French Major Requirements

Requirements for All Catalog Years

Group 1 — All required

• LAN 111.12: First Year French Part I
  
• LAN 112.12: First Year French Part II
  
• LAN 115.12: Second Year French Part I
• LAN 116.12: Second Year French Part II
• LAN 213.12: Advanced Techniques in Written French
  
• LAN 214.12: Advanced French Conversation and Contemporary Culture
  
• LAN 220.12: Advanced French Reading and Vocabulary Skills
• LAN 223.12: Introduction to French Literature in Context*
• LAN 235.12: Advanced French Grammar
• LAN 305.12: Histoire de la Civilisation Française
  
• Senior Research Project (pdf) in a 300-level French class**
• Senior Oral Exam (pdf)**
  

Notes:
*221.12 and 222.12 are now replaced by 223.12, offered every other fall (in odd years)
**395.12 is now replaced by a senior research project and a senior oral exam

Group 2 — Select 2 additional Courses

• 6 elective hours at 300-level, including at least one 300-level literature course
• Recommended electives include:
  • LAN 335.12: Comparative French/English Grammar and Style
  • LAN 340.12: Introduction to Applied French Linguistics
  • LAN 314.12: Studies in Francophone Culture

Special note to Honors students

Honors students interested in departmental honors should plan to achieve this beginning their junior year.

For more information about the Honors program as it relates to the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, visit our Honors page.