Italian - B.A.

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Major Requirements:

Thirty-two semester hours beyond ITAL 201 , including ITAL 255 and ITAL 256 , and two selected from ITAL 365 , ITAL 366 , ITAL 367 , or ITAL 368 . No more than four courses (beyond 202) at the 200 level may be counted toward the major. Students must register for course intensification in order to count ITAL 260 , ITAL 263 , ITAL 275 , or ITAL 295 toward the major. Graduating seniors must complete an oral interview patterned on the ACTFL guidelines and/or complete a written assessment exercise during their last semester of classes. Seniors should consult with the discipline director. If students have had such an interview to complete requirements for the School of Education, the results of this test must be filed with the discipline director. A minimum of one-half the courses in the major field must be completed at Dominican.

Italian Education

Teacher Licensure: Italian grades K-12

Students who wish to teach Italian in kindergarten through 12th grades complete a major in Italian and complete the School of Education’s Teacher Education Program for K-12 licensure.

Additional Italian Education Requirements

Three assessments that must be completed prior to clinical practice:
- Cultures, Literatures, and Cross-Disciplinary Concepts assessment
- Linguistic Terms Analysis and Presentation
- Oral Proficiency Interview (Students must score at the advanced low level)

Teacher Education Program

Professional education courses including EDUC 404 - Instructional Strategies for Teaching Modern Foreign Language in the K-12 Classroom

Three state tests: the Test of Academic Proficiency, the Elementary/Middle Grades content test, and the grades K-9 Assessment of Professional Teaching
100 hours of field experience
Professional portfolio

Clinical Practice (one full semester) split between an elementary and either a middle or a secondary school classroom

For more information about K-12 licensure, see the School of Education section of this bulletin.

Teacher Licensure: Elementary Education

Students who wish to teach grades K-9 may also major in Italian and complete the School of Education’s Teacher Education Program for elementary licensure. In addition to an elementary license, students would be eligible for a middle school endorsement in Italian. Students complete the major in Italian and the following:

Professional education courses as outlined in the School of Education section of this bulletin
One life science and one physical science course; one of these must have a lab (one of the courses will count toward the natural science areas studies requirement)

Three state tests: the Test of Academic Proficiency, the Elementary/Middle Grades content test, and the grades K-9 Assessment of Professional Teaching
100 hours of field experience
Professional portfolio

Clinical practice (one full semester) in an elementary or middle school classroom.

For more information about the elementary licensure program, see the School of Education section of this bulletin.

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