French, B.A.

Advanced Level Courses

Six semester hours at the advanced level, as follows:

• FREN 3313 - Advanced Grammar & Comp Credit Hours: 3

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  And three hours selected from the following:

• FREN 3315 - Practical Translation Credit Hours: 3
• FREN 3316 - Survey of French Culture/Civ Credit Hours: 3
• FREN 3317 - Business French Credit Hours: 3.0
• FREN 3320 - Introduction to French Literature Credit Hours: 3.0
• FREN 3331 - The Life of Words Credit Hours: 3
• FREN 3335 - French Popular Music Credit Hours: 3
• FREN 3340 - Contemporary French Society Credit Hours: 3
• FREN 3341 - Women in French Cinema Credit Hours: 3
• FREN 3351 - The Francophone World Credit Hours: 3
• FREN 3352 - Youth in Francophone Film Credit Hours: 3.0

Language and Culture Courses

• Fifteen semester hours chosen from 3000 or 4000 level language and culture courses.

French Courses

• Six semester hours of French courses at the 4000-level.

Additional Requirements

Students starting a major in French should work in close consultation with the departmental advisor to ensure that their degree plan is coherent, well-balanced and appropriate to their long-range goals.

French majors must earn at least a 2.50-grade point average in all French courses counting toward the major and attempted at the University of Houston. Some of the above requirements may be satisfied by courses from the department’s program in France (see above). Students majoring in French are encouraged to seek advice concerning their degree objectives from the department’s undergraduate advisor during their first or second semester at the University of Houston.

In addition to the requirements in French, students majoring in French will choose a minor, to be approved by the department, in a field complementing the study of French and relevant to the students’ career interests. Suggested minors include other languages, English, Art History, Classical Studies, History, Business Administration, Economics, Political Science, or another minor of particular interest to the individual student. Specific prerequisites and requirements for minors are described in the appropriate sections of this catalog.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for all the advanced courses in French include the equivalent of at least six semester hours in second-year college French. Students with credits in high school or college French must take a placement test before entering a French course at the University of Houston.

Credit by Examination

The department does not award credit by examination for elementary French. Students may obtain up to six hours of credit in intermediate (2000-level) French by special examination, administered by the department. Credit may be awarded by special examination for FREN 3313 . No credit by exam is awarded for other 3000-level French except by a score of 4 or 5 on the AP exam or by special permission. Students should consult the following: Credit by Examination .