French Major & Minor

MAJOR IN FRENCH

10 three-credit courses 4 courses to be chosen from among the following:

• RL 303 French Phonetics and Oral Expression
• RL 305 Introduction to Drama and Poetry
• RL 306 Introduction to Narrative Forms
• RL 307 Masterpieces of French Literature
• RL 308 Advanced Language Studies in French
• RL 309 Topics in French Culture and Civilization

Please note: Students may repeat a semester of RL 307, RL 308, or RL 309 as an elective with the permission of the instructor and the Director of Undergraduate Studies.

• 4 Advanced courses in French language, literature, or culture at the 400 level or above
• 2 Electives to be chosen among the following:
  • RL 210 French Composition, Conversation, and Reading II (when taken as the first course in the major) 
  • Additional courses at the 300 or 400 level
  • RL 572 Comparative Development of the Romance Languages RL 597 (ED 303) Teaching Foreign Languages: Topics in Second Language Acquisition

Notes and Conditions:

• Maximum transfer credit from study abroad: 15 (5 courses) for one year of study, 9 credits (3 courses) for one semester of study. If 3 or more courses for the major are transferred from study abroad, then all other courses must be taken in the department.
• Students who do not study abroad are allowed a maximum of two related courses outside the Dept. of Romance Languages & Literatures.
• All RLL majors are required to enroll in an advanced course each semester of their senior year, regardless of whether they have completed the ten-course requirement for the major.

MINOR IN FRENCH

Requirements: 6 three-credit courses

• 2 Foundation courses to be chosen from among the following:
  • RL 303 French Phonetics and Oral Expression
  • RL 305 Introduction to Drama and Poetry
  • RL 306 Introduction to Narrative Forms
  • RL 307 Masterpieces of French Literature
  • RL 308 Advanced Language Studies in French
  • RL 309 Topics in French Culture and Civilization
    
• 1 Advanced course at the 400 level or above.
  
• 3 electives to be chosen among the following:
  • RL 209-RL 210 French Composition, Conversation and Reading I and II (as entry-level courses only)
  • Additional courses at the 300 or 400 level Major in French

Notes and Conditions:

• RLL minors earn credit for up to two courses (6 credits) toward their minor in a single semester of study abroad, and credit for up to three course (9 credits) in a year-long program.
• All RLL minors must enroll in one advanced course during their senior year, regardless of whether they have completed the six-course requirement for the minor.
  

For further information contact the Director of Undergraduate Studies.