Requirements

French major

For complete information on courses please reference the college catalog.

Requires 32 hours of courses numbered 300 or above including the following:

Core Courses
Course	Name	Hours
331	French Conversation	4

333	Global French: Introduction to Francophone World	4

347	Francophone Literature (offered odd years in the fall)	4

OR

348	Adolescence & Early Adulthood in Modern French Literature	4

494	Senior Seminar (Prerequisites: FREN 331, 333, 347/348, study abroad)	4
Linguistics
321	Linguistic Science (Ling 321 offered Spring semester, B Quad)	2

OR

371	Methods of Teaching a Foreign Language (FREN 371 offered in fall; Required for secondary education candidates)	4
Wheaton in Francophone Country (or approved semester abroad, with equivalent classes)
335	Francophone Civilization and Culture (Offered in Francophone countries only)	2-4
338	Advanced French in Francophone Country (Offered in Francophone countries only)	2-4
489	Topics in France (Offered in France only)	2
Elective in French
431	Advanced Conversation (Offered alternate years)	2
432	Advanced Grammar and Stylistics (Offered alternate years)	2
439	Topics in French Language and Literature (Varied subjects including genre and movement studies, culture, and advanced language. May be repeated for credit)	2 or 4
495	Independent Study	2-4

Note Bene: Majors must take 8 hours of literature, at least 4 of which must be selected from 347 or 348. Thus a student could fulfill the 8-hour literature requirement by taking 347 and 348, or 347 and two 2-hour lit. courses, or 348 and two 2-hour lit. courses. French Film counts as a literature course. Both 347 and 348 are strongly recommended for students planning to pursue graduate study in French.

French Minor

Requirements: 20 hours of French beyond intermediate level including FREN 331, 333 and 12 additional hours to be selected in consultation with department advisor. FREN 347 or 348 are strongly recommended, as is the the Wheaton in Francophone Country program. Other courses, which may include a study abroad program in the target language, should be selected in consultation with a French faculty advisor.