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Major Requirements

A major in French is a program of study of French language and literature. It consists of a minimum of eight courses at the 300 and 400 levels.

350-Level Electives

• Two FREN courses at the 350-level are required

NOTE: These courses must be taken before any 400-level literature course. A student who has completed a 400-level course may not take a 350-level survey course.

Advanced Composition, Grammar, and Conversation

• FREN 361 - Advanced French Composition, Grammar, and Conversation
  Note: This course may be taken for major credit on campus only. An exception is made for students who have received credit for this course by scoring 5 on the AP language exam 

400-level Electives

• Five FREN 400-level electives:
  • two must come from the Pre-1800 (category 1) list
  • two must come from the Post-1800 (category 2) list

Pre-1800 (category 1)

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of FRPR in the course offerings.

• FREN 423 - The 18th-Century Epistolary Novel in France
• FREN 425 - Libertine Fiction of the French 18th Century
• FREN 429 - The Age of Enlightenment
• FREN 434 - Storytelling: Medieval and Early Modern Short Stories
• FREN 436 - Crossroads: Literature of Medieval and Early Modern Voyages
• FREN 481 - Special Topics in French (pre-1800)

Post-1800 (category 2)

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of FRPO in the course offerings.

• FREN 432 - Twilight Zone: The "Fantastique" in 19th-Century French Literature
• FREN 450 - 20th-Century French Literature
• FREN 453 - Contemporary Literature in French
• FREN 455 - Francophone Voices from North Africa
• FREN 482 - Special Topics in French (post-1800)

Additional Regulations

The following regulations apply:

1. Only 300- and 400-level courses in language and literature may be counted.
2. No course with a grade of less than C– is credited toward a major. For graduation, the minimum GPA required in courses counting toward a major is 2.00 (C); all departmental courses taken in the major are used to calculate this average.
3. No more than two departmental courses counting toward a major may be taken in any one term.
4. Independent study courses are permitted only when the 400-level distribution requirements are met.

Honors and High Honors

Students interested in pursuing honors can find the additional requirements on the Romance Languages and LiteraturesÌý»å±ð±è²¹°ù³Ù³¾±ð²Ô³ÙÌý±è²¹²µ±ð.

Romance Languages and Literatures Department

For more information about the department, including Faculty, transfer credit, awards, etc., please visit the Romance Language and Literatures departmentÌý³¦²¹³Ù²¹±ô´Ç²µÌý±è²¹²µ±ð.