Courses of Study - William Jewell College

Courses of Study – Languages
Languages
Associate Professor R. Kauffmann, chair;
Professor J. Westlie; Associate Professors S.
Myers, K. Tacelosky, J. Woodruff;
Instructor Ai Imamaki.
Students pursuing the B.A. degree must complete
one semester of foreign language at the intermediate
level or higher. Please see the general education section
of this catalog for detailed information about
transferring college credit to fulfill the William
Jewell language requirement.
Entering students may receive up to 8 hours of
credits in French or Spanish at the elementary
level by submitting a satisfactory score on the
CLEP examination, or in Greek, Latin or Japanese
on the basis of a locally administered examination.
All students with two or more years of the same foreign
language in high school must take a placement
test to determine the course they must enroll in.
Students whose placement tests do not qualify them
to enroll in an intermediate course may enroll in a
course at a lower level as the placement score indicates.
Students with two years or more of Spanish
or Latin in high school may not enroll in the beginning
courses of that language (111-112) but instead
in the accelerated elementary course (SPA or LAT
114). Please see the general education section of this
catalog for detailed information about transferring
college credit in foreign language courses.
Major in French or Spanish
French majors must complete 24 hours of French
courses numbered 300 or above, including FRE
415. It is required that students choosing French as
a first major complete at least 6 hours of French
study in a French-speaking region. It is highly recommended
that students choosing French as a second
or third major complete at least 6 hours of
French study in a French-speaking region.
Spanish majors must complete 24 hours of
Spanish courses numbered 300 or above,
including Spanish 415. It is required that at
least 8 hours of 300-level study be completed in
a Spanish-speaking country.
Students completing a second major in French
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or Spanish must complete the requirements for
the Bachelor of Arts degree.
A grade of C- or higher is required in each course in
the major.
Students may receive certification to teach French or
Spanish in grades K-12 in the State of Missouri by
double majoring in either French or Spanish and
secondary education. Procedures to be followed in
obtaining teacher certification are included in the
Student Handbook for Teacher Certification.
Specific course requirements for all certification programs
may be found on check sheets available in
the education department office.
Major in International Business
and Language
The International Business and Language (IBL)
Major is a specially designed program planned for
students who are strongly interested in foreign languages
and who plan a career in international business.
It is not the same as two majors, one in
Business, the other in French or Spanish, but it
includes features of both majors. It includes substantial
study of the language, culture and literature
of France or Spain and Latin America, including the
opportunity for study abroad; a solid core of business,
economics and accounting courses, including
opportunities for internships in international businesses;
and courses in western civilization and political
science.
A grade of C- or higher is required in each course in
the major.
Students may choose a language other than French
or Spanish for their IBL major. Such a student must
complete a proposal for a self-designed major that
meets the language and target language area requirements
of that major. This proposal must be
approved by the Chair of the Languages
Department and the Academic Dean.
International Business and French
Required courses:
Sixteen hours of courses in French numbered
300 or above, including at least 8 hours of literature
and 4 hours of civilization courses. Students must
include FRE 323 and a semester in Dijon, France, in
the 16 hours. Fifteen hours of business courses,