Prerequisite: French 5 and 6
The French Studies major consists of two prerequisite courses, FREN 5 and FREN 6, followed by eight seminar courses selected by the student in consultation with the French major advisor. At least one of the eight seminar courses must be a department-designated Writing Workshop, and must be taken before the senior year.
A maximum of two courses may come from the roster of FREN classes offered in English, though majors who elect these must take an x-hour in French and do all reading and written work in French. Alternatively, up to two courses from other departments may be counted towards the French Studies major if the material of such courses is directly germane to the student's major plan; these must be approved by the French major advisor.
All three courses taken on the French LSA+ in Toulouse (winter) or the French FSP in Paris (winter or spring) count towards the major or minor.
Honors Thesis: If a student seeks to write an honors thesis in French Studies, they should contact a potential faculty thesis advisor and submit their thesis proposal by June 1 of their junior year. The honors thesis represents two course credits in the major during the student's senior year.
Culminating experience: Majors who do not write an honors thesis will, in their senior year, select an upper-level seminar in which they will submit additional assignments to produce a sustained piece of writing (20+ pages) to fulfill the College requirement for the culminating experience.
The major plan must be approved by the French major advisor, Professor Scott Sanders.