Major and Minor

The Foreign Languages and Literatures/French major 

Thirty-four credits in French language and literature at the 300 and 400 level (or equivalent.) These 34 credits must include French 315 (or equivalent.) These 34 credits may include up to 11 credits transferred from approved study abroad programs or other colleges or universities; and up to eight credits from courses approved by the French faculty that are taught in English and deal with French or Francophone material.

Senior assessment in the French major: All French majors are required to pass written and oral examinations the second semester of their senior year based on the departmental reading list. Declared majors have access to the French major CLEo site, which contains the reading list and sample questions from previous exams.

The Foreign Languages and Literatures/French minor

A minimum of 18 credits at the 300 and 400 level, or equivalent. These 18 credits must include French 315 (or equivalent) and at least one 400-level (or equivalent) literature course taught in French. At least 12 of the 18 credits for the minor must be completed on campus at Whitman.
 
Note: AP, P-D-F and independent study credits may NOT be used to fulfill major or minor credit or course requirements in French. Courses taken P-D-F prior to the declaration of the major or minor may be applied to the major or minor.