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Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Undergraduate Initial Teacher Education Programs

Bachelor of Science in Modern Language Education: Grades K-12


The Department of Curriculum and Instruction offers undergraduate programs leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in a variety of secondary school subject areas of specialization. State of Florida certification requirements are met for all programs preparing secondary (6-12) teachers and K-12 teachers in Art Education and Modern Language Education. All stated admission requirements, which are subject to change, should be considered minimum. A student who meets these minimum requirements is not automatically assured admission. It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that he/she has met the requirements. Program faculty should be consulted for academic advisement.

General Information

Upon admission to the University and to the College, each student major in the department is assigned an advisor in the teaching field who will assist the student in constructing a program of study. The program of study must comply with the goals of the student. Upon successful completion of the work specified in the program of study, the student is awarded the Bachelor of Science Degree with a major in a specified subject matter area or level of schooling (e.g., art, English, Mathematics Education) and is eligible for regular teacher certification in the State of Florida upon successful completion of requirements specified by the Florida Department of Education.

Field Experiences

Most courses offered by the department require observation and participation in selected schools. The course descriptions identify the courses which require in-school classroom experiences guided by the directing classroom teacher and a College of Education faculty member.

The student teaching assignments are fulfilled in designated field centers. This experience is on a full-time basis for one semester. Permission to student-teach is contingent upon successful completion of all other requirements specified in the program of study. Students may be assigned to do their student teaching during either the Fall or Spring semesters of their senior year. There is no student teaching during the Summer semester.

Application for student teaching is the responsibility of the student. Necessary forms may be obtained from the office of the Director of Student Teaching. Deadline dates are July 1 for Spring student teaching and March 1 for Fall placement.

All stated admission requirements are to be considered minimums. A student who meets these minimum requirements is not automatically assured admission. Program admission requirements are subject to change. It is the responsibility of the student to assure that he/she has met the requirements.

Degree Program Hours: 120

Lower Division Common Prerequisites

CourseCourse TitleCredits
EDF 1005Introduction to Education13
EDG 2701Teaching Diverse Populations13
EME 2040Introduction to Educational Technology (or acceptable substitute)3
1Requires field experience of 15 clock hours outside of class time.

At least one course taken to meet the natural science requirements in General Education must include a laboratory component.

In addition to EDG 2701, students must take six credit hours with an international or diversity focus in lower division.

To qualify for admission to the program, undergraduates must have met all the lower division/general education, completed 60 semester hours, 2.5 GPA, have passed all four sections of the CLAST and be otherwise acceptable into the program. Minimum GPA and CLAST scores do not assure admission.

Upper Division Program: (60)

Subject Matter Specialization: (30)

CourseCourse TitleCredits
 Phonetics or Contrastive Phonology3
 Introduction to Linguistics or Linguistics in Target Language3
 Civilization / Culture6
 Syntax / Composition12
 Literature in Target Language6

Professional Education: (30)

CourseCourse TitleCredits
EDF 3515Philosophical and Historical Foundations of Education3
EDF 4634Cultural and Social Foundations of Education3
EDP 3004Educational Psychology3
EDG 3321General Instructional Decision Making3
EDG 3321LGeneral Instructional Decision Making Laboratory2
FLE 4314Methods of Teaching Modern Language in the Elementary Schools3
FLE 4375Methods of Teaching Modern Language at the Secondary Level4
FLE 4942Student Teaching9
FLE 5908Directed Study in Foreign Language Education1-3

Special Methods and Student Teaching

Students must complete the 14 semester hours of foundations courses and all core courses before enrolling in 4000-level special methods courses. A student must enroll in FLE 4375, and FLE 4314 before enrolling in FLE 4942.

For more information, please contact

Dr. Eric Dwyer
College of Education, ZEB 353
(305) 348-2078

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