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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 Successfully complete 3 hours in one of the following areas: African-American studies; classical civilization; environmental studies (Envs 101); gender studies (G St 201, 301, 333, 350); philosophy; religion; Southern studies (S St 101, 102). 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 Complete 3 hours in the area of fine or performing arts. Choose from art history, music, dance, and theatre arts. Studio and workshop courses cannot be used to satisfy this requirement. Acceptable freshman or sophommore-level courses are: AH 101, AH 102, AH 201, AH 202; Music 101, Music 102, Music 103, Music 104, Music 105; Dance 200; Theatre 201 and 202
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.
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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 309: Sur of French Lit, Fr 303: Conversation & Composition I, Fr 513: The 17Th Century, Fr 515: Novel in 19Th Century, Fr 502: Survey of French Literature  II, Fr 579: Survey of French Lyric Poetry, Fr 391: Grad Rdg Know-French, Fr 509: Middle French, Fr 598: Advanced French Study Abroad, Fr 582: Medieval and Renaissance French Lit, Fr 301: Survey of French Lit, Fr 531: Sur-Fren Lyric Poetry, Fr 323: La Chanson Francophone, Fr 585: Nineteenth-Century French Literature, Fr 504: History of the French Language, Fr 583: Seventeenth-Century French Literature, Fr 517: Drama in 19Th Century, Fr 575: Topics in Applied French Linguistics, Fr 530: 18Th Century Novel, Fr 298: Intermediate French Study Abroad, Fr 578: Survey of French Literature II, Fr 552: Old French, Fr 577: Survey of French Literature I, Fr 553: French Civil/Culture, Fr 506: iterature Since 1900, Fr 308: Advanced Spoken French II, Fr 505: iterature Since 1900, Fr 586: Twentieth-Century French Literature, Fr 301: Lit Since 1800, Fr 503: Phonetics and Spoken French, Fr 574: History of the French Language, Fr 310: Sur of French Lit, Fr 325: The Francophone World, Fr 330: Introduction to French Linguistics, Fr 201: Intermediate French I, Fr 593: Topics in Cultural Studies, Fr 589: The Environment in French Literature, Fr 311: Business French, Fr 584: Eighteenth-Century French Literature, Fr 501: Survey of French Literature I, Fr 572: French Phonetics and Phonology, Fr 321: French Culture and Civilization, Fr 306: French Civilization, Fr 322: Contemporary French Culture, Fr 561: Advanced French & Francophone Cinema, Fr 508: Adv Grammar/Comp, Fr 307: Advanced Spoken French I, Fr 202: Second Year French, Fr 361: French and Francophone Cinema, Fr 399: Special Topics, Fr 523: Lit of 16Th Century, Fr 299: Special Topics in French, Fr 551: Old French, Fr 519: 20Th Century Novel, Fr 580: Survey of French Theater, Fr 203: Convers & Comp, Fr 390: Grad Rdg Know-French, Fr 511: The 17th Century I, Fr 331: Intro to Lit/Literary Analysis in French, Fr 398: Upper-Level French Study Abroad, Fr 571: Advanced Grammar and Composition, Fr 362: Regional Identity in French Cinema, Fr 304: Conversation & Composition II, Fr 211: Intensive Intermediate French, Fr 599: Special Topics, Fr 529: Lit of Enlightenment, Fr 403: Adv Convers Comp, Fr 507: Advanced Grammar and Composition I, Fr 587: Introduction to Francophone Literature, Fr 324: French Cuisine and Culture, Fr 302: Surv of French Lit, Fr 524: Lit of 16Th Century, Fr 359: A Hundred Years of French Cinema, Fr 541: French Studies, Special Topics, Fr 521: 20Th Century Drama
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