Faculty P. Archambault, N. Saleh, A. Wyngaard. Staff S. Connelly, A. LeClerc, A. Mailly, A. Haines, R. Walsh, M.A. Stanley. The B.A. program in French language, literature, and culture enables students to become fluent in French, to speak, write, and read the language with ease.
Courses are either specialized or broad in scope.
The program typically emphasizes language and literature, but has many options within that area. In addition, students may focus on a particular aspect, such as theater, poetry, art, philosophy, or the history of ideas. FRE 202 is normally a prerequisite for advanced courses, and enrollment in courses at the 600 level requires the permission of the instructor. All students with more than one year or high-school French are required to take a placement examination, given immediately before registration each semester. This requirement applies to all students, regardless of class standing or previous study.