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