French, German or Spanish Teacher Certification

The College of Arts and Sciences encourages students to explore teaching at the secondary level as a career option. The student’s academic advisor in the Dean’s Office for Undergraduates and Student Advising in GAB, Room 220, can assist students with specific requirements for teacher certification in French, German or Spanish.

Requirements for French Teaching Field:

FREN 1010 - Elementary French
FREN 1020 - Elementary French
FREN 2040 - Intermediate French
FREN 2050 - Intermediate French
FREN 3060 - French Phonetics and Pronunciation
FREN 4150 - Foreign Language Teaching Methods
6 hours of 4000-level French courses
12 hours of 3000- or 4000-level French courses
Must pass the Texas Oral Proficiency Test (TOPT) or equivalent for French

Requirements for German Teaching Field:

GERM 1010 - Elementary German
GERM 1020 - Elementary German
GERM 2040 - Intermediate German
GERM 2050 - Intermediate German
GERM 3060 - Advanced German Composition and Oral Practice
or
GERM 3070 - Advanced German Composition and Oral Practice
or
Advanced Grammar
GERM 4150 - Foreign Language Teaching Methods
6 hours of 4000-level German courses
12 hours of 3000- or 4000-level German courses

Requirements for Spanish Teaching Field:

SPAN 1010 - Elementary Spanish
SPAN 1020 - Elementary Spanish
SPAN 2040 - Intermediate Spanish
SPAN 2050 - Intermediate Spanish
SPAN 3090 - Advanced Spanish Grammar I
SPAN 3110 - Introduction to Hispanic Literature
SPAN 4150 - Foreign Language Teaching Methods
SPAN 4210 - Spanish Phonetics and Pronunciation
SPAN 3060 - Advanced Spanish Composition and Oral Practice
SPAN 3070 - Advanced Spanish Composition and Oral Practice
3 hours of 3000-level SPAN culture
3 hours of 4000-level SPAN literature
3 hours of any advanced SPAN course
Must pass the TOPT test for Spanish or the Bilingual Target Language Proficiency Test (BTLPT) for Spanish.

Note:

(SPAN 3080 may substitute for either SPAN 3060 or SPAN 3070 )

Additional Requirements:

Students must also complete the required 21 hours in upper-level education courses (EDSE 3800 , EDSE 3830 , EDSE 4060 , EDSE 4070 , EDSE 4108 , EDSE 4118 , EDSE 4840 ) and meet all GPA requirements to apply for state certification. In order to enroll for the first required education course, the student must make application to the certification program in the College of Education in Matthews Hall, Room 105.

All state certification requirements and information on required examinations is available on the web site of the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC), www.tea.state.tx.us.