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 509: Middle French, Fr 530: 18Th Century Novel, Fr 301: Lit Since 1800, Fr 308: Advanced Spoken French II, Fr 501: Survey of French Literature I, Fr 580: Survey of French Theater, Fr 506: iterature Since 1900, Fr 511: The 17th Century I, Fr 572: French Phonetics and Phonology, Fr 524: Lit of 16Th Century, Fr 599: Special Topics, Fr 521: 20Th Century Drama, Fr 298: Intermediate French Study Abroad, Fr 598: Advanced French Study Abroad, Fr 359: A Hundred Years of French Cinema, Fr 309: Sur of French Lit, Fr 584: Eighteenth-Century French Literature, Fr 553: French Civil/Culture, Fr 551: Old French, Fr 307: Advanced Spoken French I, Fr 593: Topics in Cultural Studies, Fr 322: Contemporary French Culture, Fr 331: Intro to Lit/Literary Analysis in French, Fr 302: Surv of French Lit, Fr 303: Conversation & Composition I, Fr 552: Old French, Fr 515: Novel in 19Th Century, Fr 571: Advanced Grammar and Composition, Fr 531: Sur-Fren Lyric Poetry, Fr 321: French Culture and Civilization, Fr 582: Medieval and Renaissance French Lit, Fr 304: Conversation & Composition II, Fr 541: French Studies, Special Topics, Fr 523: Lit of 16Th Century, Fr 403: Adv Convers Comp, Fr 203: Convers & Comp, Fr 362: Regional Identity in French Cinema, Fr 311: Business French, Fr 324: French Cuisine and Culture, Fr 391: Grad Rdg Know-French, Fr 301: Survey of French Lit, Fr 513: The 17Th Century, Fr 519: 20Th Century Novel, Fr 390: Grad Rdg Know-French, Fr 361: French and Francophone Cinema, Fr 578: Survey of French Literature II, Fr 587: Introduction to Francophone Literature, Fr 574: History of the French Language, Fr 507: Advanced Grammar and Composition I, Fr 583: Seventeenth-Century French Literature, Fr 561: Advanced French & Francophone Cinema, Fr 398: Upper-Level French Study Abroad, Fr 579: Survey of French Lyric Poetry, Fr 503: Phonetics and Spoken French, Fr 575: Topics in Applied French Linguistics, Fr 310: Sur of French Lit, Fr 586: Twentieth-Century French Literature, Fr 211: Intensive Intermediate French, Fr 529: Lit of Enlightenment, Fr 577: Survey of French Literature I, Fr 299: Special Topics in French, Fr 589: The Environment in French Literature, Fr 585: Nineteenth-Century French Literature, Fr 306: French Civilization, Fr 323: La Chanson Francophone, Fr 504: History of the French Language, Fr 202: Second Year French, Fr 517: Drama in 19Th Century, Fr 505: iterature Since 1900, Fr 502: Survey of French Literature  II, Fr 399: Special Topics, Fr 330: Introduction to French Linguistics, Fr 508: Adv Grammar/Comp, Fr 201: Intermediate French I, Fr 325: The Francophone World
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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