COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES

University of Colorado Denver

Degree and Licensure Requirements

BA – French and Secondary Foreign Language Teacher Licensure

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This document specifies degree requirements for undergraduate students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) seeking secondary foreign language teacher licensure through the Initial Professional Teacher Education (IPTE) program in the School of Education (SOE).  The requirements specified below fulfill all degree and licensure requirements. Students should attend a CLAS/SOE orientation for an overview of undergraduate teacher licensure.  Students are responsible for knowing and fulfilling all degree requirements.  Academic advising is strongly encouraged each semester and is available from the CLAS Advising Office, NC 2024, 303-556-2555. Students should meet with the faculty advisor in French designated to work with secondary licensure students (Plaza 118N, 303-556-4893). 

General Education and IPTE Preparation                                                                                  46 semester hours

General education requirements in English composition, oral communication and mathematics must be completed with each course grade a ‘C’ (2.00) or higher.  Courses with an ‘R’ prefix are required to meet IPTE admission requirements, and courses with an ‘S’ prefix are suggested for content breadth essential for secondary French teachers.

English Composition/Oral Communication – 9 sem hr                                     

Mathematics – 3 sem hr

Mathematics, Natural and Physical Sciences – 11 sem hr including 2 science courses with labs

Behavioral Sciences – 6 sem hr

Social Science Courses – 6 sem hr

Modern Language Course  Required for LIcensure – 3 sem hr                                                                                                                             

Arts – 3 sem hr                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Cultural Diversity – 3 sem hr

Education Internship – 2 sem hr                                                                                                                                                       

French Major                                                                                                                                 30 semester hours

CLAS students seeking secondary foreign language licensure with a major in French must complete 30 semester hours of upper-division coursework in French.   Students should meet with the faculty advisor in French designated to work with secondary licensure students (Plaza 118N, 303-556-4893).  The BA in French requires that a minimum of 18 semester hours be taken at CU-Denver, and that the minimum grade for each course applied to the major be a ‘C’ (2.0).  The GPA in all courses applied to a  French major must be a 2.5. At least 9 of the 30 semester hours must be taken at the 4000 level.  No courses taken on a pass/fail basis may be credited toward a French Major or Minor.

Language Skills and Theory – 12 semester hours                                                     

Culture and Civilization – 3 semester hours

Literature – 3 semester hours

Electives – 12 semester hours -- Any 3--- or 4--- level French courses

CLAS Academic Certification

I certify that                                                                                                                                                                                                                    (1) has met, or (2) will meet upon satisfactory completion of the current semester’s course work, all undergraduate academic requirements for admission to the IPTE program in the School of Education as of the date affixed below.

• undergraduate general education course work – CU-Denver Core Curriculum and CLAS Distribution, or equivalent
• foreign language proficiency – high school or college proficiency in a single foreign language
• CLAS undergraduate courses required as prerequisites to IPTE admission
• CLAS 3939, Education Internship – internship in middle or high school setting totaling a minimum 150 contact hours
• French Major – minimum 24 hours of major completed
• GPA – minimum 2.75 cumulative (CU plus any other college/university) undergraduate grade point average (NOT including course work in progress) AND minimum  grade of ‘C−’ (1.70) in each course applied to IPTE academic requirements
• photocopy of certified (signed) or uncertified (unsigned) advising sheet, given to student for IPTE application

                  date                                                                                                                      CLAS advisor signature

Initial Professional Teacher Education                                                                                                                         29 semester hours

CLAS students seeking admission to the IPTE program should contact the IPTE advisor in the School of Education, NC 4001, 303-556-4387, for application forms, procedures and deadlines.  Admission to the IPTE program in the School of Education is competitive, and CLAS students who successfully complete the general education and IPTE preparation courses are not guaranteed admission to the IPTE program. 

Each course in the IPTE program applied to licensure must earn a minimum ‘B–‘ grade.

Concurrent IPTE Secondary Licensure Courses – French                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Internship    grade

The IPTE advisor in the School of Education verifies course work requirements for Internships, PLACE or PRAXIS II content testing, and completion of IPTE course requirements for secondary social studies licensure.  The CLAS advisor verifies IPTE course work applied to BA degree requirements.

CLAS students may wish to speak with an advisor in the School of Education about obtaining a content or education master’s degree following completion of the BA degree.

BA Degree and Colorado Licensure

CLAS students must complete the 30-hr major in French with an emphasis in secondary foreign language licensure to fulfill graduation requirements for the major.  It is preferable to complete the BA – French courses before starting the IPTE program, but a small number of French courses can be completed concurrently with IPTE course work.  Students must complete the 32-hr IPTE program for Colorado licensure.

The semester before planned graduation, CLAS students must meet with their CLAS and SOE advisors to verify completion of course work requirements for the BA degree and Colorado secondary foreign language licensure, and to select course work for the last semester.  Students must formally apply for both graduation and licensure, meet the application deadlines, and satisfactorily complete the last semester course work.

• Meet with CLAS and SOE advisors the semester before planned graduation.
• Apply for BA degree graduation through CLAS Advising Office, NC 2024.
• Apply for Colorado licensure through SOE IPTE Advising Office, NC 4001.
• Complete application for graduation (CLAS) and licensure (SOE) by the published deadlines.
• Satisfactorily complete last semester course work toward IPTE licensure and BA – French major.
• Receive BA diploma and Colorado secondary foreign language licensure certificate