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2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Teacher Certification - Foreign Languages


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Students majoring in French, German, or Spanish who seek certification to teach at the middle-school or secondary level should consult with the coordinator of foreign language teacher development at the earliest possible date to plan their course work so as to meet all program requirements, in addition to university general education requirements.

Procedures


Declare a major in French, German, or Spanish with an emphasis in language and literature.

Consult with the departmental coordinator of teacher development at the time the major is declared and at the beginning of each semester thereafter.

Obtain approval of the departmental coordinator of teacher development for admission to teacher certification. Applicants to the French and German teacher certification programs must earn at least a grade of B in FLFR 302 or FLGE 302, respectively, to qualify for admission. Applicants in Spanish must earn at least a grade of B in FLSP 301 to qualify.

Consult each semester with the division coordinator for courses in the specific language major.

Retention


Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.75 in all work at NIU.

Maintain a minimum GPA of 3.00 in the foreign language major.

Requirements in Department


These courses are in addition to those required of non-teacher certification majors with an emphasis in language and literature.

Requirements outside Department


For all majors:


For German majors:


For Spanish majors:


Student Teaching


Students are ordinarily admitted to student teaching (FLPT 485) only upon application and after satisfactory completion of all other work required for graduation, including all other work in the major, the receipt of passing scores on required state tests, and attainment of a 2.75 cumulative GPA and a 3.00 in the major.

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