Majors, Minors, and Requirements

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MAJOR IN FRENCH

A total of forty (40) credits as follows:

  1. French 202, 301, 485, 486.
  2. French 321 or 322.
  3. French 323 or 324.
  4. Twenty (20) additional credits in French (5 four-credit courses) at the 300-400 level, three of which must be in literature.
    Recommended: A second modern language; 2 years of Latin; related courses in English, history, philosophy, and art.
    Majors are strongly encouraged to spend their junior year in a French or Francophone university. Departmentally pre-approved courses taken there will normally be accepted as courses in the major.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN FRENCH

A total of twenty (20) credits as follows:

  1. French 202.
  2. French 301.
  3. French 323 or 324
  4. Additional elective four-credit courses at the 300-400 level. French 202, 301, and 323 or 324 must be taken before elective courses above 324 are attempted.
    Minors are strongly encouraged to spend at least one term of their junior year in a French or Francophone university. Departmentally pre-approved courses taken there, beyond French 324, will count as elective courses in the minor. French 305 counts as one elective course in the French minor.

HONORS IN FRENCH

A minimum of 44 hours above the 200-level courses in French; a research paper on a specific literary topic; demonstrated proficiency in spoken and written French; and study abroad (at least one semester).