French, A.B.

French Major Requirements

To declare a major in French a student must have a grade point average of at least 2.00 in FRN 203 Intermediate French I   and FRN 204 Intermediate French II , or demonstrate an equivalent mastery of the language.

Majors in French and Francophone Studies complete nine courses beyond the Intermediate I course, including:

• FRN 204 - Intermediate French II 1 course unit
• FRN 301 - Communication & Cultural Understanding 1 course unit
• FRN 304, 306 - Approaches to Textual Analysis 1 course unit
• At least four courses at the 400-level

Culminating Undergraduate Experience

All French majors need to complete a Culminating Undergraduate Experience in one of the following three formats:

• FRN 490 - CUE: French Research Project 0.5 course unit
• Special Topic: CUE Seminar (1 course unit-counts toward the four required 400-level courses)
• Research project embedded in a 400-level course in the student’s senior year

Notes

All majors must maintain a grade point average of at least 2.00 in all courses required in the department.

French and Francophone Studies majors who have completed FRN 301 Communication & Cultural Understanding  or FRN 304, 306 Approaches to Textual Analysis , may count one 300-level FRN course taught in English toward their major by reading in French (where applicable) and writing all assignments for the course in French.