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Requirements for the Major in French

A minimum of 33 credit hours is required for the major, beginning with French III (10.203). Students need French II (10.102) or the equivalent before entering the major sequence. Students must receive a minimum grade of C in every course required for the major.

A. Required Core: 27 Credits

Course # Course Title Credit Hours
10.203 French III* 3
10.204 French IV* 3
10.205 Applied Phonetics
and Pronunciation		 3
10.206 Structure of the French Language 3
10.207 Conversation: French Daily Life 3
10.401 Advanced French Language 3
10.402 Contemporary Issues in Francophone Media 3
10.422 Masterpieces of French Literature 3
10.423 Black Francophone Writers & Cultures 3

B. Electives: Choose six credits minimum by advisement.

Course # Course Title Credit Hours
10.211* Foundations of French Culture and Civ. 3
10.212* France Today 3
10.281-289 Special Topics 1-3
10.290 French Studies Abroad
(1-6 credits)		 3-6
10.295 Art and Culture of France 3
10.309 Commercial French I 3
10.325 French for Elementary School 3
10.331 Selected 20th-Century Writers 3
10.409 Commercial French II 3
10.490 Independent Study 3
16.400 Studies Abroad 3
38.498 Internship in the Humanities 3
*These courses fulfill the diversity requirement.

Requirements for the Minor in French

French III (10.203), French IV (10.204), Structure of the French Language (10.206), and 9 credits in French above the level of French III, for a total of 18 credit hours.

French for Secondary Education

Requirements for French for Secondary Education will be a French major plus the core requirements in Professional Education listed below.

Course # Course Title Credit Hours
60.206 Teachers, Schools and Society 2
60.204

or 60.350

or 60.351

 Educational Computing and Technology

or Instructional Design Systems

or Virtual Learning Communities

 3

3

3
60.251 Psychological Foundations of Education 3
60.291 Principles of Teaching 3
60.311 Classroom Measurement and Assessment 3
60.393

or 60.394		 Social Foundations of Education*

or Education in Urban Society*		 3
16.350 Methods of Teaching Foreign Language 3
60.497 Student Teaching - First Experience 6
60.498 Student Teaching - Second Experience 6

*These courses fulfill the diversity requirement.

It is the sole resonsibility of the student to make sure that credits required for graduation are counted properly and to exclude Developmental Studies courses from the count. Faculty provide only advice.