Major & Minor

Major Requirements

The French major includes a minimum of ten courses at or above the FREN202 level:

1) A group of four required courses: FREN300, FREN305, and FREN310. (FREN305 or FREN310 may be taken simultaneously with 300 with permission of the department chair.) FREN400 must be taken in the spring semester of the senior year.

2) A set of six electives chosen from the other departmental offerings at the 300 level. FREN202 can be counted as one of these electives.

All French majors are required to spend at least one semester studying abroad in a program approved by the department. The number of courses taken abroad for credit toward the major is limited to three.

Individualized study may be taken only once as part of the minimum requirements for the major. All majors must take at least one course within the department during their senior year. These requirements may be waived in special cases at the discretion of the department.

Minor Requirements

French minor checklist

Six courses are required for a minor in French.

Students who begin at the FREN201 level must take FREN202, FREN300 and FREN305 or FREN310 and two additional electives at the 300 level.
Students who begin at the FREN202 level must take FREN300 and FREN305 or FREN310 and three additional electives at the 300 level.
Students who begin at the FREN300 level must take FREN305 or FREN310 and four additional electives at the 300 level.

As with the major, courses taken abroad may be counted toward a minor, subject to the approval of the department chair. The number of courses taken abroad for credit toward the minor is limited to two. Courses taken S/U may not count toward the minor.

Students contemplating a minor in French should register with the department chairperson.

FREN305 or FREN310 are prerequisites for majors and minors for all literature courses. Students who have completed the language requirement and who wish to continue in French, but do not contemplate either a major or minor, may take FREN300, FREN305 or FREN310. Permission of the department chairperson is required for entry into all other courses.

Study Abroad for Majors

All French majors are required to spend at least one semester at an approved French speaking program abroad, which has been approved by the French department.

Majors must enroll in one course in one of the local universities during their time studying abroad.

Up to three courses taken aboard at IES Paris or IES Nantes may be counted toward the major requirements, subject to the approval of the French department chairperson.

Study Abroad for Minors
Two courses taken abroad at IES Paris or IES Nantes may be counted toward the minor requirements, subject to the approval of the French department chairperson. One course taken aboard at IAU Aix-en-Provence may be counted toward the minor requirements, subject to the approval of the French department chairperson.