French Honors Program (BA)

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Foreign Languages and Literatures Department

Prospective Honors Program students are urged to acquaint themselves as early as possible with the requirements above as well as with the particular procedures for acceptance into the Foreign Language Department’s Honors Program in French. See the departmental honors advisor or the Honors Program Director for this information.

Students in this program are strongly encouraged to study in a French-speaking country. See faculty advisors for recommendations of foreign study programs.

Prerequisite

Honors election of:

FRN 212 - Intermediate French II (4) *
*Students selecting the Honors Program in French are expected to have completed the equivalent of FRN 112 in high school. If not, they must go beyond the 120 credits normally needed to graduate.

Requirements

A. (19 credits)

B.

Three additional credits in language or literature.

C.

FRN 494 - “Off Campus” Study Preparation (1-3). to be elected in the junior year

D.

FRN 495 - Honors Thesis I (4).
or
HON 495 - Honors Thesis I (Off-Campus Study) (4).
With permission of the Honors Program Advisor
FRN 496 - Honors Thesis II (4).

E.

At least one term or semester of residence or study in a French-speaking country.

F.

Honors reading proficiency in a second foreign language.

G. (9 credits)

Two western civilization or equivalent history courses approved by the advisor, and a course in French history.

H.

LIN 200 - Introduction to Linguistics (3)
ENG 204 - Literature of Greece and Rome (3)
One from:
ENG 205 - The Bible as Literature: The Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (3)
ENG 241 - Introduction to Literary Analysis (3)
Additional courses in linguistics and anthropology are strongly recommended.

I.

All requirements of the Honors Program University of Michigan-Flint .

J.

All requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) Bachelor of Arts degree, including General Education requirements and additional BA distribution requirements.

Minimum Credits For the Degree: 120 credits