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Suggested Arrangement of Courses, French Studies (BA)

RequirementsHours
1st Semester
FR 601CBeginning French (General Education)6
UGS 302First-Year Signature Course (Core) 0903
or UGS 303 First-Year Signature Course
RHE 306Rhetoric and Writing (Core) 0103
Visual and Performing Arts (Core) 0503
2nd Semester
FR 611CIntermediate French (General Education)6
Mathematics (Core) 0203
Social and Behavioral Sciences (Core) 0803
U.S. History (Core) 0603
3rd Semester
FR 317CEnhancing French Skills (Major)3
E 316LBritish Literature (Core) 0403
or E 316M American Literature
or E 316N World Literature
or E 316P Masterworks of Literature
Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 0303
U.S. History (Core) 0603
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
4th Semester
FR 320EAdvanced French I (Major)3
Natural Science and Technology, Part I (Core) 0303
GOV 310LAmerican and Texas Government (Core) 0703
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Free elective (Elective)3
5th Semester
FR 322EAdvanced French II (Major)3
GOV 312LIssues and Policies in American Government (Core) 0703
Natural Science and Technology, Part II (Core) 0933
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Free elective (Elective)3
6th Semester
FR 325CCrisis and Conflict (Major)3
or FR 325D Self and Society
or FR 325E Representing Difference
Upper-division FR or F C course (Major)3
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Free elective (Elective)3
Free elective (Elective)3
7th Semester
FR 325CCrisis and Conflict (Major)3
or FR 325D Self and Society
or FR 325E Representing Difference
Upper-division FR course, any number in the 350-379 range (Major)3
Minor/Certificate course (Major)3
Free elective (Elective)3
Free elective (Elective)3
8th Semester
Upper-division FR course (Major)3
Upper-division FR course, any number in the 350-379 range (Major)3
Free elective (Elective)9
Total Hours120

Four-year degree suggestion (for planning purposes only). 

Currently enrolled students should meet with their academic advisor.

Course categories: Core, General Education, Major, Elective, Opportunity

Core Component Areas010 Communication; 020 Mathematics; 030 Natural Science and Technology, Part I; 040 Humanities; 050 Visual and Performing Arts; 060 U.S. History; 070 American and Texas Government; 080 Social and Behavioral Sciences; 090 First-Year Signature Course; 093 Natural Science and Technology, Part II

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