Admission Requirements
To be eligible for the World Language Licensure only program, students must hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
To apply, please submit the following materials to the Office of Graduate Admission:
- A completed College of Education graduate application
- Online application fee
- One official transcript from each college and/or university attended
- Two letters of recommendation from professors or employer
- Resume
- A brief statement which explains your reasons for wanting to enter the World Language Licensure program at DePaul and discusses your potential for becoming a teacher.
Course Requirements
Education Courses: 40 Quarter Hours Required, Grade of C or Better Required
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| TCH 403 | CONCEPTIONS OF HEALTHY ADOLESCENCE | 4 |
| or SCG 401 | ADVANCED LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT | |
| T&L 404 | INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTARY EDUCATION | 4 |
| or TCH 402 | INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE GRADES AND SECONDARY EDUCATION | |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| EDUCATION AND SOCIETY | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION | ||
| 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 | 4 |
| T&L 575 | MULTILINGUAL PROGRAMMING IN SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES | 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.
- Elective 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 | 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-credit, non-tuition, PA grade required) | 0 |
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 Arabic Include
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 Arabic I
- Advanced Arabic II
- Advanced Arabic III
- Advanced High Arabic I
- Advanced High Arabic II
- Advanced High Arabic III
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
Requirements for World Language Education Chinese Include
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 Chinese I
- Advanced Chinese II
- Advanced Chinese III
- Advanced Conversation I
- Advanced Conversation II
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
Requirements for World Language Education French Include
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 French I
- Advanced French II
- Advanced French III
- Advanced High French I
- Advanced High French II
- Advanced High French III
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
Requirements for World Language Education German Include
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 German I
- Advanced German II
- Advanced German III
- Advanced High German I
- Advanced High German II
- Advanced High German III
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
Requirements for World Language Education Italian Include
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
Requirements for World Language Education Japanese Include
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 Japanese I
- Advanced Japanese II
- Advanced Japanese III
- Advanced High Japanese I
- Advanced High Japanese II
- Advanced High Japanese III
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
Requirements for World Language Education Latin Include
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 Latin I
- Advanced Latin II
- Advanced Latin III
- Advanced High Latin I
- Advanced High Latin II
- Advanced High Latin III
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
Requirements for World Language Education Russian Include
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 Russian I
- Advanced Russian II
- Advanced Russian III
- Advanced High Russian I
- Advanced High Russian II
- Advanced High Russian III
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
Requirements for World Language Education Spanish Include
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 Spanish I
- Advanced Spanish II
- Advanced Spanish III
- Advanced High Spanish I
- Advanced High Spanish II
- Advanced High Spanish III
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
- Literature/Culture Elective
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 majors must complete the following tests:
- Content Area Test (test numbers below) – assesses knowledge of the 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.
Arabic
- Foreign Language: Arabic Content Area Test (test #262)
Chinese
- Foreign Language: Chinese (Mandarin) Content Area Test (test #251)
French
- Foreign Language: French Content Area Test (test #252)
German
- Foreign Language: German Content Area Test (test #253)
Italian
- Foreign Language: Italian Content Area Test (test #255)
Japanese
- Foreign Language: Japanese Content Area Test (test #256)
Latin
- Foreign Language: Latin Content Area Test (test #258)
Russian
- Foreign Language: Russian Content Area Test (test #259)
Spanish
- Foreign Language: Spanish Content Area Test (test #260)
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.
For additional information about the OPI and a link to the test, please consult the OPI section of the College of Education website.
Additional Requirements
Please also view the college core requirements under the MA or MED for World Language Education for additional requirements. Note that the World Language Education Licensure program listed above does not lead to a degree.