Minimum Departmental Requirements

Total Credits:

French Major                                                                       33

French Major, Teaching Emphasis                                       35 FREN & 29 SCED

French Minor                                                                       12

French Minor, Teaching Emphasis                                       20 FREN & 29 SCED

French Major, Teaching Emphasis without licensure          34

French Minor, Teaching Emphasis without licensure          19

Grade Point Average to Declare a Major or Minor               2.5 Career GPA

Grade Point Average to Graduate with Major or Minor       2.5 GPA within Major/Minor Classes

A minimum of 50 percent of minor credits must be earned at USU

At least half (50 percent) of the credits earned for these degrees must be completed in upper-division USU courses offered by the Department of Languages, Philosophy, and Communication Studies, and having prefixes of FREN or LING. All other credits (including transfer and study abroad credits) must be approved by the French faculty in order to be counted toward these degrees.

Note:

Courses for French Majors and Minors require a minimum of C- or better.

Courses for French Majors and Minors may not be taken on a Pass/ Fail Basis (except for FREN 3030 )

Students with prior language credit or language experience should take the department placement test before admission to the French Major or Minor. Credits obtained in lower-division French courses cannot be applied toward the French major or minor programs.

Course Requirements

French Major - Teaching Emphasis with Secondary School Licensure (35 FREN credits & 29 SCED credits) (2.5 GPA)

Teaching Emphasis for French Major

French Major —Teaching Emphasis with Secondary School Licensure

To receive secondary school licensure, students must complete the Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP). For further information, review the Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP) Level Outline.

Secondary Teacher Education Program (STEP)-Language, Philosophy, and Communication Studies (29 credits)

Most of the courses listed below count for both teaching major emphasis and the teaching minor.

French Major - Teaching emphasis without Secondary School Licensure (Major 34 credits)

(2.5 GPA required in major classes)

It is possible to have a teaching emphasis within a major or minor in French without receiving Secondary School teaching licensure. However, unless the student is an elementary education major, he or she would not be able to teach in Utah public schools (nor at many private ones). Graduating without licensure may allow employment at community colleges and universities.

In order to complete the French Major—Teaching Emphasis without Secondary School Licensure, students must fulfill all of the requirements listed under Section I (French and Linguistics Courses) of the French Major—Teaching Emphasis with Secondary School Licensure (31 credits), plus LING 4400 , for a total of 34 credits.  LING 4300  is no longer required if doing non-licensure program.  

French, German, and Spanish Major Programs

The goal of the French, German, and Spanish BA degree programs is to prepare students to be able to take advanced studies in these languages, literatures, and cultures; to be quality teachers of these languages, literatures, and cultures in the public schools; and to provide those who may enter other professions a solid grounding in these languages, literatures, and cultures, in order that they may function as members of the international community. The curricula supporting these goals includes courses in language, literature, civilization, culture, and linguistics. See the course requirements which follow.

Bachelor of Arts Degree Language Requirement

Bachelor of Arts Degree

A Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree signifies proficiency in one or more foreign languages. Specifically, the BA requirement may be completed in one of the following ways:

1. Demonstration of proficiency in one foreign language by successful completion of one course at the 2020-level or higher (or its equivalent).
   Or
2. Demonstration of proficiency in American Sign Language by successful completion of COMD 4920  and COMD 4780 , and by passing an exit interview.
   Or
3. Demonstration of proficiency in two foreign languages by successful completion of the 1020 course level in one language and the 2010 course level in the second language (or its equivalent).
   Or
4. Completion of an upper-division (3000-level or higher) foreign language grammar or literature course requiring the 2020 course level (or its equivalent) as a prerequisite. Conversation courses cannot be considered for satisfying this requirement.

For nonnative English-speaking students only, the following options are available:

1. Successful completion of the Intensive English Language Institute (IELI) program for international students.
   Or
2. TOEFL, Michigan, or IELI placement scores high enough to meet the University admission criteria.