Major in Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, French Concentration

Effective Fall 2023

All majors and minors in the department must earn a minimum grade of C (a grade of C- is not acceptable) in each upper-division course that carries the LARA, LASL, LCHI, LFRE, LGEN, LGER, LGRK, LITA, LJPN, LKOR, LLAT, LRUS, or LSPA subject code.

Freshman
		AUCC	Credits
CO 150	College Composition (GT-CO2)	1A	3
LFRE 100	First-Year French I		5
LFRE 101	First-Year French II		5
Arts and Humanities		3B	3
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion		1C	3
Historical Perspectives		3D	3
Electives			8
	Total Credits		30
Sophomore

LFRE 200	Second-Year French I (GT-AH4)	3B	3
LFRE 201	Second-Year French II (GT-AH4)	3B	3
Advanced Writing		2	3
Biological and Physical Sciences		3A	7
Quantitative Reasoning		1B	3
Social and Behavioral Sciences		3C	3
Elective			6
	Total Credits		28
Junior

LFRE 300	Reading and Writing for Communication-French		3
LFRE 310	Approaches to French Literature		3
LFRE 335	Issues in French/Francophone Culture		3
Select between one and three French elective courses from the following:¹			3
LFRE 301	Oral Communication-French
LFRE 312	Introduction to French Linguistics
LFRE 313	Introduction to French Translation and Interpreting
LFRE 326	French Phonetics
LFRE 345	French for the Professions
LFRE 355	20th Century French Literature
LFRE 365	Introduction to French Cinema Studies
LFRE 413	Advanced French Translation and Interpreting
LFRE 433A²	Francophone Cultures: Representations
LFRE 433B²	Francophone Cultures: Contacts
LFRE 441	Advanced Business French
LFRE 450	Selected French Literary Movements and Periods
LFRE 452	Genre Studies in French
LFRE 453	Author Studies in French
LFRE 454	Topic Studies in French
LFRE 460	French/Francophone Women Writers
LFRE 470	French Grammatical Constructions
Electives			18
	Total Credits		30
Senior

LFRE 400	Advanced French Communication Skills		3
Select one course from the following:			3
LFRE 433A²	Francophone Cultures: Representations	4A
LFRE 433B²	Francophone Cultures: Contacts	4A
Select one literature course from the following not taken elsewhere:			3
LFRE 450	Selected French Literary Movements and Periods
LFRE 452	Genre Studies in French
LFRE 453	Author Studies in French
LFRE 454	Topic Studies in French
LFRE 460	French/Francophone Women Writers
LFRE 492³	Seminar-French Language, Literature, and Society
Select one course from the following:			3
LFRE 492³	Seminar-French Language, Literature, and Society	4B,4C
LGEN 492	Language, Literature, and Society-General	4B,4C
LFRE 3 or LFRE 4* (select one upper-division LFRE elective not previously taken)			3
Electives⁴			17
	Total Credits		32
	Program Total Credits:		120

¹: If a student has credit for LFRE 200 and LFRE 201, they only need to take one additional elective course in their junior year.
²: Students must take either LFRE 433A or LFRE 433B in the senior year to satisfy AUCC category 4A. Whichever course is not taken there may be taken either in the junior year as part of the three-course French elective selection or in the senior year as a French elective.
³: LFRE 492 may be taken for up to six credits.
⁴: Select enough elective credits to bring program total to a minimum of 120 credits, of which at least 42 must be upper-division (300- to 400- level). A minimum of 9 elective credits must be upper-division.

Distinctive Requirements for Degree Program:
All majors and minors in the department must earn a minimum grade of C (a grade of C‐ is not acceptable) in each upper‐ division course that carries the LARA, LASL, LCHI, LFRE, LGEN, LGER, LGRK, LITA, LJPN, LKOR, LLAT, LRUS, or LSPA subject code.

*Freshman*
Semester 1		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
CO 150	College Composition (GT-CO2)			1A	3
LFRE 100	First-Year French I	X			5
Historical Perspectives				3D	3
Elective					3
	Total Credits				14
Semester 2		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
LFRE 101	First-Year French II	X			5
Arts and Humanities				3B	3
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion		X		1C	3
Electives					5
CO 150 must be completed by the end of Semester 2.		X
	Total Credits				16
*Sophomore*
Semester 3		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
LFRE 200	Second-Year French I (GT-AH4)	X		3B	3
Biological and Physical Sciences				3A	3
Social and Behavioral Sciences				3C	3
Elective					6
	Total Credits				15
Semester 4		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
LFRE 201	Second-Year French II (GT-AH4)	X		3B	3
Advanced Writing				2	3
Biological and Physical Sciences				3A	4
Quantitative Reasoning		X		1B	3
	Total Credits				13
*Junior*
Semester 5		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
LFRE 300	Reading and Writing for Communication-French	X			3
Upper-Division LFRE Elective (See List on Concentration Requirements Tab)					3
Electives					9
	Total Credits				15
Semester 6		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
LFRE 310	Approaches to French Literature	X			3
LFRE 335	Issues in French/Francophone Culture	X			3
Elective					9
	Total Credits				15
*Senior*
Semester 7		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
LFRE 400	Advanced French Communication Skills	X			3
Select one course from the following:					3
LFRE 433A	Francophone Cultures: Representations		X	4A
LFRE 433B	Francophone Cultures: Contacts		X	4A
Select one course from the following:					3
LFRE 450	Selected French Literary Movements and Periods		X
LFRE 452	Genre Studies in French		X
LFRE 453	Author Studies in French		X
LFRE 454	Topic Studies in French		X
LFRE 460	French/Francophone Women Writers		X
LFRE 492	Seminar-French Language, Literature, and Society		X	4B,4C
Electives		X	X		7
	Total Credits				16
Semester 8		Critical	Recommended	AUCC	Credits
Select one course from the following:					3
LFRE 492	Seminar-French Language, Literature, and Society	X		4B,4C
LGEN 492	Language, Literature, and Society-General	X		4B,4C
LFRE 3 or LFRE 4* (select one upper-division elective not previously taken)		X			3
Electives			X		10
The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study.		X
	Total Credits				16
	Program Total Credits:				120