French Studies Minor

Notes:

• Students with prior experience in French may satisfy language acquisition requirements by placement in consultation with the undergraduate advisor.
• Advanced students may substitute 300- or 400-level electives for FREN204, FREN250, or FREN301 in consultation with the Advisor
• Students must take language acquisition courses sequentially, i.e., 103, 203, 204, 250, etc. Once credit has been received in higher-level language acquisition or grammar course, a lower-level course may not be taken for credit.
• Students can satisfy the ARHU Global Engagement Requirement by taking the appropriate French language course sequence (103>203), or by taking a higher-level French course.
• FREN387 is required as a prerequisite to any 400-level course for the minor.

Students may choose two 300-level courses and one 400-level course.

*Any FREN 400-level course/s in literature, linguistics, film, and culture.

Notes:

•     Minors receive credit for FREN302 *or* FREN303 but not both.

•     Minors receive credit for FREN311 *or* FREN312 but not both.

•     For students who participate in Maryland-in-Nice or Maryland-in-Montpellier, FREN399 counts as one 3 credit upper level elective towards the minor.

•     All pre-requisites imply "or equivalent knowledge." In cases of equivalent knowledge, required language-focus credits are replaced with the written approval of the Undergraduate Advisor or the Program Director. In order to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, students are required to take the Foreign Language Placement Assessment (FLPA).

•     Most content courses taught in French are not open to fluent or native speakers of French.

•     One 400-level course is required for the completion of the minor in French studies.

•     All courses must be taught in French.

•     A maximum of 6 credits can be applied to the minor from courses taken at other institutions, with the exception of Maryland-in-Nice, which allows the transfer of 9 credits.