Required Credit Hours: 33

Core Requirements:

• FREN 305 - Discovery Seminar in French & Fancophone Studies Credits: (3)

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• FREN 314 - Uncertain Identities: Introduction to French Cultural Studies Credits: (3) or
• FREN 315 - Provocative Texts: French Literature in its Cultural Contexts Credits: (3)

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• FREN 450 - Advanced Seminar in French & Francophone Studies Credits: (3) (Capstone course for the Major that satisfies the Major Writing Requirement, the Major Computing Requirement, and the COLL 400 Requirement)

• Note:  FREN 305, FREN 314, FREN 315, and FREN 450 must be taken on the WM campus. 

Elective Credits:

24 elective credits from:

• FREN 100 - Big Ideas in French & Francophone Studies Credits: (4)
• FREN 150 - First-Year Experience Credits: (4)
• FREN 210 - From Word to Text: An Introduction to Reading and Writing Credits: (3) or
• FREN 212 - Cross-cultural Perspectives on the Francophone World Credits: (3) or
• FREN 299 - French Studies Abroad at the Upper Intermediate Level Credits: (1-4) (but only a maximum of 4 credits from among FREN 210, FREN 212, and FREN 299)
• Courses at the 300 or 400-level in French and Francophone Studies (FREN)  including either FREN 314  or FREN 315  and/or
• Up to 6 credits from courses taught in English in other departments and programs, including College (COLL) courses, provided that these courses are substantively relevant to French and Francophone Studies, have been chosen in consultation with the major advisor, and have been approved by the French and Francophone Studies Program.
• (Except for FREN 305, which may NOT be repeated, students may repeat a FREN topics course for major credit if the topic is different. This includes FREN 450, which may be taken for major credit twice.)

• (Students cannot enroll in FREN 303 after they have completed 305 OR any other higher level FREN course.)
   

Additional Information

All majors in French are strongly encouraged to include study abroad in a French-speaking location at some point in their undergraduate experience. However, no more than 12 FREN transfer credits from a given semester of study abroad may be counted for major credit without the approval of the French and Francophone Studies Program.    

Students will choose their faculty advisor from among the French faculty when declaring their major in French. The French section actively supports faculty-mentored independent student research and strongly encourages qualified students to consider writing an honors thesis.