French Proficiency, Certificate
(Code 260-601)
The certificate program in French Proficiency provides students with practical language and cultural skills complementing majors and minors in all other disciplines. The array of courses strengthens the academic and professional prospects of students who wish to acquire some linguistic and intercultural competence relevant to the French-speaking world.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| To complete the certificate, 13 credits beyond FREN 201 are required, including: | ||
| FREN 202 | Intermediate French | 4 |
| FREN 315 | Grammar | 4 |
| FREN 325 | Pronunciation | 3 |
| Students may earn their remaining credits from any other FREN upper division courses. | ||
Program Learning Outcomes
Students completing this program will be expected to meet the following learning outcomes:
- Engage in interpersonal communication on a variety of topics of a personal, public, and professional nature.
- Understand and interpret written and spoken language and visual images on a variety of topics of a personal, public, and professional nature.
- Present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics of a personal, public, and professional nature.
- Demonstrate an awareness and knowledge of practices, products and perspectives related to the target culture(s) in spoken, written, and visual forms.
- Connect and integrate their language study with other disciplines and communities for academic and social purposes.
The desired benchmark for language proficiency is Intermediate Low or above on the ACTFL proficiency scale.