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.
Astr & Phys Can't be used together

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