B.A. in French

Degree Requirements

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General Education

Requirement Hours Description
First Year Writing I 3 Complete Hon 101, Writ 100 or Writ 101 with a passing grade.
First Year Writing II 3 Complete one of the following courses with a passing grade: Liba 102, Writ 102 or Hon 102.
6 hrs literature survey 6 Complete 6 hours of literature survey with a passing grade. Choose from the following courses: Eng 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, or Eng 226.
6 hrs modern/ancient language 200+ 6 Successfully complete at least 6 hours at the 200 level or above in one modern or ancient language.
6 hrs history 6 Complete 6 hours in History (HST) course work with a passing grade.
3 hrs humanities 3 Successfully complete 3 hours in one of the following areas: African-American studies; classical civilization; environmental studies (Envs 101); gender studies (G St 201, 301, 333, 350); philosophy; religion; Southern studies (S St 101, 102). In addition, gender studies courses that are cross-listed with African American studies, classical civilization, English, modern languages, philosophy, or religion courses will satisfy this requirement.
6 hrs social science 6 Successfully complete 6 semester hours in anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, or sociology.
3 hrs fine arts 3 The course may be chosen from art history, music, dance, and theatre arts. Studio and workshop courses cannot be used to satisfy this requirement. Courses that satisfy this requirement are any Art History (AH); Liba 130, 204, 314; Mus 101, 102, 103, 104, 105; Danc 200; Thea 201, 202. Students who have completed 30 semester hours of undergraduate course work may fulfill the requirement with a 300- or 400-level art history course.
3 hrs math 100+ 3 Successfully complete 3 hours of Math at the 100 level or above except for Math 245 and Math 246.
9-12 hrs science 9 Complete a full year of science course work in one subject area (6-8 hrs) and complete 3 credit hours in a subject area from another department. Courses may be chosen from the departments of Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Geology and Geological Engineering, or Physics and Astronomy.
2 associated science labs 2 Successfully complete at least two science laboratory courses.

Major Requirements

Requirement Hours Description
Fr 303 3 Fr 303: Conversation & Composition I
Fr 304 3 Fr 304: Conversation & Composition II
Fr 331 3 Fr 331: Intro to Lit/Literary Analysis in French
French residency hrs 12 Student must earn at least 12 hours of their major courses in residence. Beginning with the fall of 2007 semester, grades lower than a C in modern language courses will not be counted toward the major or minor in modern languages.
Fr electives 21 Fr 308: Advanced Spoken French II, Fr 593: Topics in Cultural Studies, Fr 301: Survey of French Lit, Fr 504: History of the French Language, Fr 398: Upper-Level French Study Abroad, Fr 561: Advanced French & Francophone Cinema, Fr 508: Adv Grammar/Comp, Fr 298: Intermediate French Study Abroad, Fr 553: French Civil/Culture, Fr 572: French Phonetics and Phonology, Fr 304: Conversation & Composition II, Fr 330: Introduction to French Linguistics, Fr 307: Advanced Spoken French I, Fr 403: Adv Convers Comp, Fr 331: Intro to Lit/Literary Analysis in French, Fr 531: Sur-Fren Lyric Poetry, Fr 571: Advanced Grammar and Composition, Fr 530: 18Th Century Novel, Fr 361: French and Francophone Cinema, Fr 509: Middle French, Fr 202: Second Year French, Fr 505: iterature Since 1900, Fr 502: Survey of French Literature  II, Fr 585: Nineteenth-Century French Literature, Fr 302: Surv of French Lit, Fr 390: Grad Rdg Know-French, Fr 299: Special Topics in French, Fr 523: Lit of 16Th Century, Fr 524: Lit of 16Th Century, Fr 321: French culture and civilization, Fr 311: Business French, Fr 582: Medieval and Renaissance French Lit, Fr 362: Regional Identity in French Cinema, Fr 310: Sur of French Lit, Fr 359: A Hundred Years of French Cinema, Fr 587: Introduction to Francophone Literature, Fr 598: Advanced French Study Abroad, Fr 303: Conversation & Composition I, Fr 507: Advanced Grammar and Composition I, Fr 501: Survey of French Literature I, Fr 513: The 17Th Century, Fr 577: Survey of French Literature I, Fr 511: The 17th Century I, Fr 391: Grad Rdg Know-French, Fr 574: History of the French Language, Fr 506: iterature Since 1900, Fr 578: Survey of French Literature II, Fr 599: Special Topics, Fr 201: Intermediate French I, Fr 399: Special Topics, Fr 517: Drama in 19Th Century, Fr 580: Survey of French Theater, Fr 519: 20Th Century Novel, Fr 529: Lit of Enlightenment, Fr 323: La Chanson Francophone, Fr 541: French Studies, Special Topics, Fr 551: Old French, Fr 322: Contemporary French Culture, Fr 583: Seventeenth-Century French Literature, Fr 503: Phonetics and Spoken French, Fr 301: Lit Since 1800, Fr 515: Novel in 19Th Century, Fr 552: Old French, Fr 203: Convers & Comp, Fr 309: Sur of French Lit, Fr 575: Topics in Applied French Linguistics, Fr 579: Survey of French Lyric Poetry, Fr 211: Intensive Intermediate French, Fr 589: The Environment in French Literature, Fr 584: Eighteenth-Century French Literature, Fr 324: French Cuisine and Culture, Fr 325: The Francophone World, Fr 306: French Civilization, Fr 586: Twentieth-Century French Literature, Fr 521: 20Th Century Drama
Overall Major GPA Please contact your academic advisor for grade point requirements.
Resident Major GPA Please contact your academic advisor for grade point requirements.
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