College of Arts and Sciences
Departments
Modern Languages, Comparative Literature, and Linguistics
French
Major in French (B.S. Online)
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