Degree Requirements

BA (Liberal Arts) in French, German, Spanish
A minimum of 36 semester hours in major language--FORL 201, 202, 311, 312, or 313, 351, 352, 470 plus courses in language, civilization and literature as approved by advisor. Four courses (12 cr.) are required in a second language and two courses (6 cr.) are required in a third language. The second and third languages can be combined in a single language. (Download FL Program Handbook).

BSE (Secondary Education) & Certification in French, German, Spanish
Courses listed above plus one course in civilization, one course each in history and geography and FORL 480. Three courses (9 cr.) in a second language are to be chosen from among the other languages offered by the department. If certification in two languages is desired, early planning with advisor is essential.

See details on the undergraduate programs in the Undergraduate Catalog.

MA (Masters of Arts) in French, German, Spanish
Candidates for the Masters of Arts degree have the option of taking 10 courses (30 credits) in their respective language school and writing a research paper for three credits or taking 11 courses for a total of 33 credits.

MED (Masters of Education) in French, German, Spanish
The requirements, options, and number of credits for the Master of Education degree in French, German and Spanish are the same as those for the Master of Arts degree except for the following:

• 9 s.h. of courses are required in the M.Ed. Professional Core (given in English), replacing 9 s.h. in the language school
• Two courses are required in civilization and two in literature
• Three courses are required in Language.