- Overview
Provides students with the knowledge and skills in language and culture to attain functional proficiency in spoken and written French. This certificate includes course work that fulfills customary university four-semester language requirement.
- World Language – French (WFR) required courses – from our official academic catalog
- Degree completion checklist (2022-23) • Worksheet to track your progress towards completing this program if you start this year
To plan certificate completion, see the course descriptions in the academic catalog which specify the planned semester(s) in which required classes are to be scheduled.
This is just one way you might complete the World Language – French Certificate Program in 2 semesters over 1 year of full-time study, or 4 semesters over 2 years of part-time study. (Sample course sequences assume that all pre-requisites have been satisfied and the student is prepared for college-level work.) For a detailed list of required courses, optional electives and program information download the World Language – Spanish program description from our official academic catalog.
Course descriptions are also available in the catalog. Find courses
Note that this program begins in the spring semester, not fall.
Sample 1 Year Sequence of Courses | |||
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Spring | Fall | ||
FRE 201 (with prior credit and placement) ENG Comp. I |
FRE 202 ENG Comp. II |
Sample 2 Year Sequence of Courses | |||
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Spring 1 | Fall 1 | Spring 2 | Fall 2 |
FRE 102 ENG Comp. II |
FRE 101 ENG Comp. I |
FRE 202 | FRE 201 |
Course descriptions are available in the academic catalog. Find courses
Program Learning Outcomes
What’s next
Complete the Associate Degree and/or transfer to a Baccalaureate program for a language major, or double major with another field, or a language minor. Consider completing formal proficiency testing (Oral Proficiency Interview, OPI or OPI-C) to certify level of proficiency on the ACTFL scale.