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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Italian Education (BA)

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Please refer to the Four-Year Plan for departmental recommended path towards graduation.

University Requirements:

ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition (C- minimum)
First Year Seminar (FYS) (0-4 credits)
Discovery Learning Experience (DLE) (three credits)
Multicultural Requirement (three credits)
University Breadth Requirements (C- minimum):
- Creative Arts and Humanities (three credits)
- History and Cultural Change (three credits)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (three credits)
- Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (three credits)
Capstone Experience

College Requirements:

College Breadth Requirements:

The College Breadth requirements are in addition to the University Breadth requirement. Up to three credits from each of the University Breadth Requirement categories may be used to simultaneously satisfy these College of Arts and Sciences Breadth Requirements. Minimum grade C- required for courses used to satisfy College Breadth.

GROUP A: Creative Arts and Humanities (Nine credits of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate instructional units)
GROUP B: History and Cultural Change (Nine credits of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate instructional units)
GROUP C: Social and Behavioral Sciences (Nine credits of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate instructional units)
GROUP D: Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology (Ten credits of courses representing at least two departments or appropriate instructional units and including a minimum of one course with an associated laboratory)

*If the grade earned is sufficient, a course may be applied toward more than one requirement (e.g., breadth and major requirements), but the credits are counted only once toward the total credits for graduation. If all but one course in a group has been taken in one department or program, a course cross-listed with that program will not satisfy the distribution requirement.

Foreign Language:

Completion of the intermediate-level course (107 or 202) in an ancient or modern language with minimum grades of D-.
- The number of credits (0-12) needed and initial placement will depend on the number of years of high school study of foreign language.
  - Students with four or more years of high school work in a single foreign language, or who have gained proficiency in a foreign language by other means, may attempt to fulfill the requirement in that language by taking an exemption examination through the Languages, Literatures and Cultures Department.

Mathematics:

The math requirement must be completed by the time a student has earned 60 credits. Students who transfer into the College of Arts and Sciences with 45 credits or more must complete this requirement within two semesters.

Complete one of the following four options (minimum grade D-):

Option One:

MATH 113 - Contemporary Mathematics Credit(s): 3 (designed for students who do not intend to continue to the study of mathematics)

Option Two:

One of the following:

MATH 114 - College Mathematics and Statistics Credit(s): 3 (designed for students who do not intend to continue the study of mathematics)
MATH 115 - Pre-Calculus Credit(s): 3 (designed for students who intend to continue the study of mathematics)
MATH 117 - Pre-Calculus for Scientists and Engineers Credit(s): 4 (designed to prepare students for MATH 241 )

Option Three:

Successful completion of any 200-level or higher mathematics course except: MATH 201 , MATH 202 , MATH 205 , MATH 251 , MATH 252 , MATH 253 , and MATH 266 .

Option Four:

Successful performance on a proficiency test in mathematics administered by the Department of Mathematical Sciences (0 credits awarded).

Second Writing Requirement:

A Second Writing Requirement approved by the College of Arts and Sciences. This course must be taken after completion of 60 credit hours, completed with a minimum grade of C-, and the section enrolled must be designated as satisfying the requirement in the academic term completed.

Major Requirements:

Grade of C- or better required in all required ITAL, EDUC, LLCU, and LING courses.

Italian language, literature, and culture:

ITAL 200 - Italy Today Credit(s): 3
or
ITAL 250 - Introduction to Business Italian Credit(s): 3
ITAL 205 - Italian Conversation Credit(s): 3
ITAL 211 - Italian Reading and Composition: Short Fiction Credit(s): 3
or
ITAL 212 - Italian Reading and Composition: Drama and Prose Credit(s): 3
ITAL 300 - Advanced Italian Composition and Grammar Credit(s): 3
or
ITAL 305 - Advanced Italian Conversation Credit(s): 3
Four additional 300-level ITAL courses for 12 credits.
Three 400-level ITAL courses for 9 credits.

Professional Studies:

EDUC 400 - Student Teaching Credit(s): 3-12
EDUC 413 - Adolescent Development and Educational Psychology Credit(s): 4
EDUC 414 - Teaching Exceptional Adolescents Credit(s): 3
LLCU 417 - Language Teaching Practicum Credit(s): 1
LLCU 421 - Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages Credit(s): 3
LLCU 422 - Language Syllabus Design Credit(s): 3
LLCU 424 - Second Language Testing Credit(s): 3
LLCU 491 - Foreign Lang Education Capstone Credit(s): 3

Foreign Language Education “Interest”:

Incoming students, transfer students, and students changing a major after matriculating will declare a Spanish Studies, French Studies, Italian Studies, German Studies, Latin Studies or Classics Studies with “an interest in Education.” Upon completion of at least two 300-level courses and a minimum score of Intermediate High on the Oral Proficiency Interview, an application for official admission to the Foreign Language Education Major must be made to the Program Coordinator with a copy to the Foreign Language Education advisor. The requirements for admission are as follows:

Letter of application
A minimum GPA of 3.00 Overall
A score of Intermediate High or higher on the OPI (for modern languages) or a score of Intermediate 4 or higher on
the ACTFL Latin Interpretive Reading Assessment (ALIRA) for Latin.

Students who meet the above requirements will be admitted into the various Foreign Language Education majors. Admitted students will thus have time to work towards Advanced Low which is one of the prerequisites to placement in student teaching

Student Teaching:

To qualify for admission to student teaching, Italian Education majors must obtain a rating of AL(Advanced Low) on the Oral Proficiency Interview in Italian. They must also have a GPA of 2.75 overall, a GPA of 3.0 in their required Italian courses, and a GPA of 3.0 in their required pedagogy courses (LLCU 421 , LLCU 422 , and LLCU 424 ), in order to be eligible to student teach. See EDUC 400 for pre- and co-requisite examination requirements. Students must consult with the teacher education program coordinator to obtain the student teaching application and other information concerning student teaching policies.

Electives:

After required courses are completed, sufficient elective credits must be taken to meet the minimum credit requirement for the degree.