French - B.A. Program Requirements

For semester-by-semester course sequencing for this program, view the 2010-2011 Roadmap.

Type Legend: DD Diversity–Domestic; DG Diversity–Global; KAD Kent Core Additional; KBS Kent Core Basic Sciences; KCM Kent Core Composition; KFA Kent Core Fine Arts: KHU Kent Core Humanities; KMC Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning; KSS Kent Core Social Sciences; WIC Writing Intensive

Please read the sections in the University Catalog on Kent Core, diversity and writing-intensive requirements.

I.	DESTINATION KENT STATE: FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE  (1 credit)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	US	10097	Destination Kent State: First Year Experience	1
II.	PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS (14 credits) *
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	FR	13201	Elementary French I	4
		13202	Elementary French II	4
		23201	Intermediate French I	3
		23202	Intermediate French II	3
III.	MAJOR PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (33 credits)  Courses count in major GPA
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	FR	33211	French Conversation	3
		33212	French Composition	3
		33215	French Phonetics and Diction	3
		33421	French Civilization	3
WIC		33335	Introduction to French Theatre**	3
WIC		33336	Introduction to French Poetry**	3
WIC		33337	Introduction to French Novel**	3
	Choose from the following: French Literature or Cultural Electives (6 credit hours must be from 40000 level)			12
	FR	33095	Selected Topics in French (3)
		33301	French Play Production (3)
		43091	French Seminar (3)
		43093	Variable Title Workshop in French (3)
		43096	Individual Investigation (3)
		43216	Contemporary French Culture (3)
		43366	Studies in 19th-Century Novel (3)
		43368	20th Century French Novel (3)
		43369	20th-Century French Poetry (3)
		43370	20th-Century French Theatre (3)
		43380	Francophone Literature (3)
IV.	ADDITIONAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (73 credits)
Type	Course		Title	Credits
	Kent Core Additional (must be from two categories)			6
	Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory)			9-10
	Kent Core Composition			6-8
	Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each)			9
	Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning			3-5
	Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines)			9
	General Electives (minimum 6 upper-division credit hours)			31
MINIMUM TOTAL				121

* FR 13201, 13202, 23201 and 23202 (Elementary and Intermediate French series of courses) are not part of the French major. If a student has previously gained proficiency to bypass these courses, they should do so, and  begin with the first courses in the major, FR 33211 and 33212. Students with previous French study should take the French Placement Test and enroll in the correct course(s) based on their score. Students who have completed three or four years of high school French should see a French major advisor for placement, as the French Placement Test is not always a reliable tool for placement, especially for those students who have had taken a considerable amount of French. Students with sufficient French to place into higher semesters are not permitted to take Elementary French I (FR 13201).

** One course must be earned with minimum C grade to fulfill writing-intensive requirement.