Degree Requirements
Content Area Courses
All students need to have sufficient knowledge of the subject they will be teaching. Illinois State Board of Education requires a minimum of 48 quarter hours (32 semester hours) in the content area subject. Students should meet with their designated Content Area advisor at the beginning of their program for an official written content evaluation and provide a copy to your academic advisor. Requirements can be satisfied by undergraduate coursework or courses taken elsewhere. Content courses must be completed before student teaching.
Requirements for World Language Education Italian
All coursework in the content area must earn a grade of C or better and a minimum of 18 quarter hours (12 semester hours) must be coursework at an undergraduate upper level or graduate level.
- Advanced Italian I
- Advanced Italian II
- Advanced Italian III
- Advanced High Italian I
- Advanced High Italian II
- Advanced High Italian III
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
Course Requirements
Education Courses: 40 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required.
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| SCG 406 | HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING:SECONDARY | 4 |
| T&L 425 | CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION IN SECONDARY EDUCATION | 4 |
| 4 |
SCG 408 | EDUCATION AND SOCIETY | |
SCG 409 | SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION | |
SCG 411 | PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION | |
| BBE 560 | SECOND, WORLD AND HERITAGE LANGUAGE ACQUISITION | 4 |
| BBE 570 | LANGUAGE, LITERACIES AND CULTURES | 4 |
| BBE 526 | THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF TEACHING ESL AND WLE | 4 |
| T&L 449 | STANDARD AND CONTENT-BASED METHODS OF TEACHING WORLD LANGUAGES K-12 (Secondary) | 4 |
| T&L 575 | WLE HISTORY, POLICY, AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT | 4 |
| BBE 407 | EQUITY ISSUES IN ASSESSMENT OF LANGUAGE LEARNERS | 4 |
| SER 446 | PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION OF THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD | 4 |
Education Elective Course: 4 quarter hours are required, grade of C or better required.
Open elective credit also is required to meet the minimum graduation requirement of 60 quarter hours. Choose an Education course in consultation with the Academic Advisor or Content Advisor. Courses must be approved by the WLE Program Director prior to registration and requires graduate level registration.
Graduate Level Content Area Courses: 4 quarter hours required, grade of C or better required.
Either a course in Italian at the graduate level or an education language course is required; either course must be approved by the WLE Program director. Courses must be taken before student teaching if pursuing degree (not required for individuals pursuing licensure only). Courses must be approved by the WLE Program Director prior to registration and requires graduate level registration.
- ITA 300-600 level Italian course
Student Teaching: 8 quarter hours required
Registration in student teaching requires completion of all requirements and procedures listed in the college core section. EDU 95 indicates to the Illinois State Board of Education that all field experience hours are complete.
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| T&L 592 | WORLD LANGUAGES STUDENT TEACHING (grade of B- or better required) | 6 |
| T&L 593 | WORLD LANGUAGES SEMINAR (grade of C or better required) | 2 |
| EDU 95 | CLINICAL EXPERIENCE WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH (non-tuition, PA grade required) | 0 |
Master of Arts (MA) Option Degree Requirements: 4 quarter hours required
This is a Master of Arts degree requirement only. A master’s thesis is written to fulfill the requirements of this course. An oral examination on the thesis is required.
Course List | Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
| T&L 589 | THESIS RESEARCH IN TEACHING AND LEARNING | 4 |
Licensure Tests
All individuals licensed by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) are required to complete licensure tests specific to their teaching license. World Language Education Italian majors must complete the following tests:
- Foreign Language: Italian Content Area Test (test #255) – assesses knowledge of the Italian language and culture. Test is required before Student Teaching (deadlines apply).
- OPI Test (see below).
- EdTPA - assessment conducted during the student teaching experience including video clips of instruction, lesson plans, student work samples, analysis of student learning and reflective commentaries. Students will submit an electronic portfolio to an outside agency for independent evaluation and a fee will be imposed by that agency as part of the assessment.
Field Experiences
Each student seeking licensure from the College of Education/Professional Education Unit must complete supervised field experiences in appropriate settings in conjunction with education courses. The field experiences must include a variety of grade levels, multicultural experiences, and a minimum of 15 hours in special education settings. All field experiences must be completed prior to final approval for student teaching. Field experience hours should be entered by the student into the FEDS system when completing courses with field experience requirements. For details on requirements, expectations, documentation, & courses in your program that require hours, visit the College of Education website.
Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Test
Pursuing licensure in the teaching of a foreign language (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Russian, or Spanish) requires the oral proficiency test – an Interview – before you begin student teaching. You must earn a rating of "intermediate high" or better on the test. It is recommended that the OPI be taken during the first year in the program and in consultation with the WLE content advisor in Modern Languages.
For additional information about the OPI and a link to the test, please consult the OPI section of the College of Education website.
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