Bachelor of Arts in French
Requirements (36-48 units)
Total units required for graduation: 120
Requirements for the B.A. in French
Students must earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in all lower-division and upper-division courses required to fulfill a B.A. in French.
| Lower-division requirements (8) | ||
| Eight units chosen from | 8 | |
| Introduction to the Francophone World | ||
| Introduction to French Media | ||
| Introduction to Reading & Interpretation | ||
| Introduction to French Culture | ||
| Upper-division requirements (13) | ||
| FREN 3000 | Enhancing Your French | 1 |
| FREN 3111 | Approaches to French Literature | 3 |
| FREN 3112 | From Cannes to Cameroon: Francophone Cinema and Culture | 3 |
| FREN 3113 | Geographies of Identity: Francophone Cultures in Context | 3 |
| FREN 3114 | Paris: Cultural and Historical Capital | 3 |
| Activity course requirements (4) | ||
| A total of 4 units from the following courses: | 4 | |
| French Conversation Lab | ||
| French Writing Lab | ||
| Concentration (11-23) | ||
| Students must satisfy the requirements of one of the concentrations listed below: | 11-23 | |
| Total Units | 36-48 | |
Concentrations (11-23 units)
French Studies Concentration (11 units)
| Eleven units of electives chosen from: (11) | 11 | |
| French Conversation Lab | ||
| French Writing Lab | ||
| French Translation | ||
| French Phonetics | ||
| Interconnections: French Literature and Ideas | ||
| French Fêtes: Music, Cuisine and the Arts | ||
| Intersections: Topics in French Civilization | ||
| French Means Business | ||
| Introduction to French Linguistics | ||
| Study Abroad | ||
| Study Abroad | ||
| Study Abroad | ||
| Study Abroad | ||
| Total Units | 11 | |
French Language and Cultures Concentration (23 units)
| Twenty-three units of electives chosen from: (23) | 23 | |
| French Conversation Lab | ||
| French Writing Lab | ||
| French Translation | ||
| French Phonetics | ||
| Interconnections: French Literature and Ideas | ||
| French Fêtes: Music, Cuisine and the Arts | ||
| Intersections: Topics in French Civilization | ||
| French Means Business | ||
| Introduction to French Linguistics | ||
| Study Abroad | ||
| Study Abroad | ||
| Study Abroad | ||
| Study Abroad | ||
| Total Units | 23 | |
Students may complete no more than 21 units of the required coursework for the B.A. in French through courses taught at other institutions or through CSU International Programs. FREN 3000 may only be completed at CSUSB. For both concentrations, no more than 4 Study Abroad units--i.e. units from any combination of FREN 3701, FREN 3703 or FREN 3704 --may count towards the major.