals in Trois-Rivières.

Activities, round-trip transportation, and personal spending money are not included in the program cost.
If students cannot go to Quebec, they will be able to take the 6-credit French electives during Semesters 7 and 8.