SCHOOL OF EDUCATION ADVISING GUIDE
Post-Baccalaureate Licensure
in K-12 Modern Languages (K-12th Grade)
(Fall 2015 catalog year and earlier)
Name:
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Use this document to learn about specific requirements for your teacher licensure program, and to work with your Teacher
Education advisor to plan your course of study and track your progress. Please keep an updated copy of this form and leave the
original on file in the School of Education Student Services Office.
For general requirements pertaining to K-12 teacher licensure, visit the School of Education website (www.msudenver.edu/education) or stop
by the School of Education Student Services Office, WC 162, and be sure to meet with your advisor in K-12 Modern Language
Education each semester you are attending classes at MSU Denver.
Before you can register for most education courses:
•
Apply to the School of Education by visiting the website: www.msudenver.edu/education/apply.
•
Obtain provisional and/or formal admission to the program. The requirements for each are explained in detail in the
Admissions Student Handbook. Some courses require provisional admission, while most advanced courses require formal
admission.
1. CONTENT COURSES
You must have the equivalent to the specified coursework in each of the following categories to qualify for the post-baccalaureate K-12
Modern Languages licensure program. Bring your college transcripts to a designated advisor in the Modern Languages
department in PL 360 (a list of advisors is available in WC 162 or online at www.msudenver.edu/ted) to have previous coursework
approved in the following categories. This is one of your first steps before registering for Education classes. The Modern Languages
advisor will recommend courses at Metro for any category you have not satisfied with previous course work. All required content
area coursework must be passed with a grade of “C” or better.
Content Category
Course # / Title / College
Credit
Hours
When?
Grade
Advisor
Initials
Language/Grammar/Composition/
Linguistics/Conversation: 9 hrs
FRE: 3010, 3310, 3320, 4540
GER: 3010, 3300, 3410, 4020, 4210, 4410
SPA: 3110, 3140, 4010, 4020, 4310
Phonetics in target area: 3 hrs
FRE 3150
GER 3150
SPA 3150
Culture/Civilization: 6 hrs
FRE: 3550, 3560, 4540
GER: 3200 (See department for other courses in
German culture/civ)
SPA: 3200, 3210, 3220
Literature: 6 hrs
FRE: 3010, 3110, 3120, 4520, 4530, 4540, 4750
GER: 3210, 3220, 3230, 4200
SPA: 3400, 3410, 3510, 4110, 4120, 4130, 4200
*Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages
in K-12: 3 hrs
MDL 4960: Methods in Teaching FL in K-12
(offered in fall term ONLY! Plan accordingly!)
*Field Experience: (To be taken with MDL 4960)
MDL 4961: Field Experience in Teaching Foreign
Language in K-12: 1 hr
(offered in fall term ONLY! Plan accordingly!)
Content Courses Total:
28
hours
*PLEASE NOTE: MDL 4960 and MDL 496A/4961 should be taken in one of the last two semesters prior to student teaching.
Updated 7-15-16
2.
TEACHER EDUCATION COURSES
All the courses in the following list (36-37 credit hours total) are required for Foreign Language licensure. Courses listed
with heavy outlines must be taken together; please see an advisor in the School of Education for more detail on
recommended sequence. Courses required for licensure must be passed with a grade of C or better. You should complete
the majority of your content area courses before beginning the Teacher Education courses.
Course
Substitute Course
# / Title / College
EDS 3130-4*
Foundation of Educational
Psychology and Philosophy
EDS 3140-1*
First Field Experience in Secondary
Education (60-hour field experience)
EDS 3150-3
Issues in Multicultural Education in
Secondary Schools
MTH 1610-3
Integrated Mathematics I
EDT 3610-2
Or
EDT 3010-3
Or
MDL 390M-2
Applications of Educational Technology
Or
Instructional Development for
Interactive Learning Environments
Or
Educational Technology for Modern
Languages
SED 3600-3
The Exceptional Learner in the
Classroom
EDS 3210-3**
Classroom Management, Planning,
and Assessment in Secondary
Schools
EDS 3240-1**
Field Experience: Classroom
Management, Planning, and
Assessment in Secondary Schools
(60-hour field experience)
RDG 3280-4**
Teaching Content Literacy Skills
EDS 4290-12**
Student Teaching and Seminar:
Secondary 7-12
Credit
Hours
When? Grade
Advisor
Initials
(Must be taken concurrently with or after
completion of EDS 3130 and EDS 3140)
TEACHER EDUCATION COURSES TOTAL
36-37
* Requires at least provisional admission to the teacher licensure program.
** Requires formal admission to the teacher licensure program.
PLEASE NOTE: MDL 4960 and MDL 496A/4961 should be taken in one of the last two semesters prior to student teaching.
Before you begin student teaching, you will need all content area courses on the front of this guide initialed by an appropriate content
area advisor. You will also need all of the education courses on this side of the guide initialed by your education advisor, as well as
your education advisor’s signature below once all courses have been initialed.
Based on my review, this student is eligible to apply for student teaching.
SIGNATURE OF ADVISOR:
DATE:
Please visit the School of Education website for updated licensure exam requirements for K12 Foreign Language.
Please visit the School of Education website for more details at www.msudenver.edu/education, or contact the School of Education
Student Services Office in West Classroom Building, Room 162, or by calling (303) 556-3691
The MSU Denver Modern Languages Department is located in the Plaza Building in Room 360, or you may call (303) 556-3010
Updated 7-15-16