Foreign Language

French, German, and Spanish


To be licensed to teach secondary school foreign language, the student must satisfactorily complete requirements for a baccalaureate degree in an arts and sciences discipline and satisfy the following requirements.

Licensure in One Modern Foreign Language
Course Type
Credits
Conversation, composition, phonetics, and grammar beyond the
elementary level		 15-18
Culture and civilization     3-6
Literature   6-9
Total Endorsement Credits
(Student needs 30 credit hours of foreign language coursework above the intermediate level)
    36

Endorsement in a Second Foreign Language
Course Type Credits
For a second endorsement in a modern foreign language (with licensure in another modern foreign language), the student must complete 24 semester hours of coursework above the intermediate level in the second language.
24

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Secondary Licensure Areas

 Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science, English, Foreign Language,
History and Social Science, Mathematics, and Physics
Department Office

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MSC 6912
395 South High Street
Harrisonburg, VA 22807

Phone: 540-568-6486
Fax: 540-568-4550