French, B.A.

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Degree Requirements

Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Major (18 Hours)

Required courses (0-9 Hours)

FREN through the 2002 level 0-9 Hours
Majors must achieve competence at the intermediate level before beginning courses at the 3000 level. They may demonstrate competence through placement exam scores, including the CLEP exam, prior study, or courses taken at Georgia State University.

Select additional elective courses from the following to complete 18 hours in Area F

Any courses in other world languages
AAS 1141 - Introduction to African and African American History to 1865 3 Credit Hours
AAS 1142 - Introduction to African American History Since 1865 3 Credit Hours
AAS 2140 - Africana Literature in the Americas 3 Credit Hours
AL 2101 - Exploring Language 3 Credit Hours
AL 2102 - Languages of the World 3 Credit Hours
ANTH 1002
ANTH 2020 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3 Credit Hours
AH 1700 - Survey of Art I: Western Art from Antiquity to the Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours
AH 1750 - Survey of Art II: Western Art from the Renaissance to the Present 3 Credit Hours
ART 1301 - Art, Society, and Culture 3 Credit Hours
ECON 2105 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hours
ECON 2106 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 2110 - World Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 2120 - British Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 2130 - American Literature 3 Credit Hours
ENGL 2140
EDUC 2110 - Investigating Critical and Contemporary Issues in Education 3 Credit Hours
EDUC 2120 - Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity in Educational Contexts 3 Credit Hours
EDUC 2130 - Exploring Learning and Teaching 3 Credit Hours
GEOG 1101 - Introduction to Human Geography 3 Credit Hours
HIST 1111 - Survey of World History to 1500 3 Credit Hours
HIST 1112 - Survey of World History since 1500 3 Credit Hours
HIST 1141
HIST 1142
FLME 1010 - Film Aesthetics and Analysis 3 Credit Hours
JOUR 1010 - Basic News Writing 3 Credit Hours
MUS 1301
PHIL 2010 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 Credit Hours
POLS 2401 - Global Issues 3 Credit Hours
THEA 1301
WGSS 2010 - Introduction to Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies 3 Credit Hours

Area G: Major Courses (30 Hours)

The major in French consists of 30 hours (ten courses) on the 3000/4000 level. Prerequisite for all courses on the 3000 level is FREN 2002 . Prerequisite for all courses at the 4000 level is the completion of the three courses at the 3000 level.

Major Requirements (6 Hours)

FREN 3013 - Intensive Grammar Review 3 Credit Hours
FREN 3023 - Advanced Conversation and Composition 3 Credit Hours

Concentration Courses (24 Hours)

Requirements for Teacher Certification

Students who wish to be certified to teach French in the public schools of Georgia should choose the courses listed under the “Foreign Language Education Concentration” above and the following methodology courses offered by the Foreign Language Education faculty in the Department of Middle and Secondary Education in the College of Education and Human Development: FORL 3022 , FORL 4025 , FORL 4026 , and EDCI 4600 . All students will register for Opening School Experience (EDCI 4650 ) and Student Teaching (EDCI 4700 ).

All students seeking certification in French must pass EXC 4020 in the College of Education and Human Development with a grade of B or higher.

Students must apply formally and be admitted to the Teacher Education program in world languages. For the application, please go to the admissions page on the College of Education and Human Development web site, To qualify for the Student Teaching experience, students must receive a grade of B or higher on a departmental test of oral and written proficiency in their target languages. Specific information about date and place of these exams is available in the department office. To apply, students must have:

Earned a 2.5 overall cumulative GPA,
Passed [Combined Test I, II, and III (700)] or been exempted from the GACE Program Admission Assessment. When registering for the assessment, program entry candidates must add your program provider (Georgia State University - school code 5090) as a score recipient when you register or we will not receive notification that you have completed the assessment.; and
Completed the Georgia Educator Ethics - Program Entry (350) Assessment; though there is no “Pass/Fail” grade assigned. Program entry candidates must add your program provider (Georgia State University) as a score recipient when you register or we will not receive notification that you have completed the assessment.

In order to be recommended for K-12 certification in French, students must complete all major courses taken in the Department of World Languages and Cultures and the methodology courses taken in the Department of Middle and Secondary Education (FORL courses) with a grade of B or higher.