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.
6 hrs social science 6 Successfully complete 6 semester hours in anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, or sociology.
3 hrs humanities 3 African American studies; classical civilization; environmental studies 101, gender studies (G St 201, 301, 333, 350); Liba 202, 305, 312; philosophy; religion; Southern studies (Any 100 level); Rhet 201. 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.
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.
Astr & Phys can't be used in any combo

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