The Romance Languages Major. The language certificate. The language requirement. A Romance Language Major may be designed in cooperation with an advisor from the department. It requires a minimum of 72 credits, including Spanish 205 or 206 and French 309, at least 30 credits in one literature and 18 in the other, and Literary Studies 245, the latter normally taken during the junior year.
Students also write a comprehensive paper or examination their senior year.
A linguistic component, for which a student must complete with a grade of B or better two courses in French beyond 204. A cultural component, for which a student must complete with a grade of B or better three courses in literature or area studies. Two of these course may count toward both the linguistic and the cultural components if they are given the French. It is possible, therefore, to complete the certificate with as few as three courses or with as many as five. The requirement aims to assure that students will acquire a usable level of competence in a second language.