The French minor encourages students to work not only toward proficiency in the French language, but to learn about the culture, history, literature, politics, and geography of the French-speaking world. The focus of the French minor is on practical, culture-based proficiency in the use of French.
Program Highlights
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Course content is both literary and more broadly cultural, drawing on fields such as history, philosophy, politics, economics, and the arts.
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Students have access to the Language Learning Center as a resource
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Requirements
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Students must complete 15 hours of 300/400-level courses in the language and earn a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 in the upper-level courses specified as a requirement for the minor. Lower-level courses and prerequisite courses do not count toward the grade point average required for the minor. Only one FR course taught in English may be applied toward the minor.
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At least six hours of upper-level courses must be taken through courses offered by Old Dominion University.
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To declare a minor the student must have completed ENGL 110C and the 202 course in the language.
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