MAJORS AND MINORS IN FRENCH

  • PRINTABLE DOCUMENTS:

  • FRENCH COURSE LISTING
  • French Major
  • French Minor
  • ASSESSMENT: In order to help insure the success of our students, the department utilizes several assessment measures: A Capstone Project, a Portfolio, and an Oral Proficiency Interview (Education Majors).  These elements must be completed at the appropriate time during the program. Click the links for more details!
  • Courses taken to fulfill a foreign language requirement must be taken in sequence except by permission of the Chair. Students enrolled without proper course prerequisites will be administratively withdrawn.
  • The Department  does not accept transfer of credits from correspondence courses or unaccredited language programs. Students with such prior credit should contact the department to discuss placement.

Major in French

LyonSceneA major in French consists of thirty semester hours in the same language. Twenty one hours must be in courses numbered above 204 and must include a minimum nine hours of courses at the 400 level. One 3-hour course in French  culture or literature in translation will be allowed to count toward the completion of the required hours for the major.

Double Majors

With careful planning students can major in more than one language or major in a modern language along with another field such as Education, International Studies, Criminal Justice, English, Political Science, History, Communication Studies, Business, Social Work, etc... Knowledge of one or more languages can form the basis Eiffelfor an interesting career and greatly enhance possibilities for entering and advancing in a wide variety of occupations.700 Reasons For Studying Languages: website

Minor in French

A minor in French may be earned by presenting 12 hours in the designated language. (100-level courses do not count toward the completion of the required hours for the minor.)  One 3-hour course of LouvreFrench culture or literature in translation will be allowed toward the completion of the required hours for the minor in French.