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French extended minor

This section specifies the extended minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements can be found here, including the requirements for declaring an extended minor. Please check the Bachelor of Arts residency section of the calendar for how many upper-level credits must be completed at UFV in order to graduate with this program.

For students entering UFV with no previous knowledge of French, or longer than two years since completing French 11:

Course Title Credits
FREN 101 French Language I 3

For student with French 11, FREN 101 or equivalent, instructor's permission, or assessment or the department:

Course Title Credits
FREN 102 French Language II 3

For students with French 12 or FREN 102:

In addition to the general requirements for the Bachelor of Arts, students declaring an extended minor in French will be required to complete the following courses.

Lower-level requirements: 18 credits

Course Title Credits
FREN 215 Intermediate French I 3
or FREN 230 Intermediate French for French Immersion Students  
FREN 216 Intermediate French II 3
FREN 219 Intermediate French Composition 3
FREN 225 Francophone Language and Culture via Media 3
FREN 242 Intermediate French Oral Communication 3
FREN 245 Cultures of the Francophone World 3

Upper-level requirements: 20 credits

Course Title Credits
FREN 319 Advanced French Composition 4
Four of: 16
FREN 315 Introduction to Francophone Literature  
FREN 325 Phonetics and Pronunciation: The Silky Sounds of French  
FREN 342 Advanced French Oral Communication  
FREN 345 Cinéma français et québécois depuis 1950  
FREN 415 Myths, Tales, and Legends in Francophone Literatures  
FREN 420 French Translation and Comparative Stylistics  
FREN 430 French Applied Linguistics  
FREN 450 Special Topics in French I
FREN 451 Special Topics in French II
FREN 452 Special Topics in French III
FREN 460 Special Topics in French (see Note)

Note: FREN 460 is a special topics course offered under different letter designations (FREN 460C, FREN 460D, etc.) to indicate different course topics. FREN 460 can be taken multiple times for credit provided the letter designation differs, but may only be used once to meet program requirements.

 

French minor

This section specifies the minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements can be found here, including the requirements for declaring a minor. Please check the Bachelor of Arts residency section of the calendar for how many upper-level credits must be completed at UFV in order to graduate with this program.

For students entering UFV with no previous knowledge of French, or longer than two years since completing French 11:

Course Title Credits
FREN 101 French Language I 3

For student with French 11, FREN 101 or equivalent, instructor's permission, or assessment or the department:

Course Title Credits
FREN 102 French Language II 3

For students with French 12 or FREN 102:

In addition to the general requirements for the Bachelor of Arts, students declaring a minor in French will be required to complete the following courses.

Lower-level requirements: 12 credits

Course Title Credits
FREN 215 Intermediate French I 3
or FREN 230 Intermediate French for French Immersion Students  
FREN 216 Intermediate French II 3
FREN 219 Intermediate French Composition 3
One of: 3
FREN 225 Francophone Language and Culture via Media  
FREN 242 Intermediate French Oral Communication
FREN 245 Cultures of the Francophone World

Upper-level requirements: 20 credits

Course Title Credits
FREN 319 Advanced French Composition 4
Four of: 16
FREN 315 Introduction to Francophone Literature  
FREN 325 Phonetics and Pronunciation: The Silky Sounds of French  
FREN 342 Advanced French Oral Communication  
FREN 345 Cinéma français et québécois depuis 1950  
FREN 415 Myths, Tales, and Legends in Francophone Literatures  
FREN 420 French Translation and Comparative Stylistics  
FREN 430 French Applied Linguistics  
FREN 450 Special Topics in French I  
FREN 460 Special Topics in French (see Note)

Note: FREN 460 is a special topics course offered under different letter designations (FREN 460C, FREN 460D, etc.) to indicate different course topics. FREN 460 can be taken multiple times for credit provided the letter designation differs, but may only be used once to meet program requirements.

Graduation requirements

To be eligible to graduate with a minor or extended minor in French, students must achieve a minimum grade of C+ in FREN 219 and a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.33 in all other courses applicable to the minor/extended minor.

Course listings

For complete details on courses see the course descriptions section.


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