{"id":1851,"date":"2017-09-27T16:23:18","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T23:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/complitlang.ucr.edu\/?page_id=1851"},"modified":"2025-11-06T13:46:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T21:46:42","slug":"french","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/complitlang.ucr.edu\/undergraduate\/french\/","title":{"rendered":"Majors: French"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-bzisyz-59672ade1d2c5509cd2310a1fdd3ce65\">\n#top .flex_column.av-bzisyz-59672ade1d2c5509cd2310a1fdd3ce65{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:25px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-bzisyz-59672ade1d2c5509cd2310a1fdd3ce65{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-bzisyz-59672ade1d2c5509cd2310a1fdd3ce65{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:25px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-bzisyz-59672ade1d2c5509cd2310a1fdd3ce65 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_one_full  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-b2glqz-fec7cc28af37f6c52836f897e5ee832f\">\n.avia-image-container.av-b2glqz-fec7cc28af37f6c52836f897e5ee832f img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-b2glqz-fec7cc28af37f6c52836f897e5ee832f .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-b2glqz-fec7cc28af37f6c52836f897e5ee832f av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-2998 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-2998 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/complitlang.ucr.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/nathan-lee-473254-1500x430.jpg\" alt='' title='nathan-lee-473254'  height=\"430\" width=\"1500\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-9hys5n-4900ceead0b8b615ec7debc45e668441\">\n#top .flex_column.av-9hys5n-4900ceead0b8b615ec7debc45e668441{\nmargin-top:15px;\nmargin-bottom:5px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-9hys5n-4900ceead0b8b615ec7debc45e668441{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-9hys5n-4900ceead0b8b615ec7debc45e668441{\nmargin-top:15px;\nmargin-bottom:5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-9hys5n-4900ceead0b8b615ec7debc45e668441 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-88fjt7-04cdc81c76a3ae48c5680caba10b62f5\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-88fjt7-04cdc81c76a3ae48c5680caba10b62f5{\npadding-bottom:3px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-88fjt7-04cdc81c76a3ae48c5680caba10b62f5 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-88fjt7-04cdc81c76a3ae48c5680caba10b62f5 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-88fjt7-04cdc81c76a3ae48c5680caba10b62f5 av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-3  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >French<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5l8zbv-4ff0ee07724cb99a4cd1e70dd0eef2aa\">\n#top .flex_column.av-5l8zbv-4ff0ee07724cb99a4cd1e70dd0eef2aa{\nmargin-top:5px;\nmargin-bottom:5px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-5l8zbv-4ff0ee07724cb99a4cd1e70dd0eef2aa{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n.responsive #top #wrap_all .flex_column.av-5l8zbv-4ff0ee07724cb99a4cd1e70dd0eef2aa{\nmargin-top:5px;\nmargin-bottom:5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-5l8zbv-4ff0ee07724cb99a4cd1e70dd0eef2aa av_one_full  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_hr  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3m6guj-3c47b878937eded6053bb54af63ab5d4\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-3m6guj-3c47b878937eded6053bb54af63ab5d4 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:14px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-3m6guj-3c47b878937eded6053bb54af63ab5d4 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The department offers the B.A. program in French Studies. The core of the major is the study of French and Francophone literatures and cultures through innovative textual, visual and interdisciplinary approaches.<\/p>\n<h3>Major Requirements<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Lower-division requirements (12 units plus language proficiency)\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li>French 001, 002, 003, 004, 15a, and 15b or the equivalent proficiency.\u00a0Students may pass out of some or all of the lower-division language courses for the French major through previous coursework or by taking a language proficiency exam.<\/li>\n<li>Four (4) units: FREN 075<\/li>\n<li>Eight (8) units: CPLT 001 or CPLT 001W, 1 lower-division CPLT course<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Upper-division requirements (48 units)\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li>Sixteen (12) units: FREN 101A, FREN 101B, FREN 101C<\/li>\n<li>Eight courses (32 units) of upper-division electives in the French Program. Of these the student must choose a minimum of five courses (20 units) offered entirely in French. Students may petition to take one course (4 units) outside of the French Program on a related topic. It is strongly encouraged that students take at least one class focusing on a time period earlier than 1800. It is highly recommended that students complete FREN 101B and FREN 101C before enrolling in upper-division electives.<\/li>\n<li>Four (4) units: CPLT 193, Senior Capstone Seminar (CPLT 196 strongly recommended but not required)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Language Placement<\/h3>\n<p><em>For information about placement exams contact <a href=\"mailto:suzy.sharweed@ucr.edu\">Suzy Sharweed<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Committee in Charge<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"tight\">\n<li>Heidi Brevik-Zender, Ph.D., Director, French\/Comparative Literature<\/li>\n<li>Michelle E. 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