College Level Requirements

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State Mandated Common Course Prerequisites

Students wishing to transfer to USF should complete the A.A. degree at a Florida College System institution. Some courses required for the major may also meet General Education Requirements thereby transferring maximum hours to the university. If students transfer without an A.A. degree and have fewer than 60 semester hours of acceptable credit, the students must meet the university’s entering freshman requirements including ACT or SAT test scores, GPA, and course requirements.

To complete a major in French, students should demonstrate proficiency at the intermediate level within the target language. This may be accomplished by completing 6-12 hours within the language or by demonstrated competency at the intermediate level. If this coursework (or associated competency) is not completed at a Florida College System institution, it must be completed before the degree is granted. A grade of “C” is the minimum acceptable grade.

Total Major Hours: 33 Hours

Major Core

Major Core Courses - 15 Hours

• FRE 2240 Intermediate Spoken French in Cultural Context
• FRE 3420 Written French in Cultural Context
• FRE 3234 Reading in French Literature and Culture
• FRW 4100 The French Novel
• FRW 4101 Introduction to French Drama and Poetry

Major Elective Courses - 18 Hours

Students should take 18 hours in 3000-, 4000-, or 5000-level courses planned with an advisor. Depending on semester offerings, these courses include a wide variety of possibilities, such as Business French, French Civilization, Advanced Written French in Cultural Context, Renaissance Literature: Art and War, French Linguistics, French Phonetics, French Translation, The Francophone World: A Global Culture, African and Caribbean Literatures, Quebec Literature, Medieval Literature, Classical Drama, Classical Prose and Poetry, and more. 

Additional Major Requirements

Major Requirements

French Civilization (FRE 3500) is the capstone course for the French major, which must be taken as one of the elective courses. FRT 3140 French Masterpieces in English and FRT 3001 Great French Love Stories both count for the Writing Intensive Requirement. Note that French majors are only allowed 3 credits in French Literature in Translation (FRT courses).

Major Residency Requirement

Major Other Requirements

Major Internship Opportunities

Optional Honors Program

Additional Major Information

Major Advising

Yury Riascos, languagesadvise@usf.edu

Major Faculty

World Languages Chairperson: S.K. Schindler; Professors: P. Brescia (Spanish), G.A. Brulotte (French), M. Camara (Spanish), V.E. Peppard (Russian), C.M. Probes (French), S.K. Schindler (German); Associate Professors: C.J. Cano (Spanish), M. Grieb (German), I. Kantzios (Classics), A. Latowsky (French), P. La Trecchia (Italian), E. Manolaraki (Classics), H. Scharm (Spanish), E. Shepherd (Chinese), K. Simeon-Jones (French), A. Thompson (Linguistics), C. Vasquez (Linguistics), W. Zhu (Linguistics); Assistant Professors: D. Arbesu (Spanish), M.H. Chiang (Chinese), A. Huensch (Linguistics), X. Qin (Chinese), N. Tracy-Ventura (Linguistics); Instructors: S. Amer (Arabic), M. Chinea-Thornberry (Spanish), F. Colleoni (Italian), C. Davies (Portuguese), A. De La Pava (Spanish), S. Huber (German), M. Manzur-Leiva (Spanish), M. Nozu (Japanese), A. Oh (Classics), O. Oleynik (Russian), S. Wohlmuth (Spanish), Q. Wu (Chinese).