Adolescence Education (7-12), French Specialization Certification, M.S.

Students who complete this program are eligible for New York State professional certification for teaching French at the Adolescence level (7-12).

Please visit http://www.geneseo.edu/graduate_admissions for detailed information about the application process.

Program Requirements

A. Core Area of Study: 6 credits

EDUC 601 - Nature of Learning: Philosophical and Pyschological Foundations of Education Credit(s): 3
EDUC 603 - The School and Society Credit(s): 3

B. Department Area of Study: 12 credits

Four courses selected from graduate French offering

C. Electives: 9-12 credits

Electives under advisement selected from any graduate course offering

9 credits in EDUC, CURR, FREN and Culminating Experience: Master’s Thesis or
12 credits in EDUC, CURR, FREN and Culminating Experience: Comprehensive Exam

D. Culminating Experience: 3-6 credits

3 Credits FREN 699: Comprehensive Exam and successful completion of comprehensive exam (completed in one semester or in the summer) OR
6 Credits FREN 699: Master’s Thesis - (recommend completion in two semesters) under the guidance of a faculty advisor in the Department of Foreign Languages.

The choice must be registered with the Dean of the School of Education.

Thesis must conform to the guidelines approved by the College and the School of Education. Thesis format must conform to that prescribed by the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing.

Total: 33 credits

For descriptions of graduate courses visit: https://knightweb.geneseo.edu, then click on Course Catalog and follow the links to select Graduate for Level and select by appropriate course prefix for Subject.