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Requirements for the Major

All students majoring in French must complete the following schedule of courses:

Prerequisites:
1) FREN 1, 20 or the equivalent;

2) FREN 30/Intermediate French (4) or placement in upper-level French courses by examination, or through receiving a score of 4 or 5 on the AP exam;

3) Two Advanced French language and culture courses from:
- FREN 100/Surf, Watch and Talk: French Popular Culture (4)
- FREN 101/Advanced Conversation (4)
- FREN 102/French Cinema (4)
- FREN 104A/Literary Analysis: Games People Play (2)
- FREN 104B/Literary Analysis: Strangers and Misfits (2)

4) Five Topics courses or 20 credits chosen from at least four different topics. No more than one topic course may be taken in English. It is strongly recommended that all French majors spend time studying in France or in a French-speaking country. Students considering graduate studies in French language, civilization, and/or literature should take general education requirements in a cognate field and additional courses in French and Francophone literature and culture. Students interested in careers in international affairs, business, or law should take courses in the relevant disciplines and programs.

Updates to French major courses and requirements are available in the College of Liberal Arts catalog online at http://www.drew.edu/catalog/cla/index.html


Requirements for the Minor

A sequence of twenty (20) credits taken at any level, or sixteen (16), including 4 through placement.

Updates to French minor courses and requirements are available in the College of Liberal Arts catalog online at http://www.drew.edu/catalog/cla/index.html


Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations

A student receiving a score of 4 or 5 on the French examination is exempt from FREN 30 and is considered to have fulfilled the College's general education language requirement. AP credits in French do not apply to the language-in-context general education requirement. See pages 15-16 for further information about AP credits.


Language-in-Context Requirement for French

The following regularly offered courses fulfill the language-in-context requirement for students offering French as their language. Courses from foreign language departments and programs offered to fulfill this requirement must be in addition to the eight (8) credits needed to fulfill the language requirement. For other courses, see the list published each semester.

* ANTH 51;
* ART 4, 5, 102, 104, 105, 106, 146;
* CL 136;
* FREN 99;
* HIST 61, 136, 137, 145, 153;
* MUS 3, 12, 13, 101, 103, 111;
* PANAF 11, 199;
* PHIL 114;
* PSCI 107, 137;
* REL 143

Students who wish to use a course designated FREN to satisfy the language-in-context requirement must take a course that is appropriate to their skills in French.


 


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