French Minor

Admission Requirements

• Students must meet with a college advisor/student success counselor to declare a minor and review the course requirements.

Additional Graduation Requirements

• A grade of C or higher is required in all courses for the minor.
• A minimum of 12 credits of the minor must be completed at FGCU.
• A minimum of 9 credit hours of the French Minor must be from upper division (3000-4999 level) courses.
• Students desiring certification of a minor and designation on their academic transcript must:
  • Note the minor on the Application for Graduation.
  • Contact a college advisor/student success counselor to certify completion of all course requirements for the declared minor as listed below.

Program Requirements

Required Courses in the Minor

Complete the following courses (6 credits):
FRE 3300 Adv French Written Expression (3)
FRE 3410 Adv French Oral Expression (3)

Restricted Electives in the Minor

Complete 9 additional credits from the following, with at least 3 credits at the upper division (3000-4999) level:
FRE 1121C Beginning French 2 (4)*
FRE 1133C Accelerated French (6)*
FRE 1952 French Study Abroad (1-6)
FRE 2220C Intermediate French 1 (4)*
FRE 2221C Intermediate French 2 (4)*
FRE 3430 French for the Professions (3)
FRE 3530 France and its Food Culture (3)
FRE 3955 Study Abroad Cult. & Lang. (1-6)
FRE 4912 Independent Study in French (3)
FRE 4930 Selected Topics in French (3)
FRT 3140 Francophone Masterworks (3)
FRT 3550 Faces of France (3)
FRT 3800 French Translation Skills (3)
LIT 3107 World Literature pre-1800 (3)
LIT 3144 Modern European Novel (3)
LIT 3191 World Literature post-1800 (3)

*Required beginning and intermediate courses can be exempted by obtaining an equivalency through a French Placement Test (contact program faculty for access to this test).  Determination of equivalency will be made by the program faculty on the basis of this test and an oral interview with program faculty in French.  Students who place out of required beginning and intermediate courses must fulfill the credit requirement for the minor with elective courses from the given list.  Native or heritage speakers of French may complete the minor but may not enroll in beginning courses.

Total Semester Hours Required: 15 Hours