French Major Course Sequence

First Year

Fall Term

  • FREN 1014 French I*

Winter Term

  • FREN 1024 French II*

May Term

  • FREN 1034 French III or
  • FREN-2294 Special Topics or Travel course

Second Year

Fall Term

  • FREN 1034 French III (or) FREN 2014 French Grammar & Expression.
  • Any upper-level elective(s) **

Winter Term

  • FREN 2024 French Rhetoric and Comp.
  • Any Upper-level Elective(s)**

May Term

  • FREN 2294 Special Topics or Travel course

Third Year

Fall Term

  • Any Upper-level Elective(s)**

Winter Term

  • Any Upper-level Elective(s)**

May Term

  • FREN 3504 Adv. Special Topics (or) Travel Course

Fourth Year

Fall Term

  • Any Upper-level Elective(s)**

Winter Term

  • FREN 4444 Senior Seminar

May Term

  • FREN 3504 Adv. Special Topics (or) Travel Course

Notes:

Majors and minors in French are encouraged to participate in study abroad and May Term courses in French-speaking countries.

*All students must take the proficiency exam offered during Orientation. Students who test into French II will begin the major/minor sequence in the Winter Term (first year). Students who test into French III will begin the major/minor sequence in their first year, but follow the course sequence starting at the Sophomore level.
** Upper-level (2000 and above) electives include FREN 2054 Survey of French Literature, FREN 2034 French Society & Culture; FREN 3144 Medieval and Renaissance Literature; FREN 3204 French Literature of the 17th and 18th Centuries; FREN 3324 French Literature of the
19th and 20th Centuries; FREN 2294 Special Topics; FREN 3504 Advanced Special Topics; FREN 3094