This is a general description of the French Major and how you incorporate it year-by-year with your engineering course work. By sticking to the courses listed here, you will get your French major in the most efficient way as many of these courses also fulfill General Education requirements. There is some flexibility with those courses marked by an *, how you can move these courses around is explained below.
The French major consists of a minimum of 30 credit hours (10 courses) at the 2000 level or above in French.
| Fall | Spring | |
| Year 1 | FREN 1001 (4 credits) | FREN1002 (4 credits) |
| FREN 3270W (3 credits: this English-language writing course can count towards French major, but not as the French Writing course) | ||
| Year 2 | FREN 1003 (4 credits) | FREN 1004 (4 credits) |
| FREN 3101 (1 credit) | FREN 3102 (1 credit | |
| Year 3 | FREN 3268W (3 credits)* | FREN 3257 and/or 3262 |
| 3103 ( 1 credit) | ||
| Year 4 | 12 Credits of FREN 3293 foreign study | ENGR 3181 – Internship Abroad |
| 3 of related internship credits 3283 | Engr 3193 – Foreign Study (6 credits) – used as related area courses | |
| Year 5 | FREN 3261 (3 credits) * | FREN 3250 (3 credits)* |
NOTE:
- French majors must take 12 FREN 3000-level credits taken in residence at UConn.
- Students should take the three 1-credit French for Engineering classes (3101, 3102, 3103) beginning in the Fall of their sophomore year when possible, and then, sequentially, in the next spring and fall. This course is usually offered in the late afternoons and early evenings to accommodate student schedules.
- All Core Courses must be taken at Storrs (3268/W OR 3269), 3261 AND 3262, 3257* (Note that students with near Francophone-level pronunciation may get a waiver for 3257. If so, they will substitute it for an elective of their choice).
- You will also need 12 credits of “related” courses (or the equivalent of 4 courses) from programs other than French but that are connected to French and Francophone cultures by taking classes that focus on the art, history, philosophy, culture, business, science, or politics of the Francophone world. All students in Technopole France will earn 12 related credits in France.
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