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Foreign Languages and Literatures
Requirements for French Majors and Minors

B.A. DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN FRENCH	Hours
Core Areas A, B,C,D, and E (see p. 139)		42
Core Area F		18
French 1002-2002	0-9
Select from the following: HIST 1111 or 1112 and GRMN/LATN or SPAN 1001-1002	9
Courses Required for the Degree		31
French majors need to complete 22 semester hours of required courses above the 1001-2002 sequence and 3 semester hours of electives chosen from courses above the 3000 level (Translation, Business French, Literature and Film, Special Topics and other offerings). These are the required courses: FREN 3101 Conversation FREN 3102 Composition FREN 3220 Survey of French Literature I FREN 3221 Survey of French Literature II FREN 4040 French Phonetics and Linguistics FREN 4170 Advanced Language Skills FREN 4310 Francophone Civilization or 4320 French Civilization and Culture FREN 4484 Senior Capstone In addition students are required to complete through level 2001 in GRMN/LATN or SPAN and to complete ENGL 2300.

Electives The Department of Foreign Languages recommends strongly to its majors that 3 electives be courses at the 3000 or above level in their major language.		29
TOTAL		120

All students majoring in disciplines in the College of Arts and Sciences will be required to satisfy the requirements for Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC)
to graduate.
WAC Requirements:
1. The student must take at least two 3000/4000-level W courses (courses approved as Writing Intensive courses and marked in the semester bulletin
with a “W”) for a total of 6 hours. At least 3 hours must be in the major.
2. ENGL 1101 and 1102 (or the equivalent of) are prerequisites to all “W” courses.
A student may select other options to demonstrate greater proficiency in writing skills. These options are offered to allow a student to gain additional experience in writing as well as to demonstrate a commitment to communication skills to a potential employer or graduate school.

The Certificate Option
Students can declare to double the basic WAC requirements, carrying twelve (12) “W” hours and receive
1. a Writing Across the Curriculum certificate and
2. transcript notation of this accomplishment.
Students pursuing the certificate can substitute* three (3) W hours with
1. one term working in the campus Writing Center as a peer tutor with hours determined by Writing Lab Coordinator, or
2. assisting with the WAC Newsletter.
*W substitution requires an application process. This includes a letter of recommendation from the student’s department, writing samples, an overall GPA of 3.0, a personal interview, and attendance at a tutor-training session.

REQUIREMENTS FOR A MINOR IN FRENCH

A minor in French requires 18 total hours, with at least 12 hours of courses at the 3000 level or above, including FREN 3101 and FREN 3102.
Graduation Requirement for Writing Across the Curriculum