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Administrative Rule 6A-4.0243
Specialization Requirements for Certification in Foreign Language (Grades K-12)--Academic Class.
(1) Specialization requirements for the following modern languages: Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.
(a) Plan One. A bachelor’s or higher degree with an undergraduate or graduate major in one of the modern languages listed in subsection (1) of this rule, or
(b) Plan Two. A bachelor’s or higher degree with thirty (30) semester hours in one of the modern languages listed in subsection (1) of this rule to include credit in the areas specified below:
1. History or culture of the people who speak the language as their native language,
2. Literature in the language, and
3. Applied linguistics or second language acquisition, or
(c) Plan Three. A bachelor’s or higher degree with specialization requirements completed in one (1) of the modern languages as specified in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) of this rule, and twenty-one (21) semester hours in another one of the modern languages listed in subsection (1) of this rule to include credit in the areas specified below:
1. History or culture of the people who speak the language as their native language, and
2. Literature in the language, or
(d) Plan Four. A bachelor’s or higher degree and official documentation of successful completion of the Basic Program of the Defense Language Institute of the United States Department of Defense in one of the modern languages listed in subsection (1) of this rule.
(2) Specialization requirements for Latin.
(a) Plan One. A bachelor’s or higher degree with an undergraduate or graduate major in Latin, or
(b) Plan Two. A bachelor’s or higher degree with thirty (30) semester hours in Latin to include credit in the areas specified below:
1. Latin vocabulary, grammar, and composition,
2. Latin literature, and
3. Roman culture, or
(c) Plan Three. A bachelor’s or higher degree with specialization requirements completed in one (1) of the modern languages as specified in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) of this rule, and twenty-one (21) semester hours in Latin to include credit in the areas specified below:
1. Latin vocabulary, grammar, and composition,
2. Latin literature, and
3. Roman culture.
Specific Authority 1001.02, 1012.55, 1012.56 FS. Law Implemented 1001.02, 1012.54, 1012.55, 1012.56 FS. History–New 7-1-90, Amended 7-17-00, 4-17-02, 6-20-07.

