French Minor

Advanced Placement

A student who has successfully completed the advanced placement course in a foreign language or literature in high school and has a score of 3 or better on the Advanced Placement Examination will receive 8-12 units of credit equivalent to two or three courses of a foreign language as listed below.

If you have completed the French Language examination with a score of 3 or better, you will receive 12 units of credit equivalent to MLL 2101, 2102, and 2103. If you have completed the German Language examination with a score of 3 or better, you will receive 12 units of credit equivalent to intermediate German coursework. If you have completed the Spanish Language examination with a score of 3 or better, you will receive 12 units of credit equivalent to MLL 2401, 2402, and 2403. If you have completed the Spanish Literature examination with a score of 3 or better, you will receive 8 units of credit equivalent to MLL 3400 and 4455.

Minor Requirements (20-44 units)

A. Lower Division (0-24 units)

MLL 1101 - Elementary French I Units: 4
MLL 1102 - Elementary French II Units: 4
MLL 1103 - Elementary French III Units: 4
MLL 2101 - Intermediate French I Units: 4 or equilavent
MLL 2102 - Intermediate French II Units: 4 or equilavent
MLL 2103 - Intermediate French III Units: 4 or equilavent

Note:

Lower division requirements will be waived for student with prior knowledge of the language. See the “Advanced Placement” section above.

B. Upper Division (20 units)

Eight upper division units in French composition and advanced composition, with consent of Department (8)
Any three other upper division French courses (12)

Course Descriptions

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Other Undergraduate Degree Requirements

In addition to major requirements, every student must also complete the University requirements for graduation which are described throughout this catalog. These include the General Education-Breadth requirements; the second composition (ENGL 1002 ) requirement; the cultural groups/women requirement; the performing arts/activities requirement; the U.S. history, U.S. Constitution, and California state and local government requirement; the University Writing Skills Requirement; and the residence, unit, and grade point average requirements.