FRENCH   MAJOR
28 credits
Effective Fall Semester 2009

A minimum grade of B is required for all courses which are counted towards the French major.

Of the 28 credits required for the major, a minimum of 15, in addition to the capstone, must be residential
             (taken at NDSU, neither Tri-College nor study abroad).

I.  Core -- 15 credits									
The following five three-credit courses are required for the French major.

FREN 311		Conversation/Composition I				________
FREN 312		Conversation/Composition II				________

FREN 315		Contemporary France					________

FREN350	   	Introduction to French Linguistics & Pronunciation	________

FREN 401 		Approaches to Literature					________
											15 cr.												
II.   Electives --  12 credits
Choose 12 additional credits from the following three-credit courses:

				________	________	________	________
											12 cr.
FREN 340	The French-Speaking World   
            345	Women in French Literature	

            360	Studies in Language & Style  (Gen. Ed. Upper-level Writing Course)
            365	Advanced Conversation through Contemporary Culture
            370	Translation: Practice & Theory

            410	French Literature & Culture before 1800
            412	French Literature & Culture since 1800

            420	Themes & Topics in French Literature & Culture
            422	Genres in French Literature

III.  A minimum of one year of a second language is required.			_________

IV.  Ancillary Electives:  choose at least TWO courses from the following areas:
	These are not necessarily additional credits, they may count among 
	General Education courses.						_________			Any area of linguistics						_________
	Western Civilization	
	History of Europe or Africa	
	World Literature or Mythology
	Consult departmental adviser for current list of approved ancillary electives.

V.  Study Abroad    minimum of one full semester (14 consecutive weeks) 		_________
	academic experience abroad through an approved program at the 
	300+ level.

VI.   Capstone:  Senior Thesis    FREN 489 (1 cr.)				 _________
	Consult departmental adviser in the semester prior to enrolling in 489		1 cr.

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