Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Major in French (Teacher Certification in French, Early Childhood Through Grade Twelve)

Minimum required: 123 semester credit hours

Admission Requirement

1. All students pursuing teacher certification must apply and be accepted to the Office of Educator Preparation.

General Requirements

1. The general education core curriculum courses are listed in the degree plan below along with the statewide component code number. See the General Education Core Curriculum section of this catalog for the Texas State requirements and options in the core curriculum, including Honors courses.
2. In addition to the general education core curriculum requirements, the Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) requires three additional hours of English literature, three hours of math/science/logic/computer science courses, six hours of 2000-level modern language courses and a minor.
3. Nine hours of writing intensive (WI) courses are required for graduation.
4. Students must select a minor from the approved list of Undergraduate Minors.
5. Students must complete a minimum of 36 advanced hours (3000 or 4000 level courses).
6. Students in the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree with a major in French must complete 24 advanced hours in French and maintain a GPA of at least a 2.50 in all advanced French course work to meet graduation requirements.
7. To satisfy graduation requirements for teacher certification, students must have at least a 2.75 Overall GPA. A GPA of at least 2.50 in all assigned courses in the professional sequence with no grade below a “C”.
8. In addition to the major and minor requirements, students must also complete 21 hours of professional sequence courses under the College of Education. Students must maintain a 2.5 GPA in the teaching field. All coursework must be completed prior to EDST 4380 and EDST 4381.

9. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) requires multiple background checks for progression through the Educator Preparation Program. Based on information recorded in your criminal history, you may be ineligible for issuance of a teaching certificate upon completion of the Educator Preparation Program. If you have a criminal history, you may obtain a Preliminary Criminal History Evaluation from TEA. For more information, go to:  https://tea.texas.gov/Texas_Educators/Investigations/Preliminary_Criminal_History_Evaluation-FAQs/.

Course Requirements