Roadmap: French, BA

The following roadmap is a sample advising map to complete the degree program in four years. Please consult your MyPlanner and major advisor as you develop your individualized academic plan. Students must have completed 60+ units in order to enroll in GE UD courses.

*Courses marked with an asterisk may be taken in a different semester than listed.

Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4

Year 1

Fall Semester (16 units)

ENGL 1A - First Year Writing or ENGL 1AS - First-Year Writing: Stretch English II 3 unit(s) (GE Area 1A)
FREN 25A - Intermediate French: Reading 4 unit(s) (GE Area 3B)
GE Area 1C 3 unit(s)*
GE Area 4 + US 1 or US 2-3 3 unit(s)*
One course from: ART 44HA , DSGN 44HA , ENGL 44HA , HUM 44HA , or
PHIL 44HA - Design Your Life, Design Your Semester, Design Your World
3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (14 units)

FREN 25B - Intermediate French: Writing 4 unit(s) (GE Area 3B)
GE Area 1B 3 unit(s)
GE Area 2 3 unit(s)
GE Area 4 + US 1 or US 2-3 3 unit(s)*
Physical Education 1 unit*

Year 2

Fall Semester (14-15 units)

Complete the Upper Division Writing - Directed Self Placement
FREN 101A - Advanced French: Reading and Writing or FREN 101B - Advanced French: Written Communication or FREN 101C - Advanced French: Oral Communication 4 unit(s)
GE Area 3A 3 unit(s)*
GE Area 5A / 5C 3-4 unit(s)*
GE Area 6 3 unit(s)*
Physical Education 1 unit*

Spring Semester (15-16 units)

FREN 101A - Advanced French: Reading and Writing or FREN 101B - Advanced French: Written Communication or FREN 101C - Advanced French: Oral Communication 4 unit(s)
FREN 105 - Advanced Grammar: Phonetic Analysis or FREN 110 - Advanced Grammar: Grammatical Analysis or FREN 132 - Special Topics in French for Careers or FREN 170 - Translation and Comparative Stylistics 4 unit(s)
GE Area 5B / 5C 3-4 unit(s)*
Physical Education 1 unit
University Elective Lower or Upper Division 3 units*

Year 3

Fall Semester (16 units)

Foreign Language Requirement 4 unit(s)
FORL 100W - Writing Workshop 3 unit(s) (WID)
FREN 102B - Francophone Cultures: Through Literature and Cinema 3 unit(s) (GE Upper Division Area 3)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 unit(s)

Spring Semester (15 units)

Apply to Graduate
Foreign Language Requirement 4 unit(s)
GE Upper Division Area 4 3 unit(s)
FREN 120A - French Literature from the Middle Ages to 1600 or FREN 120B - French Literature of the Seventeenth through the Eighteenth Centuries or FREN 140B - French Literature 20th-21st Centuries 4 unit(s)
Upper Division Major Elective (See list in MyPlanner) 4 unit(s)

Year 4

Fall Semester (15 units)

Foreign Language Requirement 4 unit(s)
GE Upper Division Area 2/5 3 unit(s)*
FREN 120A - French Literature from the Middle Ages to 1600 or FREN 120B - French Literature of the Seventeenth through the Eighteenth Centuries or FREN 140B - French Literature 20th-21st Centuries 4 unit(s)
Upper Division Major Elective (See list in MyPlanner) 4 unit(s)*

Spring Semester (14 units)

University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 units*
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 3 units*
University Elective - Lower or Upper Division 4 units*
Upper Division Humanities & Arts Elective 4 units*

Roadmap Notes

*Courses marked with an asterisk may be taken in a different semester than listed.

Lower division courses should generally be taken in years 1-2, and upper division courses in years 3-4. Students should work with an academic advisor to create an individual roadmap using the MyPlanner tool.

Either GE Area 5A or 5B must be taken with a 5C - Laboratory .

A minimum of 120 units is required for this degree.