General university degree requirements stipulate that 1) at least four units of the major or three units of the minor be taken in residence at Puget Sound; 2) students earn at least a cumulative GPA of 2.0 in courses taken for the major or the minor; and 3) all courses taken for a major or minor must be taken for graded credit. Any exceptions to these stipulations are indicated in the major and minor degree requirements listed below.
Study Abroad and Senior ePortfolio:
All majors in the French and Francophone Studies department are required to:
- Complete a semester of study abroad in a department-approved program. Exceptions to the semester study abroad requirement may be made on case-by-case basis in a petition to the department, and in consultation with a department academic advisor. Approved study abroad options and descriptions are available at the Office of International Programs, and linked on the department home page.
- Compile an ePortfolio of their work, submitted to the department by April 15 of their senior year. When students declare a French and Francophone Studies major, they should seek a faculty advisor in the department who will advise them on the creation of their ePortfolio. The ePortfolio serves to assess the student's progress in the curriculum and to synthesize the student's total experience as a major. An explanation of this requirement is available on the department home page.
Senior Paper:
All French Language Studies, French Literary Studies, French Comparative Literature, French Culture and Francophone Culture majors are required to submit a senior paper to satisfy graduation requirements for the major by April 15. An explanation of this requirement is available on the department home page.
Requirements for the Major in French Language Studies (BA)
Eight units in French at the 201 level or above, to include:
- Two units at the 300 level and above, one of which must be taken at the Tacoma campus during the senior year. Only one of FREN 300 and FREN 310 can apply to the French Language Studies major.
Requirements for the Major in French and Comparative Literature (BA)
Eleven units:
- Eight units in French at the 201 level or above, to include:
- FREN 300 or 310 (only one of these two courses may count toward the French Comparative Literature major)
- Two additional units of French at the 300 level or higher, one of which must be at the 400 level. One of these courses must be taken at the Tacoma campus during the senior year.
- Three units from courses in the following literatures: American Literature, English Literature, German Literature, or Hispanic Literature, to be determined in consultation with a department academic advisor.
Requirements for the Major in French Cultural Studies (BA)
Ten units in French at the 201 level or above to include:
- Three courses at the 300 level and above, one of which must be at the 400 level. One of these courses must be taken at the Tacoma campus during the senior year.
- At least three of the following French courses: 210, 220, 235, 240, 250, 270, 310. FREN 280, 350, 380, and 480 may count toward this requirement with approval of the department chair.
Requirements for the Major in Francophone Cultural Studies (BA)
Ten units in French at the 201 level or above to include:
- Three courses at the 300 level and above, one of which must be at the 400 level. One of these courses must be taken at the Tacoma campus during the senior year.
- At least three of the following French courses: 220, 260, 270, 330, 340, 381, 392. FREN 280, 350, 380, and 480 may count toward this requirement with approval of the department chair.
Requirements for the Major in French Language/International Affairs (BA)
- Eight units in French at the 200 level or above to include:
- FREN 240
- Three units taken at the 300 level and above. Two of the 300-level and above courses must be taken at the Tacoma campus, one during the senior year.
- Three units in International Politics
- PG 103
- Two units from: PG 311, 321, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 339, 347, 360 or 361 (but not both), 382; 385 (applies to FLIA for Politics and Government majors and minors only); SOAN 318, 340.
- Three units in International Business or Economics
- Three units from: ECON 101, 240, 268, 271; BUS 305, 310, 370, 435 (prerequisite 315), 475; IPE 205, 321. Only one IPE course may count toward the FLIA major.
Refer to home departments regarding prerequisites for all courses having other than the FREN designation. For example, PG 321 has a prerequisite of PG 102.
Requirements for the Minor in French
Completion of a minimum of five units in French at the 201 level or above. One unit must be at the 300 or 400 level taken at the Tacoma campus. No course taught in English may count for the minor without chair approval.
Students minoring in French may satisfy the university's three (3) unit upper-division requirement by completing French courses 210 or above because such courses have two (2) prerequisite units (201-202).