Requirements: French Minor

MINOR REQUIREMENTS – 20 credits

(Minimum grade of “C-“ required in each course)
 
One or two courses from the following depending on French placement level:
Course Number Course Name Prerequisites
FR1400 INTERMEDIATE GRAMMAR AND WRITING FR1300 OR FR1300CCI
FR2100CCI FRENCH AND CULTURE IV FR1300CCI OR FR1300 OR FR2100 OR FR2100CCI
FR2200CCI FRENCH AND CULTURE V FR2100CCI OR FR2100 OR FR2200 OR FR2200CCI
 
Three or four courses (depending on French placement level) taught in French (or bilingual), one of which must be at the 3000-level or above. Examples of such courses include (but are not limited to):
Course Number
Course Name
Prerequisites
INTERMEDIATE GRAMMAR AND WRITING
(if not taken as a core course)
FR1300 OR FR1300CCI
PARIS VU PAR LES PHOTOGRAPHES
FR1300CCI OR FR1300 OR FR2100 OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200 OR FR2200CCI
INTRO TO LINGUISTICS/ A LA LINGUISTIQUE
None / 
FR2200 OR FR2200CCI OR FR1200 OR FR1200CCF OR FR2100 OR FR2100CCI
THEATER IN PARIS
FR1200CCF OR FR1300CCI OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI /
FR1200CCF OR FR1300CCI OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI
TOPICS IN FRENCH
FR1300CCI OR FR1300 OR FR2100 OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200 OR FR2200CCI
THE MONSTROUS AND FABULOUS RENAISSANCE
FR1200CCF OR FR1200 OR FR1300 OR FR1300CCI OR FR2100 OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200 OR FR2200CCI / 
FR1200CCF OR FR1200 OR FR1300 OR FR1300CCI OR FR2100 OR FR2200 OR FR2200CCI OR FR2100CCI
TWO FRENCH CLASSICS
FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI / 
FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE IN FRANCE
FR2100 OR FR2100CCI
FRENCH CINEMA: LA NOUVELLE VAGUE
FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI OR FR2100 OR FR2200 / 
FR2100 OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200 OR FR2200CCI
PARIS CINEMA
FR1200CCF OR FR1300CCI OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI / 
FR1200CCF OR FR1300CCI OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI
TOPICS IN FRENCH AND ANOTHER DISCIPLINE
FR2100CCI OR FR2100 OR FR2200 OR FR2200CCI
 
TOPICS IN FRENCH
None
LITERARY TRANSLATION AND CREATIVE WRITING
FR1200CCF OR FR1300CCI OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI OR FR1200 OR FR1300 OR FR2100 OR FR2200 / 
FR1200CCF OR FR1300CCI OR FR2100CCI OR FR2200CCI

* FR3091 TOPICS: CROSS-CULTURAL TESTIMONIES OF EXTREME VIOLENCE is taught in English. In order to count towards the French minor, students must read the texts in French and write the final paper/project in French. A course substitution form should be submitted in order for the professor to confirm the coursework was completed in French, and the student's record will be updated accordingly.

Note that passing the DELF B2 or DALF C1 diploma is strongly recommended. AUP will award one transfer credit for each diploma. The DELF (Diplôme d’études en langue française) and DALF (Diplôme approfondi de langue française) are diplomas awarded by the French Ministry of Education to prove the French-language skills of non-French candidates. Each diploma corresponds to a level established by the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

 

MINOR GUIDELINES

Minors must be completed at the same time as the BA or BS degree. No more than 8 credits from courses taken outside AUP may be applied towards a minor, and these courses must be specifically accepted by the department supervising the minor. All courses counting in a minor must be completed with a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average, with no individual grade lower than “C-.”

Courses taken to satisfy requirements for a minor must include at least three courses which are not being applied towards a major or towards another minor. Courses taken to satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements, including FirstBridge courses, may be applied towards a minor. Minors do not appear on diplomas but are noted on students' transcripts. A self-designed minor is an option for students with a GPA of 3.5 or higher; the student and her or his advisor design these minors.