The Foreign Languages and Literatures/French major 

Thirty-six credits in French language and literature beyond the intermediate level (205/206 or equivalent). These 36 credits may include up to 12 credits at the 300-level or their equivalent; up to 12 credits transferred from approved study abroad programs or other colleges or universities; and up to eight credits from courses taught in English and dealing with French or Francophone material, chosen with the consent of the French faculty. World literature courses will count as 400-level courses, despite their 300-level numbering. Advanced language courses taken on study abroad or transferred from another college or university will count as 300-level courses. Independent studies may not count toward the 36 credits required for the major.

 

Note: Students majoring in French and another language may elect to replace two of the four world literature courses required for those majors with additional courses in the literatures of their major languages.

 

Senior assessment in the French major: In the final semester of the senior year, the student must pass a senior assessment consisting of six hours of written examinations covering French and Francophone literature of all periods. The written examinations are followed by a one-hour oral examination over the same literature. All exams are conducted in French.

 

The Foreign Languages and Literatures/French minor

A minimum of 18 credits beyond the intermediate level (French 205/206 or equivalent). Those 18 credits must include French 315 (or equivalent) and at least one 400-level (or equivalent) literature course taught in French. Note: At least 12 of the 18 credits for the minor must be completed on-campus at Whitman. None of the credits may be taken P-D-F once the minor has been declared.

 

Note: Courses taken P-D-F prior to the declaration of the language minor will satisfy course and credit requirements for the minor. Independent studies may not be used to satisfy the minor. AP credits do not count toward the fulfillment of the major or minor requirements in French.