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Programs in World Language Education (K-12) (WLE)
Programs in World Language Education leading to the Bachelor of Arts degree and certification in grades K-12 include Chinese(Mandarin), French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. Programs require 192 quarter hours for BA degree. A grade of C- or better is required in all Education and language content area courses

World Language Education - Chinese - 192 quarter hours required for BA degree
Liberal Studies
First Year Core: 20 quarter hours required
  • ISP 102 or 103 Discover Chicago or Explore Chicago
  • ISP 101 Focal Point Seminars
  • ENG 103 Composition and Rhetoric I(grade of C- or better required)
  • ENG 104 Composition and Rhetoric II(grade of C- or better required)
  • ISP 120 Mathematical and Technological Literacy I
  • ISP 121 Mathematical and Technological Literacy II

    Second Year Core: 4 quarter hours required
  • ISP 200 Multiculturalism in the United States


  • Junior Year Core: 0 quarter hours required
  • junior year experiential learning requirement (infused in the education curriculum) Registration & Pass grade for SCU 095 indicates completion of this requirement.

    Fourth Year Core: 4 quarter hours required
  • SEC 384 (taken with student teaching) Capstone in Secondary Education


  • Learning Domains
    Arts and Literature: 8 quarter hours required
  • 8 quarter hours in any Arts and Literature courses
  • Note: At most, 2 courses from the same department or program

    Philosophical Inquiry: 8 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours in any Philosophical Inquiry course (PHL 100 recommended)
  • LSE 380 required Philosophical Issues in Education (PHL 100 is a required prerequisite)

    Religious Dimensions: 8 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours in Religious & Ethical Questions
  • 4 quarter hours in Religious Traditions

    Scientific Inquiry: 12 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours in the biological sciences
  • 4 quarter hours in a physical science (including courses from chemistry, physics and environmental science)
  • 4 quarter hours elective scientific inquiry course
  • Note: One of these courses must have a quantitative component and one must include a laboratory (must be fulfilled by 2 different courses)

    Self, Society and the Modern World: 8 quarter hours required
  • PSC 120 required The American Political System
  • 4 quarter hours in any Self, Society and the Modern World course

    Understanding the Past: 8 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours of United States history
  • 4 quarter hours of African, Asian, European, Intercontinental-Comparative, or Latin American history

  • Content Area - Chinese
    Advanced Language Core: 24 quarter hours required
  • CHN 201 Advanced Chinese I
  • CHN 202 Advanced Chinese II
  • CHN 203 Advanced Chinese III
  • CHN Advanced Conversation I
  • CHN Acvanced Conversation II
  • CHN Advanced Conversations III

    Language Electives Core: 24 quarter hours required
  • 8 quarter hours in Chinese or Chinese studies at the 200 or 300 level.
  • 16 quarter hours in Chinese studies at the 200 or 300 level.

    Teaching Culture Core: 4 quarter hours required
  • MOL 354 Second Language Acquisition

  • Pre-Education
    Pre-Education Core: 12 quarter hours required
  • SCU 207 Social & Historical Issues in Education
  • SCU 336 or Adolescent and Adult Growth and Development or SCU 337 Human Growth and Development
  • PE 111 Motor Development Throughout Lifespan, PE 206 Personal and Community Health, or PE 273 Health and Nutrition

  • Professional Education
    Social and Cultural Foundations Courses: 4 quarter hours required
  • SCU 339 Philosophy and Psychology of Youth and Middle Level Education or SCU 338 The Process and Evaluation of Learning

    World Language Education Theory & Practice: 24 quarter hours required
  • SEC 325 Literacy in the Content Areas
  • SEC 363 (6qh) Orientation to Secondary Teaching as a Profession
  • SEC 364 (6qh) Methods: Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary Schools
  • SEC 349 Teaching Modern Languages
  • LSI 346 Strategies for Mainstreaming and Inclusion

    World Language Education Student Teaching: 12 quarter hours required
  • SEC 390 (12 qh) Secondary Student Teaching and Seminar

  • Open Electives
    Open Electives: 8 quarter hours are required
  • Any course not used for another degree requirement can fulfill open electives.

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    World Language Education - French
    Liberal Studies
    First Year Core: 20 quarter hours required
  • ISP 102 or 103 Discover Chicago or Explore Chicago
  • ISP 101 Focal Point Seminars
  • ENG 103 Composition and Rhetoric I(grade of C- or better required)
  • ENG 104 Composition and Rhetoric II(grade of C- or better required)
  • ISP 120 Mathematical and Technological Literacy I
  • ISP 121 Mathematical and Technological Literacy II

    Second Year Core: 4 quarter hours required
  • ISP 200 Multiculturalism in the United States


  • Junior Year Core: 0 quarter hours required
  • junior year experiential learning requirement (infused in the education curriculum) Registration & Pass grade for SCU 095 indicates completion of this requirement.

    Fourth Year Core: 4 quarter hours required
  • SEC 384 (taken with student teaching) Capstone in Secondary Education


  • Learning Domains
    Arts and Literature: 8 quarter hours required
  • 8 quarter hours in any Arts and Literature courses

    Philosophical Inquiry: 8 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours in any Philosophical Inquiry course (PHL 100 recommended)
  • LSE 380 required Philosophical Issues in Education (PHL 100 is a required prerequisite)

    Religious Dimensions: 8 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours in Religious & Ethical Questions
  • 4 quarter hours in Religious Traditions

    Scientific Inquiry: 12 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours in the biological sciences
  • 4 quarter hours in a physical science (including courses from chemistry, physics and environmental science)
  • 4 quarter hours elective scientific inquiry course
  • Note: One of these courses must have a quantitative component and one must include a laboratory (must be fulfilled by 2 different courses)

    Self, Society and the Modern World: 8 quarter hours required
  • PSC 120 required The American Political System
  • 4 quarter hours in any Self, Society and the Modern World course

    Understanding the Past: 8 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours of United States history
  • 4 quarter hours of African, Asian, European, Intercontinental-Comparative, or Latin American history

    Content Area - French
    Advanced Language Core: 12 quarter hours required
  • FCH 201 Advanced Communication I
  • FCH 202 Advanced Communication II
  • FCH 203 Advanced Communication III or FCH 204 Advanced Communication IV

    Literature Core: 12 quarter hours required
  • FCH 341 Introduction to French Literature I
  • FCH 342 Introduction to French Literature II
  • 20th Century French Literature Course

    Language Electives Core: 20 quarter hours required
  • 20 quarter hours of 300 level French

    Linguistics Core: 4 quarter hours required
  • FCH 350 French Phonology and Phonetics

    Language Acquisition Core: 4 quarter hours required
  • MOL 354 Second Language Acquisition

  • Pre-Education
    Pre-Education Core: 12 quarter hours required
  • SCU 207 Social & Historical Issues in Education
  • SCU 336 or Adolescent and Adult Growth and Development or SCU 337 Human Growth and Development
  • PE 111 Motor Development Throughout Lifespan, PE 206 Personal and Community Health, or PE 273 Health and Nutrition

  • Professional Education
    Social and Cultural Foundations Courses: 4 quarter hours required
  • SCU 339 Philosophy and Psychology of Youth and Middle Level Education or SCU 338 The Process and Evaluation of Learning

    World Language Education Theory & Practice: 24 quarter hours required
  • SEC 325 Literacy in the Content Areas
  • SEC 363 (6qh) Orientation to Secondary Teaching as a Profession
  • SEC 364 (6qh) Methods: Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary Schools
  • SEC 349 Teaching Modern Languages
  • LSI 346 Strategies for Mainstreaming and Inclusion

    World Language Education Student Teaching: 12 quarter hours required
  • SEC 390 (12 qh) Secondary Student Teaching and Seminar

  • Open Electives
    Open Electives: 8 quarter hours are required
  • Any course not used for another degree requirement can fulfill open electives.
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    World Language Education German - 192 quarter hours required for BA degree
    Liberal Studies
    First Year Core: 20 quarter hours required
  • ISP 102 or 103 Discover Chicago or Explore Chicago
  • ISP 101 Focal Point Seminars
  • ENG 103 Composition and Rhetoric I(grade of C- or better required)
  • ENG 104 Composition and Rhetoric II(grade of C- or better required)
  • ISP 120 Mathematical and Technological Literacy I
  • ISP 121 Mathematical and Technological Literacy II

    Second Year Core: 4 quarter hours required
  • ISP 200 Multiculturalism in the United States


  • Junior Year Core: 0 quarter hours required
  • junior year experiential learning requirement (infused in the education curriculum) Registration & Pass grade for SCU 095 indicates completion of this requirement.

    Fourth Year Core: 4 quarter hours requires
  • SEC 384 (taken with student teaching) Capstone in Secondary Education


  • Learning Domains
    Arts and Literature: 8 quarter hours required
  • 8 quarter hours in any Arts and Literature courses

    Philosophical Inquiry: 8 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours in any Philosophical Inquiry course (PHL 100 recommended)
  • LSE 380 required Philosophical Issues in Education (PHL 100 is a required prerequisite)

    Religious Dimensions: 8 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours in Religious & Ethical Questions
  • 4 quarter hours in Religious Traditions

    Scientific Inquiry: 12 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours in the biological sciences
  • 4 quarter hours in a physical science (including courses from chemistry, physics and environmental science)
  • 4 quarter hours elective scientific inquiry course
  • Note: One of these courses must have a quantitative component and one must include a laboratory (must be fulfilled by 2 different courses)

    Self, Society and the Modern World: 8 quarter hours required
  • PSC 120 required The American Political System
  • 4 quarter hours in any Self, Society and the Modern World course

    Understanding the Past: 8 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours of United States history
  • 4 quarter hours of African, Asian, European, Intercontinental-Comparative, or Latin American history

  • Content Area - German
    Advanced Language Core: 12 quarter hours required
  • GER 201 Advanced Communication I
  • GER 202 Advanced Communication II
  • GER 203 Advanced Communication III

    Language Electives Core: 32 quarter hours required
  • 32 quarter hours in 300 level German

    Teaching Culture Core: 4 quarter hours required
  • MOL 354 Second Language Acquisition

    Pre-Education
    Pre-Education Core: 12 quarter hours required
  • SCU 207 Social & Historical Issues in Education
  • SCU 336 or Adolescent and Adult Growth and Development or SCU 337 Human Growth and Development
  • PE 111 Motor Development Throughout Lifespan, PE 206 Personal and Community Health, or PE 273 Health and Nutrition

  • Professional Education
    Social and Cultural Foundations Courses: 4 quarter hours required
  • SCU 339 Philosophy and Psychology of Youth and Middle Level Education or SCU 338 The Process and Evaluation of Learning

    World Language Education Theory & Practice: 24 quarter hours required
  • SEC 325 Literacy in the Content Areas
  • SEC 363 (6qh) Orientation to Secondary Teaching as a Profession
  • SEC 364 (6qh) Methods: Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary Schools
  • SEC 349 Teaching Modern Languages
  • LSI 346 Strategies for Mainstreaming and Inclusion

    World Language Education Student Teaching: 12 quarter hours required
  • SEC 390 (12 qh) Secondary Student Teaching and Seminar

  • Open Electives
    Open Electives: 12 quarter hours are required
  • Any course not used for another degree requirement can fulfill open electives.

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    World Language Education Italian - 192 quarter hours required for BA degree
    Liberal Studies
    First Year Core: 20 quarter hours required
  • ISP 102 or 103 Discover Chicago or Explore Chicago
  • ISP 101 Focal Point Seminars
  • ENG 103 Composition and Rhetoric I(grade of C- or better required)
  • ENG 104 Composition and Rhetoric II(grade of C- or better required)
  • ISP 120 Mathematical and Technological Literacy I
  • ISP 121 Mathematical and Technological Literacy II

    Second Year Core: 4 quarter hours required
  • ISP 200 Multiculturalism in the United States


  • Junior Year Core: 0 quarter hours required
  • junior year experiential learning requirement (infused in the education curriculum) Registration & Pass grade for SCU 095 indicates completion of this requirement.

    Fourth Year Core: 4 quarter hours required
  • SEC 384 (taken with student teaching) Capstone in Secondary Education


  • Learning Domains
    Arts and Literature: 8 quarter hours required
  • 8 quarter hours in any Arts and Literature courses
  • Note: At most, 2 courses from the same department or program

    Philosophical Inquiry: 8 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours in any Philosophical Inquiry course (PHL 100 recommended)
  • LSE 380 required Philosophical Issues in Education (PHL 100 is a required prerequisite)

    Religious Dimensions: 8 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours in Religious & Ethical Questions
  • 4 quarter hours in Religious Traditions Scientific Inquiry: 12 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours in the biological sciences
  • 4 quarter hours in a physical science (including courses from chemistry, physics and environmental science)
  • 4 quarter hours elective scientific inquiry course
  • Note: One of these courses must have a quantitative component and one must include a laboratory (must be fulfilled by 2 different courses)

    Self, Society and the Modern World: 8 quarter hours required
  • PSC 120 required The American Political System
  • 4 quarter hours in any Self, Society and the Modern World course

    Understanding the Past: 8 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours of United States history
  • 4 quarter hours of African, Asian, European, Intercontinental-Comparative, or Latin American history

  • Content Area - Italian
    Advanced Language Core: 12 quarter hours required
  • ITA 201 Advanced Communication I
  • ITA 202 Advanced Communication II
  • ITA 203 Advanced Communication III

    Language Electives Core: 32 quarter hours required
  • 32 quarter hours in Italian at the 300 level

    Teaching Culture Core: 4 quarter hours required
  • MOL 354 Second Language Acquisition

  • Pre-Education
    Pre-Education Core: 12 quarter hours required
  • SCU 207 Social & Historical Issues in Education
  • SCU 336 or Adolescent and Adult Growth and Development or SCU 337 Human Growth and Development
  • PE 111 Motor Development Throughout Lifespan, PE 206 Personal and Community Health, or PE 273 Health and Nutrition

  • Professional Education
    Social and Cultural Foundations Courses: 4 quarter hours required
  • SCU 339 Philosophy and Psychology of Youth and Middle Level Education or SCU 338 The Process and Evaluation of Learning

    World Language Education Theory & Practice: 24 quarter hours required
  • SEC 325 Literacy in the Content Areas
  • SEC 363 (6qh) Orientation to Secondary Teaching as a Profession
  • SEC 364 (6qh) Methods: Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary Schools
  • SEC 349 Teaching Modern Languages
  • LSI 346 Strategies for Mainstreaming and Inclusion

    World Language Education Student Teaching: 12 quarter hours required
  • SEC 390 (12 qh) Secondary Student Teaching and Seminar

  • Open Electives
    Open Electives: 12 quarter hours are required
  • Any course not used for another degree requirement can fulfill open electives.

  • back to top

    World Language Education Japanese - 192 quarter hours required for BA degree
    Liberal Studies
    First Year Core: 20 quarter hours required
  • ISP 102 or 103 Discover Chicago or Explore Chicago
  • ISP 101 Focal Point Seminars
  • ENG 103 Composition and Rhetoric I(grade of C- or better required)
  • ENG 104 Composition and Rhetoric II(grade of C- or better required)
  • ISP 120 Mathematical and Technological Literacy I
  • ISP 121 Mathematical and Technological Literacy II

    Second Year Core: 4 quarter hours required
  • ISP 200 Multiculturalism in the United States


  • Junior Year Core: 0 quarter hours required
  • junior year experiential learning requirement (infused in the education curriculum) Registration & Pass grade for SCU 095 indicates completion of this requirement.

    Fourth Year Core: 4 quarter hours required
  • SEC 384 (taken with student teaching) Capstone in Secondary Education


  • Learning Domains
    Arts and Literature: 8 quarter hours required
  • 8 quarter hours in any Arts and Literature courses
  • Note: At most, 2 courses from the same department or program

    Philosophical Inquiry: 8 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours in any Philosophical Inquiry course (PHL 100 recommended)
  • LSE 380 required Philosophical Issues in Education (PHL 100 is a required prerequisite)

    Religious Dimensions: 8 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours in Religious & Ethical Questions
  • 4 quarter hours in Religious Traditions

    Scientific Inquiry: 12 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours in the biological sciences
  • 4 quarter hours in a physical science (including courses from chemistry, physics and environmental science)
  • 4 quarter hours elective scientific inquiry course
  • Note: One of these courses must have a quantitative component and one must include a laboratory (must be fulfilled by 2 different courses)

    Self, Society and the Modern World: 8 quarter hours required
  • PSC 120 required The American Political System
  • 4 quarter hours in any Self, Society and the Modern World course

    Understanding the Past: 8 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours of United States history
  • 4 quarter hours of African, Asian, European, Intercontinental-Comparative, or Latin American history

  • Content Area - Japanese
    Advanced Language Core: 24 quarter hours required
  • JPN 201Advanced Japanese I
  • JPN 202 Advanced Japanese II
  • JPN 203 Advanced Japanese III
  • JPN 311 Advanced Discussion and Reading I
  • JPN 312 Advanced Discussion and Reading II
  • JPN 313 Advanced Discussion and Reading III

    Language Electives Core: 24 quarter hours required
  • 8 quarter hours in Japanese or Japanese studies at the 200 or 300 level.
  • 16 quarter hours in Japanese studies at the 200 or 300 level.

    Teaching Culture Core: 4 quarter hours required
  • MOL 354 Second Language Acquisition

  • Pre-Education
    Pre-Education Core: 12 quarter hours required
  • SCU 207 Social & Historical Issues in Education
  • SCU 336 or Adolescent and Adult Growth and Development or SCU 337 Human Growth and Development
  • PE 111 Motor Development Throughout Lifespan, PE 206 Personal and Community Health, or PE 273 Health and Nutrition

  • Professional Education
    Social and Cultural Foundations Courses: 4 quarter hours required
  • SCU 339 Philosophy and Psychology of Youth and Middle Level Education or SCU 338 The Process and Evaluation of Learning

    World Language Education Theory & Practice: 24 quarter hours required
  • SEC 325 Literacy in the Content Areas
  • SEC 363 (6qh) Orientation to Secondary Teaching as a Profession
  • SEC 364 (6qh) Methods: Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary Schools
  • SEC 349 Teaching Modern Languages
  • LSI 346 Strategies for Mainstreaming and Inclusion

    World Language Education Student Teaching: 12 quarter hours required
  • SEC 390 (12 qh) Secondary Student Teaching and Seminar

  • Open Electives
    Open Electives: 8 quarter hours are required
  • Any course not used for another degree requirement can fulfill open electives.

  • back to top

    World Language Education Spanish - 192 quarter hours required for BA degree
    Liberal Studies
    First Year Core: 20 quarter hours required
  • ISP 102 or 103 Discover Chicago or Explore Chicago/
  • ISP 101 Focal Point Seminars
  • ENG 103 Composition and Rhetoric I(grade of C- or better required)
  • ENG 104 Composition and Rhetoric II(grade of C- or better required)
  • ISP 120 Mathematical and Technological Literacy I
  • ISP 121 Mathematical and Technological Literacy II

    Second Year Core: 4 quarter hours required
  • ISP 200 Multiculturalism in the United States


  • Junior Year Core: 0 quarter hours required
  • junior year experiential learning requirement (infused in the education curriculum) Registration & Pass grade for SCU 095 indicates completion of this requirement.

    Fourth Year Core: 4 quarter hours required
  • SEC 384 (taken with student teaching) Capstone in Secondary Education


  • Learning Domains
    Arts and Literature: 8 quarter hours required
  • 8 quarter hours in any Arts and Literature courses

    Philosophical Inquiry: 8 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours in any Philosophical Inquiry course (PHL 100 recommended)
  • LSE 380 required Philosophical Issues in Education (PHL 100 is a required prerequisite)

    Religious Dimensions: 8 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours in Religious & Ethical Questions
  • 4 quarter hours in Religious Traditionst

    Scientific Inquiry: 12 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours in the biological sciences
  • 4 quarter hours in a physical science (including courses from chemistry, physics and environmental science)
  • 4 quarter hours elective scientific inquiry course
  • Note: One of these courses must have a quantitative component and one must include a laboratory (must be fulfilled by 2 different courses)

    Self, Society and the Modern World: 8 quarter hours required
  • PSC 120 required The American Political System
  • 4 quarter hours in any Self, Society and the Modern World course

    Understanding the Past: 8 quarter hours required
  • 4 quarter hours of United States history
  • 4 quarter hours of African, Asian, European, Intercontinental-Comparative, or Latin American history

  • Content Area - Spanish
    Advanced Language Core: 12 quarter hours required
  • SPN 201 Advanced Grammar and Communication
  • SPN 202 Advanced Composition and Communication
  • SPN 203 Advanced Conversation I or SPN 204 Advanced Conversation II

    Literature Core: 16 quarter hours required
  • SPN 220 Introduction to Literary Analysis in Spanish
  • 12 quarter hours in 3 of 4 areas/time periods including Spanish Lit - Middle Ages to Golden Ages; Spanish Lit - Enlightenment to Present; Latin America Lit - Origins to Romanticism; and Latin American Lit - Modern to Present

    Language Electives Core: 16 quarter hours required
  • 16 quarter hours in 300 level Spanish

    Linguistics Core: 4 quarter hours required
  • SPN 352 Spanish Phonology and Phonetics

    Teaching Culture Core: 4 quarter hours required
  • MOL 354 Second Language Acquisition

    Pre-Education
    Pre-Education Core: 12 quarter hours required
  • SCU 207 Social & Historical Issues in Education
  • SCU 336 or Adolescent and Adult Growth and Development or SCU 337 Human Growth and Development
  • PE 111 Motor Development Throughout Lifespan, PE 206 Personal and Community Health, or PE 273 Health and Nutrition

  • Professional Education
    Social and Cultural Foundations Courses: 4 quarter hours required
  • SCU 339 Philosophy and Psychology of Youth and Middle Level Education or SCU 338 The Process and Evaluation of Learning

    World Language Education Theory & Practice: 24 quarter hours required
  • SEC 325 Literacy in the Content Areas
  • SEC 363 (6qh) Orientation to Secondary Teaching as a Profession
  • SEC 364 (6qh) Methods: Curriculum and Instruction in Secondary Schools
  • SEC 349 Teaching Modern Languages
  • LSI 346 Strategies for Mainstreaming and Inclusion

    World Language Education Student Teaching: 12 quarter hours required
  • SEC 390 (12 qh) Secondary Student Teaching and Seminar

  • Open Electives
    Open Electives: 8 quarter hours required
  • Any course not used for another degree requirement can fulfill open electives.

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