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Academic Requirements

Requirements for the FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE STUDIES MAJOR (B.A.) George

disciplinary, 10 courses
All French courses numbered 226 or above count toward the major. Normally, a student must take FRE 226, FRE 227 (or the equivalent) and an additional eight courses. No more than one departmental French/Francophone literature course taken in English may count toward the major. Courses must include: FRE 226, FRE 227, FRE 241, and FRE 242; two courses from FRE 251, FRE 252, FRE 253 (may not be taken in senior year); and two 300-level courses, one in the senior year. Upon declaring the major, the student may select a French or Francophone area of concentration.

Requirements for the TRADITIONS FRANÇAISES Track for the Major (B.A.)

FRE 226, FRE 227 (or the equivalent); FRE 241; FRE 251 and FRE 252 (must be completed before the senior year); two other 300-level French courses taught in French, one in the senior year; one Francophone course at the 200 or 300 level; and two additional courses selected in consultation with the advisor. French majors are strongly encouraged to pursue off campus study (Avignon/Aix-en Provence or Dakar, Sénégal).

Requirements for the PARCOURS MUTICULTURELS Track for the Major (B.A.)

FRE 226 and FRE 227 (or equivalent); FRE 243; FRE 251 or FRE 252; and FRE 253 (must be completed before the senior year); two Francophone courses at the 300 level, one in the senior year; one French 200- or 300-level course, and two additional courses selected in consultation with the advisor. French majors are strongly encouraged to pursue off campus study in a Francophone country other than France (Sénégal).

Requirements for the French and Francophone Studies MINOR

disciplinary, 6 courses
FRE 226 and 227 (or equivalent demonstration of competency in speaking, reading, writing, and listening); FRE 241 or 242; one Francophone course at the 200 or 300 level; and one 200- or 300-level French course. No more than one departmental French/Francophone culture or literature course taught in English may count toward the minor.

Requirements for the Concentration In French MINOR

interdisciplinary, 6 courses
This minor combines a semester abroad with courses taken before and after that semester in uninterrupted sequence. Requirements include one or two courses in French preceding the semester abroad, a semester abroad and four courses in Aix or Dakar, and one or two courses upon returning from abroad. The minor may begin at any level of language acquisition, including the 100 level.

Requirements for the FRENCH AND FRANCOPHONE STUDIES MINOR

interdisciplinary, 6 courses
Six courses selected in consultation with an advisor in the program and including one course in French at the 200 level or above, at least two French and Francophone literature and culture courses, and two courses in other disciplines. A semester abroad in Avignon, France; Dakar, Sénégal; Geneva, Switzerland; or Hanoi, Vietnam, is strongly recommended.