French Extended Minor Program
Department of French | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
間眅埶AV Calendar 2012 Fall
間眅埶AV Requirements
Before being formally admitted to the program, students must complete the lower division requirements (see below) with a minimum 2.0 grade or better in each of the specified courses (or equivalents).
Students who place in FREN 301W-3 in the placement test will complete only FREN 245 and 275 prior to acceptance in the program.
For information about initial FREN course selection, the French language placement test , and FREN course disciplines, visit
Program Requirements
Lower Division Requirements
Students complete a total of 18 units, including all of
- FREN 221-3 French Writing I*
- FREN 222-3 French Writing II*
- FREN 245-3 Introduction to French Literary Studies
- FREN 275-3 French Linguistics Today
and one of
- FREN 211-3 Intermediate French II*
- FREN 212-3 French for Immersion Program Students
and one of
- FREN 215-3 French Pronunciation*
- FREN 217-3 French Pronunciation through Drama*
*exemption is gained by successful completion of a more advanced French language course. Lower 200 division language courses may be challenged for credit.
Upper Division Requirements
Students complete a total of 18 units, including
- FREN 301W-3 Advanced French Composition I
and one of the following group 1 courses
- FREN 331-3 Accents of French
- FREN 332-3 Social Approaches to the French language
- FREN 333-3 The Magic of French Words
- FREN 334-3 Topics in French Applied Linguistics
and one of the following group 2 courses
- FREN 340-3 Readings In Francophone Literature from Quebec and Canada
- FREN 341-3 Readings in French Literature from the Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century (pre-1789)
- FREN 343-3 Reading French as a World literature
- FREN 344-3 Readings In French literature after 1789
and a further nine units of upper division FREN courses, including at least one course at the 400 division, must be completed.
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