French, B.A.

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General Education Requirements (A&S)

In addition to major requirements, students must meet the General Education Requirements that correlate to their degree.

For B.A. and B.S. degrees, see General Education Requirements for the B.A. and B.S. Degrees (A&S) .
For Transfer students, see General Education Requirements for Transfer Students (A&S) .

Major GPA and Grade Requirements

Students must maintain a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in courses required to complete the major. All courses required for the major must be taken for a letter grade.

Required credits: 32

Core and Capstone Course (20 credits)

FR 210 - Intermediate French I 4 credit(s)
FR 211 - Intermediate French II 4 credit(s)
FR 300 - Introduction to French Culture 3 credit(s)
FR 342 - Studies in French Culture 3 credit(s)
FR 343 - Studies in French Culture 3 credit(s)
ML 470 - Integrative Capstone: Comparative Literature and Critical Theories 3 credit(s)
(Note: FR 342-343 may be taken more than once since the content of the courses varies from semester to semester.)

Electives (12 credits)

Upper-level French courses and/or ML courses and/or approved cognate courses (preferably with a FLAC component) and/or approved study abroad courses.

For suggestions about appropriate cognate courses, please consult the Director of the French Studies Program, Professor Nicholas Ealy.

Cognate courses that might serve as electives in the French major include the following:

HIS 210 - Europe: Renaissance to Revolution 3 credit(s)
HIS 213 - Europe: Napoleon to Gorbachev 3 credit(s)
ML 351 - National Cinemas 3 credit(s) (when dealing with French cinema)
ART 311 - Medieval Art 3 credit(s) (when dealing with Northern European art)
ART 316 - Baroque and Enlightenment Art 3 credit(s) (when dealing with French artists and movements)
ART 322 - Modern Art 3 credit(s) (when dealing with French artists or movements)
POL 324 - European Comparative Politics and Government 3 credit(s)

Additional Information:

Students may petition to include other relevant courses not included in the above list of cognate courses if they meet the approval of their academic advisor. Every effort is made to have the cognate courses participate with a FLAC component.

Cognate courses may have specific prerequisites that must be met before they can be taken. Students should take these prerequisites as part of their general education requirements or general electives.