A Language Other Than English Acceptable Coursework Guidelines for A Language Other Than English Professional Education Courses Study in instructional planning and assessment, knowledge of the learner, instructional delivery, and the professional environment. Professional education courses are those specifically for individuals preparing for a career in teaching, administration, or pupil personnel services. These courses must be part of a teacher education program at an institution of higher education offering a baccalaureate or higher degree. Semester hour credit for student teaching is not applicable to professional education requirements. Subject Matter Specialization Courses in the methods of teaching a subject are not acceptable as study in the content area .
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Language other than English Thirty-six semester hours of credit in the language are required. In general, acceptable courses are those that carry the departmental prefix for that language and may include language and literature courses. Culture and civilization courses are acceptable when offered by the language department as part of a concentration in that language. History courses and literature in translation courses are not acceptable. CLEP Applicants who have not taken any or all of the first four courses of an institution's foreign language sequence may obtain credit by examination through the CLEP program for 6-12 credits.