French Minor

Minor Requirements

A minor in French consists of a minimum of six courses at the 300 and 400 levels. 

350-Level Courses

• Two FREN courses at the 350-level

NOTE: These courses must be taken before any 400-level literature course. A student who has completed a 400-level course may not take a 350-level survey course.

Advanced French Composition, Grammar, and Conversation

• FREN 361 - Advanced French Composition, Grammar, and Conversation
  Note: This course may be taken for major credit on campus only. An exception is made for students who have received credit for this course by scoring 5 on the AP language exam

400-level Electives

Courses fulfilling this requirement have an attribute of FRPR and FRPO in the course offerings.

• Three FREN 400-level electives:
  • one must come from the Pre-1800 (category 1) list
  • one must come from the Post-1800 (category 2) list

See the French Major for the Category 1 and Category 2 lists, or the course offerings for term-based options.

Additional Regulations

The following regulations apply:

1. Only 300- and 400-level courses in language and literature may be counted.
2. No course with a grade of less than C– is credited toward a minor. For graduation, the minimum GPA required in courses counting toward a minor is 2.00 (C); all departmental courses taken in the minor are used to calculate this average.
3. No more than two departmental courses counting toward a minor may be taken in any one term.
4. Independent study courses are permitted only when the 400-level distribution requirements are met.

Romance Languages and Literatures Department

For more information about the department, including Faculty, transfer credit, awards, etc., please visit the Romance Language and Literatures department catalog page.