Foreign Languages, French and Francophone Studies Concentration, B.A.

World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
615-898-2981
Ann McCullough, program coordinator
Ann.Mccullough@mtsu.edu

A major in Foreign Languages with a French and Francophone Studies concentration consists of 36 semester hours (excluding 1010) and must include at least 20 hours of upper-division work. Before beginning the junior year, the student should file a degree plan with his or her advisor.

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Degree Requirements

General Education	41 hours
Major Requirements	36 hours
Approved Bachelor of Arts Minor	15-18 hours
Electives	25-28 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Major Requirements (36 hours)

FL 3000 - Career and Professional Development for World Language Majors 1 credit hour
FREN 1020 - Elementary French II 3 credit hours OR
FREN 1040 - Intensive Elementary French 6 credit hours (only 3 credit hours counted toward degree)
FREN 2010 - Intermediate French I 3 credit hours
FREN 2020 - Intermediate French II 3 credit hours
FREN 3010 - Advanced Composition 3 credit hours
NOTE: Native speakers will substitute an additional 4000-level course for FREN 3010.
FREN 4000-level 6 credit hours
FREN electives (FL 3100 may count) 17 credit hours

Minor (15-18 hours)

Approved Bachelor of Arts minor

Electives (25-28 hours)

Curriculum: Foreign Languages, French and Francophone Studies

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
Mathematics 3 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
FREN 1010 - Elementary French I 3 credit hours AND
FREN 1020 - Elementary French II 3 credit hours OR
FREN 1040 - Intensive Elementary French 6 credit hours (only 3 hours may be counted for the B.A. degree.)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum//FA) OR
HUM 2610 - World Literatures 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences (2 rubrics) 6 credit hours
Minor course 3 credit hours
General elective 3 credit hours
FREN 2010 - Intermediate French I 3 credit hours
FREN 2020 - Intermediate French II 3 credit hours
FL 3000 - Career and Professional Development for World Language Majors 1 credit hour

Subtotal: 29 Hours

Junior

FREN 3010 - Advanced Composition 3 credit hours
General electives 12 credit hours
Minor courses 6 credit hours
FREN 3000-4000 level major courses 9 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

FREN 3000-4000 level major courses 8 credit hours
General electives 7 credit hours
Minor/Elective 3 credit hours
Minor courses 6 credit hours
FREN 4000-level major courses 6 credit hours