B.A. in French

(30-39 hours)

I.       Major Prerequisite Courses or Equivalents:  (0-6 hours).   Exemption is possible from these courses according to performance on the placement test.  CLEP, AP and OPI credits are accepted.

Prerequisite

101 French Language and Culture I

102 French Language and Culture II

French 101 or permission

II.    Basic Skills Courses: (0-9 hours) Exemption is possible from these courses according to performance on the placement test.  CLEP, AP and OPI credits are accepted for some of the following courses.

103 French Language and Culture III

French 102 or permission

201 Communicating in French

French 103 or permission

220 Reading in French

French 103 or permission

III.              Required French Courses: (21 hours)

300 French Grammar Review

French 201 or 220 or permission

330 French Literature 18th C to Present

French 201 or 220 or permission

350 French Linguistics and Phonetics

French 201 or 220 or permission

400 Advanced French Grammar

French 300

One of the following literature courses:

335 Women in French Literature

French 201 or 220 or permission

404 Modern French Literature

6 hours of French at 300-level

430 French Literature 12th to 17th C

6 hours of French at 300-level

One of the following civilization courses:

305  French Civilization

French 201 or 220 or permission

306 Modern France

French 201 0r 220 or permission

One of the following conversation courses:

301 Dev. Vocab. & Convers. Skills

French 201 or 220 or permission

401 Advanced Oral Communication Skills

3 hours of French at 300-level

IV.             Electives: (0-9 hours) to complete 30 credits for the major. Any 300- or 400-level French course may be chosen as an elective including the civilization course not chosen in II.

V.                Second Language: (optional). Students not pursuing a double major are strongly encouraged to complete the skills block in one of the following languages: German, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, or Russian.

VI.             Second Language Minor: (optional). A minor in the second language may be earned by completing the courses indicated. For a German minor: 102, 103, 201, 220, and two 300- or 400-level courses. For a Spanish minor: 102- 103, 200, 201 or 220, and two 300- or 400-level courses.

VII.          Study Abroad Program: (highly recommended). Students should plan to spend a summer or semester in a country where French is spoken. Credits earned may be used to fill the above requirements.

VIII.       Assessment of Majors. See Assessment of Majors policy.