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French Studies
Secondary Education Concentration
LSU French majors
may opt for the new concentration in Secondary French Education.
Students with the concentration meet the same requirements for the College of
Arts and Sciences and General Education as other majors and require 128
credit hours for graduation. This program will prepare you for a range of careers
in addition to teaching- it will also prepare you for professional
studies (graduate school, law school, or medical school for example).
However, the only undergraduate route to certification in teaching secondary
French is through the newly designed Secondary French Education Concentration.
What's Special about the new concentration in
Secondary French Education?
- Students choose from a wide variety of courses in French literature,
culture, and linguistics.
- In addition, students take a series of paired Education/French courses
with specially designed field experiences to prepare them for work in the
classroom.
- Three one-credit hour French classes combine (FREN
3401, FREN 3402, FREN 4403)with three three-credit hour EDCI classes and focus on student development and
diversity, classroom culture, and curriculum and pedagogy, with field
experiences in middle and high schools.
- The curriculum also includes capstone courses in French (FREN
4404) and Education
which are taken concurrently with student teaching.
What do I do to get started? How do I stay on
track?
Once you have met the requirements for the College of Arts and Sciences,
you will move from University College to your senior College, Arts &
Sciences, declaring French as your major and Secondary Education as your
concentration. You will need cumulative and LSU GPA of 2.5 to enter this
program, to graduate with this concentration, and to be certified to
teach upon graduation.
- Take EDCI 2001 during your sophomore
year.
- Complete the Praxis I: Academic Skills Assessment requirements
(national standardized tests for teachers) by the end of your
sophomore year. PRAXIS information specific to LSU
programs and State of Louisiana certification requirements are
available in the College of Arts and Sciences. See also http://www.ets.org/praxis/ .
- To graduate in four years, follow the recommended course sequence.
Beginning the first semester of your junior year, you will take a
series of four semesters of course work with specific prerequisites.
- During the semester prior to student teaching and the capstone
courses, take the Praxis II Series, Principles of Learning and
Teaching 7-12 AND the content specialty exams. You must present
passing scores on the Praxis II Series to graduate with this
concentration.
How can I learn more about the Secondary French
Education Concentration?
 For additional information contact
Nikki
Bray Clark, Ph.D.
124C
Prescott Hall
225-578-7496
nclark4@lsu.edu
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