Jul 01, 2025  
General Catalog 2025-2026 
    
General Catalog 2025-2026

French, B.A.


The Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures  

Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements

Major Requirements (44 units)


(see Advising Notes 1, 2, and 3 below)

Other Degree Requirements


In addition to the major program requirements, every student must also complete the University’s baccalaureate degree requirements such as:

A full description of the University’s graduation requirements can be found in the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements 

Total Units: 120*


*General Education, Additional University Graduation Requirements, and Upper-division Writing courses can be double counted with major requirements. This includes FREN 1B , FREN 2A , or FREN 2B  (Area 3A) and FREN 109  (Area UD 3). See advisor for details.

Advising Notes


  1. CR/NC grading is not permitted for courses in the French major.
  2. Students must receive a minimum grade of C in each upper-division course used toward the French major.
  3. French majors who have studied French in high school or who by culture or experience can speak French at a certain level of proficiency must consult with a French advisor to determine which required lower-division courses, if any, may be waived. (Also see Credit Allowance in Foreign Language.) French majors who are eligible to enroll immediately in FREN 1B , FREN 2A , FREN 2B , FREN 4 , FREN 5 , or in an upper-division French course are not required to make up the lower-division units waived. Waiver of required units for the major does not reduce the total number of units required for the awarding of the bachelor’s degree.
  4. Only 3 units of courses taught in English may be applied to the French major.