The B.A in French and Francophone Studies focuses on the study of languages, cultures, and literatures in France and in the numerous countries where French is spoken, as the official or second language. It consists of 36 credit hours at the 3000 and 4000 level.
Students who have completed four years of high school French may be eligible to begin taking classes at the 3000 or 4000 level. Eligible test scores may determine placement or students can request a department-administered placement test.
- Please note that native French speakers and/or students who have received advanced education in French-speaking societies may not take lower division French courses. These students can, with their advisor's consent, substitute other upper division level courses for FRE 4422 and FRE 4421.
Admission Requirements
Degree Requirements
- Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
- 36 credits in French must be taken at the 3000 level or above in FRW, FRE, and FRT courses.
- At least six (6) of the 36 French credits must be at the 4000 level.
- Earn at least a "C" (2.0) in all courses.
- Departmental Residency Requirement consists of at least 18 semester hours of regularly scheduled 3000-4000 level courses taken from the UCF Department of Modern Languages and Literatures.
- Language credit by exam will not be given in courses lower in level than those in which students are presently enrolled.
- Co-op or internship credit cannot be used in this major.
- Students must see a French advisor to obtain proper counseling and have their schedule approved before registering for courses in their major.
- Courses designated in Gen Ed Program and Common Program Prerequisites are usually completed in the first 60 hours.
Degree Requirements
Core Requirements: Advanced Level
24 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Complete the following:
- FRE3300 - French Grammar (3)
- FRE3780 - French Phonetics and Diction (3)
- FRE4421 - Advanced French Conversation (3)
- FRE4701 - Francophone Linguistics (3)
- FRE3400 - French Conversation and Composition (3)
- FRW3001 - Fundamentals of French and Francophone Literature (3)
- Complete at least 2 of the following:
- FRW3810 - French Literary Texts and Analysis (3)
- FRW3370 - From the Merveilleux to the Fantastique: French Modern Short Stories (3)
- FRW4532 - French Romanticism (3)
- FRW3752 - French Caribbean Literature (3)
- FRW3740 - The French Literature of Canada (3)
- FRW3760 - Creole Identity in the French-Speaking World (3)
- FRW4440 - French Literature of the Eighteenth Century (3)
- FRW4324 - 20th Century French Drama (3)
- FRW4380 - Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales to Ex-Machina (3)
- FRW4310 - Early Modern French Theater (3)
- FRW4281 - 20th Century French Novels (3)
- FRW4552 - Nineteenth Century French Literature (3)
- FRW3101 - Survey of French Literature II (3)
- FRW3100 - Survey of French Literature I (3)
- FRW3770 - Francophone Literature (3)
Restricted Electives
12 Total Credits
- Earn at least 12 credits from the following types of courses: Any upper level FRE, FRT, or FRW courses not already used in the major.
Capstone Requirements
0 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Complete the following: French Exit Exam
- Complete the following:
- FRE4950C - French Portfolio
Grand Total Credits: 36
Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120
Restricted Electives
Capstone Requirements
Electives
Foreign Language Requirements
Admissions
- Met by graduation requirements.
Graduation
- Met by Common Program Prerequisites.
Additional Requirements
- Signature Experience requirement is met by successful completion of the following course(s): FRE 4950C - French Portfolio Credit Hours: 0
Required Minors or Area of Concentration
Departmental Exit Requirements
- Earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or higher in at least 36 hours of upper division French courses.
- During their last semester, students are required to satisfactorily complete a departmental Exit Exam and Portfolio course (FRE 4950c). Students need the approval of their advisor to take the course. The coursework required for this course is submitted at the end of each October and March. Students may take the French Exit Exam and Portfolio course a maximum of two times. Exceptions must be approved by the student's French advisor and by the French Program Director.
- Students must submit their Exit Exam and Portfolio (FRE 4950C) to the French Faculty by the due date. Students must earn passing grades on all required coursework to successfully complete this requirement.
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 42 semester hours of upper division credit completed
- 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
- 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
- A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
- Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.
Additional Information
Honors In Major
- Students interested in completing Honors Undergraduate Thesis (HUT) should contact their program advisor. More information about HUT can be found at https://honors.ucf.edu/hut/about/.
Related Programs
- Spanish (B.A.)
- Teacher Education (B.S) - World Languages Education Track
Related Certificates
- French Translation and Interpretation Certificate
Related Minors
- French Minor
- Italian Minor
- Judaic Studies Minor
- Latin American Studies Minor
- Spanish Minor
Advising Notes
Transfer Notes
- Lower division courses do not substitute for upper division courses.
- Courses transferred from private and out-of-state schools must be evaluated by the department chair for equivalency credit. The student must provide all supporting information.
Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses
Plan of Study
Freshman Year - Fall (16 Credit Hours)
- ENC 1101 - Composition I Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- FRE 1120C - Elementary French Language and Civilization I Credit Hours: 4
Freshman Year - Spring (16 Credit Hours)
- ENC 1102 - Composition II Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- FRE 1121C - Elementary French Language and Civilization II Credit Hours: 4
Freshman Year - Summer (3 Hours)
- FRE 2200 - Intermediate French Language and Civilization I Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- FRE 2201 - Intermediate French Language and Civilization II Credit Hours: 3
- Upper-Level FRE/FRT/FRW Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
Sophomore Year - Spring (15 Credit Hours)
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- FRW 3001 - Fundamentals of French and Francophone Literature Credit Hours: 3
- FRE 3780 - French Phonetics and Diction Credit Hours: 3
- Upper-Level FRE/FRT/FRW Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Upper-Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Fall (15 Credit Hours)
- GEP Credit Hours: 3
- FRE 3400 - French Conversation and Composition Credit Hours: 3
- FRE 3300 - French Grammar Credit Hours: 3
- FRE 4701 - Francophone Linguistics Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
Junior Year - Spring (16 Credit Hours)
- FRE 4421 - Advanced French Conversation Credit Hours: 3
- Upper-Level core FRW course Credit Hours: 3
- Upper-Level FRE/FRT/FRW Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 4
Senior Year - Fall (12 Credit Hours)
- Upper-Level core FRW course Credit Hours: 3
- Upper-Level FRE/FRT/FRW Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Upper-Level Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
Senior Year - Spring (12 Credit Hours)
- FRE 4950C - French Portfolio Credit Hours: 0
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
- Elective Credit Hours: 3
