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Minor
MinorOverview
The mission of the undergraduate degree in French is to expose students to various perspectives on the French language, culture, and history by providing majors and minors with training in writing and communication as well cultural, textual, and historical analysis. Through such skills, students develop into critical and global thinkers prepared for business, social service, journalism, and government careers or graduate study in French.
Declaring the Minor
To declare, students should complete the French declaration worksheet opens in a new tab, sending it to the department Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) for approval. Once signed, they should send the worksheet to the DLCL Undergraduate Student Services Officer opens in a new tab via email, before completing the final step of declaration via Axess.
Requirements Overview
To earn a minor in French, students' plans must adhere to these common overarching requirements:
Complete at least six courses at three units or more and 24 overall units of coursework in the department.
These 24 units may not be used toward any other major or minor.
Courses applied to the minor must be taken for a letter grade, and a grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or better must be achieved in each course.