French, B.A.

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Advisement for the major is available from the Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies Department

French, B.A. Curriculum Guide (Suggested 4-Year Plan of Study)

The language major may be combined with study in other areas to enhance career opportunities. The department will advise students in planning an academic program to meet individual interests and career objectives.

Earn 3 academic credits via a department-approved study abroad program. Questions regarding the fulfillment of this requirement should be directed to your advisor or department chair.
Complete 10 courses (3 or 4 credit each) distributed as follows.
All major courses must be completed with a C or better.
Transfer students must complete a minimum of 6 French major courses at SU with a C or better.
A maximum of 4 courses taken abroad (including Salisbury Abroad programs and Global Seminars) may be applied toward the major.

Placement Exams and Credits

The Department of Modern Languages and Intercultural Studies offers language placement evaluations (CAPE) in French, German, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Italian and Russian. All students who have not previously taken any language courses at SU and want to enroll in one are asked to take the departmental placement test in the language chosen to assist in determining proper initial placement level.

A departmental credit buy-back program via the placement test is available in French, German and Spanish. Students who are placed at a level higher than 101 in the chosen language by the CAPE may purchase up to 12 course credits below their placement level in that language after they have completed the course in which they were placed with a grade of C or better. Credits may be purchased at the current rate posted by the cashier’s office. More information is provided here on the departmental web page.

Any student officially enrolled at Salisbury University may also be granted credits through the Advanced Placement (AP) exam or CLEP exam.

Challenge Exams

Any student officially enrolled at Salisbury University may purchase credits through a challenge exam. Credits may not be purchased through a challenge exam for a course below the student’s established level of proficiency. Conversation courses are not available for challenge exam credit.

Checklist

This checklist is an unofficial tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult the Academic Requirements Report in GullNet before and after registering for classes each semester to track academic progress.

University Undergraduate Major Policies

Refer to the program page for this major and the Courses section of this catalog for approved prerequisites and General Education courses.
Program requirements may not equal 120 credit hours. Students must register for additional electives to complete 120 credits required for graduation.
All graduates must have a minimum of 30 credits of 300/400-level courses with C grade or above; at least 15 of those credits must be taken at SU.
Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 for graduation.
Students must complete at least 30 credit hours by direct classroom instruction and/or laboratory experience.
Students must take 30 of the last 37 credit hours at SU.
It is the student’s responsibility to satisfy graduation requirements. Please refer to the program page of this catalog for detailed major requirements.
Students must apply online for graduation by November 15 for May and by May 15 for December.

General Education Requirements

See which courses fulfill specific General Education requirements: General Education Courses

Please Note: There may be courses required for your major or minor that also satisfy a requirement below.

SU Signature Outcomes Requirements (3 Courses)

These courses may also meet additional General Education and/or major requirements.

Complete 1 Course In Each Of The Following Areas (3 Courses):

GENE CCE - Civic and Community Engagement 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
GENE DI - Diversity and Inclusion 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
GENE ES - Environmental Sustainability 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Additional General Education Requirements (11 Courses)

These courses may also meet SU Signature Outcomes and/or major requirements.

* To be taken in the first 24 credit hours of courses

Complete 1 Course In Each Of The Following (3 Courses):

GENE FYS - First Year Seminar 4 Hour(s) Credit
GENE CTW - Communicating Through Writing 3-4 Hour(s) Credit *
GENE QA - Quantitative Analysis 3-4 Hour(s) Credit *

Complete 1 Course In Each Of The Following - Must Be From Different Content Areas (2 Courses):

GENE HE - Human Expression 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
GENE HIC - Humanity In Context 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Complete 1 Course In Each Of The Following - Must Be From Different Content Areas (2 Courses):

GENE SC - Social Configurations 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
GENE SI - Social Issues 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Complete 1 Course In Each Of The Following - Must Be From Different Content Areas (2 Courses):

GENE HOS - Hands-On Science 4 Hour(s) Credit
GENE STS - Solutions Through Science 3-4 Hour(s) Credit

Complete 1 Course In Each Of The Following (2 Courses):

GENE PW - Personal Wellness 4 Hour(s) Credit
GENE EL - Experiential Learning Min. of 3 Hour(s) Credit

Major Requirements

Complete 3 Courses from the Following:

FREN 201 - Intermediate French 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 202 - Intermediate and Applied French 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 307 - Introduction to Francophone Studies Through Comic Books 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
FREN 308 - Introduction to Francophone Studies Through Films 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
FREN 309 - Introduction to Francophone Studies Through Popular Culture 4 Hour(s) Credit

Complete 6 Courses from the Following:

FREN 241 - Beyond the Eiffel Tower: Diversity in the French-Speaking World 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 290 - Intermediate Francophone Topics 1-4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 300 - Francophone Topics 1-4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 310 - French Grammar and Composition 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 312 - French Conversation 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 317 - Around the Francophone World in 200 Years 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 319 - A Gaze from Across the Atlantic: The U.S. as Seen by the French 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 323 - French Culture, History and Society Through Cinema 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 324 - À Table! The French and Their Food 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 325 - Francophone Literature and the Question of Identity 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 349 - Winning the Nobel: Study of French-Speaking Prize Laureates in Translation 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 351 - En Garde! Diverging from the French Literary Norm in the Modern Era 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 352 - Women, Gender and the Literary 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 410 - Advanced Francophone Topics 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 496 - French Independent Study 1-4 Hour(s) Credit

Complete 1 of the Following During Senior Year:

Senior Seminars are cross-listed with 300-level French courses and cannot be taken on a topic previously taken as a 300-level course.

FREN 417 - Senior Seminar: Around the Francophone World in 200 Years 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 419 - Senior Seminar: A Gaze from Across the Atlantic: The U.S. as Seen by the French 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 423 - Senior Seminar: French Culture, History and Society Through Cinema 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 424 - Senior Seminar: À Table! The French and Their Food 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 425 - Senior Seminar: Francophone Literature and the Question of Identity 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 451 - Senior Seminar: En Garde! Diverging from the French Literary Norm in the Modern Era 4 Hour(s) Credit
FREN 452 - Senior Seminar: Women, Gender and the Literary 4 Hour(s) Credit

Department-Approved Study Abroad

Complete department-approved study abroad program with a C or better 3-4 Hour(s) Credit