BA (B.A.) in French (Secondary Education, Teacher Certification in French, Early Childhood through Grade Twelve, with Double Major in B.A. Education) in San Marcos United States | Texas State University

The Department of World Languages & Literatures provides instruction in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and American Sign Language. The curriculum emphasizes achieving language fluency while exploring cultural traditions, literature, and societal aspects. Students can participate in faculty-led study abroad programs, independent international education, professional internships, and service-learning experiences. French, German, and Spanish majors complete 24 upper-division credit hours, with teaching certification options available. Minors in these languages require 15 upper-division hours, while Arabic, Italian, Japanese, and Chinese minors complete 12. Course offerings cover literature, cultural studies, linguistics, and career-focused language applications. For languages not taught at Texas State, the MODL designation serves as a transfer credit mechanism for courses taken elsewhere. MODL also applies when students demonstrate proficiency through ACTFL-OPI exams in languages without dedicated course codes, though these credits don't count toward degree requirements.