Bachelor of Science in French Education (Grades K-12) and TESOL (Grades K-12)

UWL’s Department of Global Cultures and Languages is committed to our students’ professional and personal growth. We enact this commitment by preparing students to communicate effectively—with cultural sensitivity and awareness—in more than one language. Students and teachers collectively engage with the products, practices, and perspectives of other cultures. By putting such knowledge into practice through applied learning opportunities—such as study abroad experiences, internships, community engagement projects, and teacher education training opportunities—we educate and empower students to employ their learned expertise in culture, language, critical thinking and leadership with an eye towards social justice action in our diverse and ever-changing regional, national, and world communities.

The Department of Global Cultures and Languages offers majors and minors in French, German studies, and Spanish (with education majors for French and Spanish); minors in Chinese studies; certificates in French proficiency, Chinese proficiency, Russian studies, and Spanish for the health professions; and courses in Arabic, Japanese, and Hmong.

A student who plans to continue a language already studied in high school must take the UW System Foreign Language Placement Test in order to determine the appropriate course level. Following the appropriate course placement as indicated by this test should help assure receipt of retroactive credits, but does not guarantee them.

Official, certified, or attested transcripts from all secondary and post-secondary institutions attended. Documents issued in a language other than English must be accompanied by a certified English translation. English Language Proficiency: Non-native English speakers must submit proof of English proficiency in order to be considered for admission. This can be demonstrated by 73 TOEFL score. Our Institution Code is 1914 6.0 IELTS score 100 Duolingo English Test (DET) score 54 PTE score Completion of ELS Level 112 Completion of WESLI Level 700