French

The core and distribution requirements for a major in French are those listed for the baccalaureate degrees .

Advanced placement for the AP French Language or French Literature examinations (see Advanced Placement International Baccalaureate and CLEP Examinations for the minimal passing score) allows students to immediately enroll in 300-level electives. The advanced placement hours awarded will be credited to the graduation requirement of 126 hours.

Students seeking a major in French are required to take nine courses at the 300- and 400-levels, write and defend a Capstone Project (FRE 492 ), and elect one foreign language enhancing course for a total of 33 hours in the major. The exemption from or completion of six (6) hours of intermediate level French (FRE 201 and FRE 202 ) is required prior to pursuing the major requirements.

Requirements for Major

Core Curriculum Requirements 59 hour(s).
Electives 34 hour(s).

Major and Supporting Course Requirements

FRE 310 French Conversation 3 hour(s).
or FRE 315 French Conversation and Reading 3 hour(s).
FRE 341 French Structure and Stylistics I 3 hour(s).
or FRE 342 French Structure and Stylistics II 3 hour(s).
FRE 492 Capstone Project in French 3 hour(s).
Seven FRE-prefix courses from the 300-400 level. 21 hour(s).

Choose one from the list below:

One foreign language enhancing course. Where applicable, these courses may satisfy both a core and major requirement:

ART 270 Introduction to Art History 3 hour(s).
ART 372 Global Modernisms 3 hour(s).
ART 373 Art and the Church 3 hour(s).
ASL 201 Intermediate American Sign Language I 3 hour(s).
ENG 211 European Literature in English Translation 3 hour(s).
ENG 266 Reading Film 3 hour(s).
ENG 308 The British Novel: Beginnings Until 1945 3 hour(s).
FRE 220 Gender, Ethnicity, and Religion in Contemporary France 3 hour(s).
FRE 230 Introduction to French Cinema 3 hour(s).
HIS 213 The Formation of Europe to 1550 3 hour(s).
HIS 214 Age of Europe 1550-1871 3 hour(s).
LIN 150 Introduction to Linguistics 3 hour(s).
MUS 371 History of Western Music to 1700 3 hour(s).
MUS 372 History of Western Music 1700-1900 3 hour(s).
MUS 373 History of Western Music 1900 to the Present 3 hour(s).
PHI 101 Introduction to Philosophy 3 hour(s).
PHI 253 History of Philosophy III: Contemporary Analytic Philosophy 3 hour(s).
PHI 254 20th-Century Continental Philosophy 3 hour(s).

French

Requirements for Major

Major and Supporting Course Requirements

Choose one from the list below:

Total hours for the major: 33

Total degree hours: 126