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 from8
Introduction to the Francophone World
Introduction to French Media
Introduction to Reading & Interpretation
Introduction to French Culture
Upper-division requirements (13)
FREN 3000Enhancing Your French1
FREN 3111Approaches to French Literature3
FREN 3112From Cannes to Cameroon: Francophone Cinema and Culture3
FREN 3113Geographies of Identity: Francophone Cultures in Context3
FREN 3114Paris: Cultural and Historical Capital3
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 Units36-48

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 Units11

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 Units23

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.