inline-defaultCreated with Sketch.
inline-defaultCreated with Sketch.
HomeUniversitiesProgramsStudents & Alumni
search
Students
Bachelors

French - B.A. draft

Kent State University
Kent , United States
Visit Program Website
Students
Tuition Fee
Not Available
Start Date
Not Available
Medium of studying
Not Available
Duration
Not Available
Details
About Program
About University
Gallery
Contact School
Details
Program Details
Degree
Bachelors
Major
Classical Languages | Linguistics | Translation
Area of study
Langauges
Course Language
English
About Program

Program Overview

French - B.A.

Overview

Our Bachelor of Arts in French offers a rigorous and rewarding education in French language, literature and culture. With opportunities for immersive experiences abroad and small class sizes, you will develop strong language skills and cultural competency that will serve you well in a variety of career paths.


Contact Information

  • Maryann Dejulio | |

Program Delivery

  • Delivery: In person
  • Location: Kent Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries

  • Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary
    • 5.7% faster than the average
    • 30,600 number of jobs
    • $69,920 potential earnings
  • Interpreters and translators
    • 20.0% much faster than the average
    • 77,400 number of jobs
    • $52,330 potential earnings
  • Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education
    • 3.8% about as fast as the average
    • 1,050,800 number of jobs
    • $62,870 potential earnings

Admission Requirements

The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students.


  • First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.
  • First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
  • International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Kent State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
  • Former Students: Former Kent State students who have not attended another institution since Kent State and were not academically dismissed will complete the re-enrollment process through the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center. Former students who attended another college or university since leaving Kent State must apply for admissions as a transfer or post-undergraduate student.
  • Transfer Students: Students who attended an educational institution after graduating from high school or earning their GED must apply as transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.

Program Requirements

Major Requirements

  • Course List Code | Title | Credit Hours
    • FR 13201 | ELEMENTARY FRENCH I | 4
    • FR 13202 | ELEMENTARY FRENCH II | 4
    • FR 23201 | INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I | 3
    • FR 23202 | INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II | 3
    • FR 33211 | FRENCH CONVERSATION | 3
    • FR 33212 | FRENCH COMPOSITION | 3
    • FR 33335 | INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH THEATRE (ELR) (WIC) | 3
    • or FR 33336 | INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH POETRY (ELR) (WIC)
    • or FR 33337 | INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH LITERARY PROSE (ELR) (WIC)
    • FR 33421 | FRENCH CIVILIZATION | 3
    • French (FR) Upper-Division Electives (30000 or 40000 level) | 9
    • French (FR) Upper-Division Elective (40000 level) | 3
    • Cultural Literacy Elective, choose from the following: | 3
      • MCLS 20001 | GLOBAL LITERACY AND CULTURAL AWARENESS (KADL)
      • MCLS 20091 | VARIABLE CONTENT SEMINAR IN GLOBAL LITERACY: CASE STUDIES
      • MCLS 30420 | FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND CULTURE STUDIES
      • Any Modern and Classical Language Studies (MCLS) Upper-Division course (30000 or 40000 level)
    • Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) |
      • UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1
      • Kent Core Composition | 6
      • Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning | 3
      • Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) | 9
      • Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 6
      • Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) | 6-7
      • Kent Core Additional | 6
      • General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) | 42
    • Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120

Graduation Requirements

  • Graduation Requirements Summary
    • Minimum Major GPA | 2.000
    • Minimum Overall GPA | 2.000

Roadmap

This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history. Courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.


  • Semester One
    • FR 13201 | ELEMENTARY FRENCH I | 4
    • UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1
    • Cultural Literacy Elective | 3
    • Kent Core Requirement | 3
    • Kent Core Requirement | 3
    • Total Credit Hours | 14
  • Semester Two
    • FR 13202 | ELEMENTARY FRENCH II | 4
    • Kent Core Requirement | 3
    • Kent Core Requirement | 3
    • Kent Core Requirement | 3
    • Kent Core Requirement | 3
    • Total Credit Hours | 16
  • Semester Three
    • FR 23201 | INTERMEDIATE FRENCH I | 3
    • Kent Core Requirement | 3
    • Kent Core Requirement | 3
    • Kent Core Requirement | 3
    • Kent Core Requirement | 3
    • Total Credit Hours | 15
  • Semester Four
    • FR 23202 | INTERMEDIATE FRENCH II | 3
    • Kent Core Requirement | 3
    • Kent Core Requirement | 3
    • General Electives | 6
    • Total Credit Hours | 15
  • Semester Five
    • FR 33212 | FRENCH COMPOSITION | 3
    • French (FR) Upper-Division Electives (30000 or 40000 level) | 6
    • General Electives | 6
    • Total Credit Hours | 15
  • Semester Six
    • FR 33211 | FRENCH CONVERSATION | 3
    • FR 33335 | INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH THEATRE (ELR) (WIC) | 3
    • or FR 33336 | INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH POETRY (ELR) (WIC)
    • or FR 33337 | INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH LITERARY PROSE (ELR) (WIC)
    • French (FR) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3
    • General Electives | 6
    • Total Credit Hours | 15
  • Semester Seven
    • FR 33421 | FRENCH CIVILIZATION | 3
    • French (FR) Upper-Division Elective (40000 level) | 3
    • General Electives | 9
    • Total Credit Hours | 15
  • Semester Eight
    • Note: ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview, ACTFL Written Proficiency Test and French Outcomes Assessment Test should be taken during this semester.
    • General Electives | 15
    • Total Credit Hours | 15
    • Minimum Total Credit Hours | 120

University Requirements

All students in a bachelor's degree program at Kent State University must complete the following university requirements for graduation.


  • NOTE: University requirements may be fulfilled in this program by specific course requirements. Please see Program Requirements for details.
  • Bachelor's Requirements
    • Requirement | Credits/Courses
      • Flashes 101 (UC 10001) | 1 credit hour
      • Course is not required for students with 30+ transfer credits (excluding College Credit Plus) or age 21+ at time of admission.
      • Diversity Domestic/Global (DIVD/DIVG) | 2 courses
      • Students must successfully complete one domestic and one global course, of which one must be from the Kent Core.
      • Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR) | varies
      • Students must successfully complete one course or approved experience.
      • Kent Core (see table below) | 36-37 credit hours
      • Writing-Intensive Course (WIC) | 1 course
      • Students must earn a minimum C grade in the course.
      • Upper-Division Requirement | 39 credit hours
      • Students must successfully complete 39 upper-division (numbered 30000 to 49999) credit hours to graduate.
      • Total Credit Hour Requirement | 120 credit hours

Kent Core Requirements

  • Bachelor's Requirements
    • Requirement | Credits/Courses
      • Kent Core Composition (KCMP) | 6
      • Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning (KMCR) | 3
      • Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (KHUM/KFA) (min one course each) | 9
      • Kent Core Social Sciences (KSS) (must be from two disciplines) | 6
      • Kent Core Basic Sciences (KBS/KLAB) (must include one laboratory) | 6-7
      • Kent Core Additional (KADL) | 6
      • Total Credit Hours: | 36-37

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:


  1. Perform tasks at intermediate-high and advanced-low levels of proficiency as described by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Proficiency Guidelines. Proficiency, in ACTFL terms, is understood to describe a range of qualities rather than an absolute norm and will vary according to task type, language function, topic, skill (listening, speaking, reading, writing) and so forth.
  2. Contribute to most informal and some formal conversations with sufficient accuracy, clarity and precision to convey their intended message without misrepresentation or confusion.
  3. Read a wide variety of and complex texts written for native speakers of French and not edited or adapted for non-native speakers.
  4. Write cohesive summaries, narratives and descriptions of a factual nature in French.
  5. Demonstrate knowledge of French history and culture and understand the diverse nature of culture throughout the ages.
  6. Discuss cultural differences, distinguishing between fact, opinion and stereotypes.
  7. Communicate effectively and sensitively with diverse ethnic and cultural groups.
  8. View concepts, issues, events and themes from the perspectives of diverse ethnic and cultural groups.
  9. Esteem diversity.
  10. Maintain an ongoing assessment of their own cultural values and behaviors.

Program Policies

Foreign Language Requirements

In general, students may elect any foreign language taught through the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies. However, certain majors, concentrations and minors require specific languages or limit the languages from which students may choose. In addition, students who plan to pursue graduate study may need particular languages for that study. In such cases, students should seek the advice of the appropriate department before selecting a language.


Progress Toward Fulfillment

College of Arts and Sciences students are encouraged to begin meeting the foreign language requirement as early as possible in their program to ensure timely degree completion.


Mandatory Outcomes Assessment

In addition to the other General Requirements of the college, candidates for an undergraduate degree in the College of Arts and Sciences are required, as a condition of graduation, to participate in an outcomes assessment. These outcomes assessments are conducted by each undergraduate degree program in the College of Arts and Sciences.


Full Description

The Bachelor of Arts degree in French provides opportunities for students to study the language, literature and culture of France and Francophone countries. Students gain a respectable measure of competence in reading, writing and oral/aural skills in the French language. To help gain proficiency, students can attend a weekly French coffee hour.


Students can take upper-division French courses abroad, either through Kent's own program with the Paris Institute or with any accredited study abroad program offered by another university. Such programs may be for one semester, one academic year or one summer. However, they most benefit students who have already acquired a strong command of the language here before leaving.


Why Kent State University

Where in the World is KSU

Kent State University includes eight campuses in Northeast Ohio and additional facilities in the region and internationally.


You Call It

Find Your Calling at Kent State University!


Campus Tours

A visit makes all the difference! Schedule your campus tour now.


University Catalog

Street Address

800 E. Summit St. Kent, OH 44240


Mailing Address

P.O. Box 5190 Kent, OH


Contact Us

Quick Links

  • Courses A-Z
  • Programs A-Z
  • Academic Policies
  • University Faculty
  • Previous Catalogs
  • Contact Admission
  • Print Options

Information

  • Accessibility
  • Annual Security Reports
  • Emergency Information
  • For Our Alumni
  • For the Media
  • Health Services
  • Jobs & Employment
  • Privacy Statement
  • Website Feedback

Kent State University. All rights reserved.


Back to top


Close this window


Print Options

  • Send Page to Printer

Print this page.


  • Download Page (PDF)

The PDF will include all information unique to this page.


  • University Catalog

Download Entire University Catalog


See More