French Proficiency, Certificate
(Code 260-601)
The Department of Languages offers a certificate program in French Proficiency for students in any major or minor other than French who would like to add proficiency in French to their skill set. The program provides students with practical written and oral language skills in French, thereby complementing majors in all other disciplines across the university and strengthening the prospects of students who intend to pursue careers or graduate study in the many areas in which proficiency in French is useful.
| 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.
- 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 of practices, products and perspectives related to the target culture(s) in spoken, written, and visual forms.
The desired benchmark for language proficiency is in the Intermediate range (Intermediate Low or above).