The IU Online BS in French offers instruction in French language, culture, and history through a rigorous curriculum. Develop language proficiency, cultural facility, and professional competence in French environments. This program encourages you to employ critical thinking skills, analytical skills, and historical contexts in your work—and to think sensitively about French and Francophone cultures and ethnicities.

Degree Requirements

To earn a Bachelor of Science in French, you must complete 120 credit hours. You may transfer up to 60 previously earned credit hours.

Requirements are broken down as follows:
• Core courses (6 credit hours)
• Major courses (24 credit hours)
• Track courses (15 credit hours)
• General education and elective courses (as needed to total 120 credit hours)

Intermediate French (6 cr.)
• FREN-F200 – or – FREN-F203
• FREN-F250 – or – FREN-F204

Advanced French Grammar (3 cr.)
• FREN-F328 – or – FREN-F313

Spoken French (3 cr.)
Choose one of:
• FREN-F 315
• FREN-F 316

Upper-Level Coursework in French - Applied and Cultural (15 cr.)
• FREN-F 300
• FREN-F 391
• FREN-F 330
• FREN-F 334
• FREN-F 363
• FREN-F 415
• FREN-F 450
• FREN-F 463
• FREN-F 475
• FREN-F 480
• FREN-Y 396

Capstone and Career-Professional Preparation (3cr.)
• FREN-F495 - (NW)

Applied French Minors
Tailor your degree to your professional interests by choosing one of three tracks:

1) Minor in Medical Communication in French (15 cr.)
• FREN-F 330 – or – FREN-F 334
• AHLT-R 185 – or – HIM-M 195
• AHLT-B 311 – or – BUS-H 320
• CMCL-C 427 – or – SPCH-S 427
• SPEA-H 452

2) Minor in French for Business (15 cr.)
• FREN-F 330
• BUS-D 300 – or – D301
• SPCH-S 333
• SPCH-S 335
• SPCH-S – or – CMCL-C 427

3) Minor in Francophone Culture for Travel (15 cr.)
• FREN-F 300 – or – FREN-F 391
• SPCH-S 427 – (NW, SB, KO)
• TESM-T 107
• TESM-T 207
• TESM-T 234

For more information please see https://online.iu.edu/degrees/french,-bs.html