Bachelor of Arts, Major in French

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Bachelor of Arts in French
Core Curriculum
Component Area I (Communication)6
Component Area II (Mathematics)3
Component Area III (Life and Physical Science)8
Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture) 13
Component Area V (Creative Arts)3
Component Area VI (U.S. History)6
Component Area VII (Political Science/Government)6
Component Area VIII (Social and Behavioral Sciences)3
Component Area IX (Component Area Option)4
Major: Foundation
FREN 1411Elementary French4
FREN 1412Elementary French4
FREN 2311Intermediate French I 13
FREN 2312Intermediate French II3
Major: Prescribed Electives
FREN Advanced Electives 239
Minor: Required 3
Minor18
Electives: General7
General Electives
Total Hours120
1

If FREN 2311 is used to satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture), then additional hours will be needed to meet the 120-hour degree requirement.  

2

WOLC 4363 may also be counted as an advanced course.

3

The following minor cannot be paired with this degree program: Minor in French.

Notes

Students must earn a 2.0 minimum overall GPA in all coursework. 

Students must meet a 2.0 minimum overall major GPA in all major coursework.

Students must earn a 2.0 minimum SHSU GPA in all coursework.

Students must meet a 2.0 minimum SHSU major GPA in all major coursework.

First Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area II3Component Area III4
Component Area IX1ENGL 130213
ENGL 130113FREN 14124
FREN 14114HIST 130223
HIST 130123 
 14 14
Second Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area III4Component Area V3
Component Area VIII3FREN 23123
Component Area IV3General Electives7
FREN 231133POLS 230643
POLS 230543 
 16 16
Third Year
FallHoursSpringHours
Component Area IX3FREN Advanced Electives59
FREN Advanced Electives56Minor 66
Minor 66 
 15 15
Fourth Year
FallHoursSpringHours
FREN Advanced Electives512FREN Advanced Electives512
Minor 63Minor63
 15 15
Total Hours: 120
1

Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area I (Communication).

2

Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VI (U.S. History).

3

Satisfies Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area VII (Political Science/Government).

4

If FREN 2311 is used to satisfy the Core Curriculum requirement for Component Area IV (Language, Philosophy, and Culture), then additional hours will be needed to meet the 120-hour degree requirement.  

5

The following minor cannot be paired with this degree program: Minor in French.

Notes

Students must earn a 2.0 minimum overall GPA in all coursework. 

Students must meet a 2.0 minimum overall major GPA in all major coursework.

Students must earn a 2.0 minimum SHSU GPA in all coursework.

Students must meet a 2.0 minimum SHSU major GPA in all major coursework.

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) marketable skills initiative is part of the state’s 60x30TX plan and was designed to help students articulate their skills to employers.  Marketable skills are those skills valued by employers and/or graduate programs that can be applied in a variety of work or education settings and may include interpersonal, cognitive, and applied skill areas.

The BA in French is designed to provide graduates with the following marketable skills:

  • Assesses best cultural and language practices, and competences to engage with others in professional, academic, and social contexts.
  • Engage in pluricultural identities, mediate among cultures, and navigate cultural differences.
  • Evaluate assumptions, concepts, language and culture to develop feasible solutions based on analysis and interpretation of results. 
  • Apply knowledge and skills to implement sophisticated, appropriate, and workable solutions to address complex problems using multilingual and multicultural perspectives.
  • Adapt and apply a deep understanding of multiple world views, experiences, and power structures while initiating meaningful cross-cultural interaction to address significant global questions.