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Program Sample Plan

Program name: French Studies B.A.
Sample Plan: French Studies
Total Credits: 120.0
The sample plan below shows you one of several possible ways to complete this degree. Your academic plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements, if you have multiple course options to choose from in your major, or if courses don't fit your schedule in a given term. Use Graduation Planner to make your customized plan, and work with your academic adviser to ensure that you are on track to graduate on time.
Year 1 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
CLA 1001: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
FREN 1003 - Intermediate French I : 5.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
This sample plan is ideal for students who have prior FREN language training.
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 16.0 cr
CLA 1002: First Year Experience 1.0 cr
FREN 1004 - Intermediate French II : 5.0 cr
FREN 1501 - Gateways to French and Francophone Studies: English Only : 3.0 cr : AH, GP
LE (Physical Sciences) :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
FREN 3014 - French Phonetics : 3.0 cr
FREN 3015 - Advanced French Grammar and Communication : 3.0 cr
LE (Mathematical Thinking) :4.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
FREN 3016 - Advanced French Composition and Communication : 3.0 cr
FREN 3022 - The Language and Culture of Business in France : 3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives) :3.0 cr
LE (Social Sciences) :3.0 cr
LE (Environment) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
FREN 3101W - Methods in French and Francophone Studies : 3.0 cr : LITR, WI
LE (Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Lower Division) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
FREN 3345 - The Holocaust in France: Literature, History, Testimony : 3.0 cr
FREN 4993 - Directed Study : 3.0 cr
FREN 3541 - Oral Discourse of French : 3.0 cr
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 14.0 cr
FREN 3017W - Advanced Writing in French: Genre, Style, Rhetoric : 3.0 cr : WI
FREN 3111 - Medieval Stories : 3.0 cr
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US) :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
FREN 4101W - Capstone Seminar in French and Francophone Studies : 2.0 cr : WI
Elective :4.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr
Elective :3.0 cr