Undergraduate Program Overview
(For official descriptions see the College Catalog)

REQUIREMENTS for ICC undergraduate programs at SUNY Cortland

Adolescence Education: French (7-12)
Adolescence Education: Spanish (7-12)
Adolescence Education: French and Spanish (7-12)
Major in French
Minor in French
Major in Spanish
Minor in Spanish
Major in TESOL (K-12 certification)

Major in Adolescence Education - French (7-12) [Code: AFR]

Students develop language skills and cultural awareness and acquire the pedagogical background necessary to teach French in grades 7-12 in New York State.

Career potential:
Middle school teacher
High school teacher
French in the elementary school +

A. Required French courses: 33 hours of FRE courses at 300-level or above including FRE 353. At least 15 hours from the following group (courses focusing on literature and culture):
FRE 307, 310, 311, 315, 316, 318, 319, 413, 415, 417, 419, 423, 499, or 515.
Note: At least six hours must be at the 400-level or above.

B: Core Professional Education Courses: 41-42 credit hours

PSY 101: General Psychology I *
PSY 232 Adolescent Psychology or 332 Educational Psychology *
PSY 331 Exceptional Children or 432 Learning Disabilities *
LIT 449: Literacy in the Middle School and Secondary School
EDU 471: Foundations of Modern Education
HLH 110 Personal and Community Health or HLH 199 Critical School Health Issues
AED 323: Seminar for Field Observation *
AED 391: Introduction to Secondary Methods *
AED 437/447: Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages I & II (6 sem. hrs.)
AED 439: Student Teaching - Foreign Languages (14 sem. hrs.) **

* Required prior to AED 437/438

** Requirements for student teaching: 2.5 GPA in required professional coursework; 2.7 GPA in major coursework; 24 hours of FRE courses; grade of B or better in FL Methods block; passing score on LAST. GPAs are figured with all major and/or professional courses taken to date, even if not required prior to Student Teaching.

+ French adolescence education majors are also eligible for French K-6 extension by taking ICC 324: Foreign Languages for the Elementary School.

Students develop language skills and cultural awareness and acquire the pedagogical background necessary to teach Spanish in grades 7-12 in New York State.

Career potential:
Middle school teacher
High school teacher
Spanish in the elementary school +

A. Required Spanish Courses: 33 credit hours

SPA 305: Spanish Conversation and Composition
SPA 306: Advanced Spanish Conversation
SPA 307: Advanced Spanish Grammar
SPA 308: Advanced Spanish Composition
SPA 318: Spanish Peninsular Civilization or SPA 319: Latin American Civilization (GE-3)
SPA 353: Linguistics for Language Teachers
One Spanish course at 400-level (3 cr. hrs.)
Elective courses in Spanish at 300-level or above (12 credit hours)

B: Core Professional Education Courses: 41-42 credit hours

PSY 101: General Psychology I *
PSY 232 Adolescent Psychology or 332 Educational Psychology *
PSY 331 Exceptional Children or 432 Learning Disabilities *
LIT 449: Literacy in the Middle School and Secondary School
EDU 471: Foundations of Modern Education
HLH 110 Personal and Community Health or HLH 199 Critical School Health Issues
AED 323: Seminar for Field Observation *
AED 391: Introduction to Secondary Methods *
AED 437/447: Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages I & II (6 sem. hrs.)
AED 439: Student Teaching - Foreign Languages (14 sem. hrs.) **

* Required prior to AED 437/447

** Requirements for student teaching: 2.5 GPA in required professional coursework; 2.7 GPA in major coursework; 24 hours of SPA courses; grade of B or better in FL Methods block; passing score on LAST. GPAs are figured with all major and/or professional courses taken to date, even if not required prior to Student Teaching.

+ Spanish adolescence education majors are also eligible for Spanish K-6 extension by taking ICC 324: Foreign Languages for the Elementary School.

Major in Adolescence Education: French and Spanish (7-12) [AFS]

Students develop language skills and cultural awareness and acquire the pedagogical background necessary to teach both French and Spanish in grades 7-12 in New York State.

Career potential:

Middle school teacher
High school teacher
French and Spanish in the elementary school +

Content Core: 63 credit hours

A. Required Spanish Courses: 30 credit hours
SPA 305: Spanish Conversation and Composition
SPA 306: Advanced Spanish Conversation
SPA 307: Advanced Spanish Grammar
SPA 308: Advanced Spanish Composition
SPA 318: Spanish Peninsular Civilization or
SPA 319: Latin American Civilization
One Spanish course at 400-level (3 cr. hr.)
Elective courses in Spanish at 300-level or above (12 cr. hr.)

B. Required French Courses: 30 credit hours
Required courses: 30 credit hours at the 300 level or above. At least 15 credit hours must be from the following group, courses focusing on literature and culture: FRE 307, 310, 311, 315, 316, 318, 319, 413, 415, 417, 419, 423, 499, 504, 506, or 515).

Note: At least six credit hours must be at the 400-level or above.

C. Required Linguistics Course: three credit hours
ICC 353, FRE 353 or SPA 353: Linguistics for Language Teachers

Required for both French and Spanish majors; taken only once for dual major degree.

D. Professional Education: 38-39 credit hours, including 14 credit hours of student teaching plus State Department of Education mandated workshops
PSY 101: General Psychology I
PSY 232: Adolescent Psychology or
PSY 332: Educational Psychology
PSY 331: Psychology of Exceptional Children or
PSY 432: Psychology of Learning Disabilities
HLH 199: Critical School Health Issues or
HLH 110: Personal and Community Health
EDU 471: Foundations of Modern Education
AED 391: Introduction to Adolescence Education (25 hours of observation)
AED 323: Seminar for Field Observation (60 hours of observation)
LIT 449: Literacy in the Middle and Secondary Schools
AED 437: Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages in Middle/Junior and High Schools I (15 hours of observation)
AED 438: Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages in Middle/Junior and High Schools II (15 hours of observation)
AED 439: Student Teaching: Adolescence Education - Foreign Languages * (14 cr. hr. - seven each for French and Spanish)
CAR and SAVE workshops

* Eligibility for student teaching: 2.7 grade point average in course work in both majors, French and Spanish; 2.5 grade point average in professional education course work; completion of
24 credit hours in the major; passing score on LAST. Grade point averages are figured with all major and/or professional courses taken to date, even if not required prior to student teaching.

This program leads to a B.A. Ninety liberal arts and sciences (LAS) credit hours are required. These credit hours are earned in the content core courses (63 cr. hr.) and the General Education courses (skills base, 9 cr. hr. and GE 1-8, 28-29 cr. hr.), most of which are LAS courses.

+ Additional possibility for K-6 Extension

An additional course, ICC 324: Foreign Languages for the Elementary School, is available to majors in this program. Successful completion of this course will enable graduates to apply separately to the State Education Department (SED) for the K-6 foreign language extension. Students would then be certified to teach French and Spanish (K-12). This course has been included in the sample four-year course of study, but the credit hours are not included in the range given for the dual major.

Total credit hours required for graduation: 135-140

Major in French [Code: FRE]

Students develop oral and written French language and culture skills that, combined with preparation in related disciplines, lead to a wide variety of career options.

Career potential:
International trade
Tourism and hospitality
International communications
Social services
International education
Diplomacy, intelligence and law
Graduate work

A. Required courses: 30 credit hours at the 300 level or above. At least 15 credit hours must be from the following group of courses focusing on literature and culture:
FRE 307, 310, 311, 315, 316, 318, 319, 413, 415, 417, 419, 423, 499, or 515.
Note: At least six hours must be at the 400-level or above.

Total: 30 hours in French

Minor in French [Code: FRE]

Eighteen hours in courses numbered 300 or above are required. Up to 15 hours in any semester of study abroad in an accredited university program may count toward fulfillment of the requirement.

Students develop oral and written Spanish language and culture skills that, combined with preparation in related disciplines, lead to a wide variety of career options.

Career potential:
International trade
Tourism and hospitality
International communications
Bilingual services
International education
Diplomacy, intelligence and law enforcement
Graduate work

A. Required Courses: 15 hours
SPA 305: Spanish Conversation and Composition
SPA 306: Advanced Spanish Conversation
SPA 307: Advanced Spanish Grammar
SPA 308: Advanced Spanish Composition
SPA 318: Spanish Peninsular Civilization or SPA 319: Latin American Civilization (GE-3)

B. One Spanish course at 400-level (3 hours)

C. Elective courses in Spanish at 300-level or above (12 credit hours)

Total: 30 hours in Spanish

Minor in Spanish [Code: SPA]

Eighteen hours in courses numbered 300 or above are required. Up to 15 hours in any semester of study abroad in an accredited university program may count toward fulfillment of the requirement.

Major in Teaching English as a Second Language (K-12) Certification [ESL_CERT]

Students develop the content area knowledge and the pedagogical background necessary to teach English as a Second Language in grades K-12 in New York State.

Career Potential
Public school ESL teacher
ESL instructor in the private sector or overseas

Requirements:
B.A. Degree Requirements listed in the catalog apply to the following major described below.

A. Required ESL courses: Content Core (30 cr. hr.)
ESL 300: Theoretical Foundations of Teaching English as a Second Language
ESL 301: Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language
ESL 400: Teaching Reading in the Second Language Classroom
ESL 401: Teaching Writing in the Second Language Classroom
ESL 402: Teaching English as a Second Language in the Content Areas
ESL 403: Second Language Testing and Assessment
ENG 402: Grammar
ICC 353: Linguistics for Language Teachers
AED 437: Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages in Middle/Junior and High Schools I (15 hours of observation)
AED 438: Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages in Middle/Junior and High Schools II (15 hours of observation)

B. Professional Education (18-19 credit hours plus 14 credit hours student teaching and SED mandated workshops)
PSY 101: General Psychology I
PSY 232: Adolescent Psychology OR PSY 332: Educational Psychology
PSY 331: Psychology of Exceptional Children OR PSY 432: Psychology of Learning Disabilities
HLH 199: Critical School Health Issues OR
HLH 110: Personal and Community Health
EDU 471: Foundations of Modern Education
AED 391: Introduction to Adolescence Education (25 hours of observation)
AED 323: Seminar for Field Observation (60 hours of observation)
AED 439**: Student teaching at K-6; 7-12
CAR and SAVE workshops

* Required prior to AED 437 and 438
** Requirements for student teaching: 2.5 grade point average overall;
2.5 grade point average in required professional course work; 2.7 grade point average in major course work; completion of all content core course work; grade of B or better in FL Methods block; passing score on LAST. Grade point averages are figured with all major and/or professional courses taken to date, even if not required prior to student teaching.

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION: 124

Major in Teaching English as a Second - Non-Certification [ESL_NCRT]

Students develop the content area knowledge and the pedagogical background necessary to teach English as a Second Language in the private sector.

Career Potential
ESL instructor in the private sector or overseas

Requirements

B.A. Degree Requirements listed in the catalog apply to the following major described below.

Required ESL courses
Content Core: 30 credit hours
ESL 300: Theoretical Foundations of Teaching English as a Second Language
ESL 301: Methods of Teaching English as a Second Language
ESL 400: Teaching Reading in the Second Language Classroom
ESL 401: Teaching Writing in the Second Language Classroom
ESL 402: Teaching English as a Second Language in the Content Areas
ESL 403: Second Language Testing and Assessment
ENG 402: Grammar
ICC 353: Linguistics for Language Teachers
AED 437: Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages in Middle/Junior and High Schools I
AED 438: Methods of Teaching Foreign Languages in Middle/Junior and High Schools II ( 15 hours observation component)