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The Undergraduate Minor in French
Students may choose to complete one of four minor programs:
- General Minor in French
- French Literature Minor
- French Civilization Minor
- French Language Studies Minor
Contents:
Prerequisites
Requirements for a minor in French
Enrolling in the minor
Completing the minor
To undertake work toward a minor in French, students must
complete French 4 or its equivalent before beginning upper-division
work in French. French 4 must be completed with a grade of
"B-" or better before a student can enroll in French 102.
Any student who receives a grade of "C+" or lower in French
4 will need instructor permission before enrollment in 102
is finalized. Conversation courses (French 13 and 14) cannot
be substituted for French 4. It is strongly recommended that
students take all their lower-division French courses for
a letter grade.
For each minor, students must complete a minimum of
five Upper Division courses in French, three of which
must be taken in residence in the French Department
at Berkeley.
All courses must be taken for a letter grade.
| GENERAL MINOR: |
French 102, plus |
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Four upper-division French courses between French 103A or B and French 189;
(Only one 103 can count toward the General minor) |
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| FRENCH LITERATURE MINOR:: |
French 102, plus |
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Four upper-division
French courses from the series 103-126, or French 140A-D;
(Only one 103 and only one 140 can count toward the Literature
minor) |
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| FRENCH CIVILIZATION MINOR: |
French 102, plus |
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Four upper-division
French courses from French 140A-D and from between 150-186;
(Only one 103 and only one 140 can count toward the Civilization
minor) |
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| FRENCH LANGUAGE STUDIES MINOR: |
French 102, plus |
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French 35 (Phonetics), plus |
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Four upper-division French courses from the series 130-139,
145-149. |
All coursework is to be written in French. French
140A-D (French Literature in Translation) requires prior approval
from the French Department to count toward the minor. French
H195A-B and French 199 do not count toward the minor.
Similarly, students may not receive upper-division course
credit toward the minor for AP Language and Literature exams
(policy of the College of Letters and Science).
Students wishing to request waivers of French 102 based on
previous equivalent coursework should contact the Undergraduate
Advisor in French, 4209 Dwinelle. If a waiver of French
102 is granted by the Department, the student will still need
to complete a total of five upper-division French courses.
According to University regulations, all courses must be
taken for a letter grade in order to satisfy requirements
for a minor. upper-division courses taken Pass/No Pass cannot be accepted in satisfaction of the five necessary courses
for the minor. If, for some reason, an upper-division course
was taken Pass/No Pass, the student must take an additional
Upper Division course in the French Department for a letter
grade. At least a "C" average, 2.0 GPA, is required in upper-division
courses taken for the minor program in French.
According to University guidelines, a maximum of one course
that is used toward the student's minor may also be used toward
a major program. It is the responsibility of the student to
inform his/her major department of any course to be used toward
both the student's major and the French minor.
Unlike a major, there is no formal "declaration" of intent
to minor in French. However, students who intend to complete
the minor in French should fill out an informal checklist
once they have begun upper-division work in French (French
102). The checklist is available from the Undergraduate Advisor
in French. Students should keep in contact with the Undergraduate
Advisor as they complete coursework for the minor in order
to keep their checklist updated.
When a student is completing the final upper-division course(s)
for the minor, a grade sheet or photocopy of a transcript,
as well as a copy of the student's current study list, should
be submitted to the Undergraduate Advisor in French in order
to verify enrollment, GPA and successful completion of requirements.
Students then fill out a "Petition
for Confirmation of Minor Program Completed," available
in the French Department. This petition is essential
for the official notation of the French Minor to appear on
students' transcripts. For graduating seniors this petition
should be submitted to the Undergraduate Advisor no later
than one week after the end of the term. Students are
responsible for the timely completion and submission of these
forms. All petitions are reviewed by the Undergraduate
Advisor who then forwards them to the appropriate campus
units.
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