Requirements for a Major/Minor in Spanish

Minimum requirements for a Special Major in French:

See Special Major Description in the 2003-05 Course Catalog.

The Special Major in French Program is an option available to CSUB students who are highly motivated and enthusiastic apprentice linguists who believe that global understanding depends on learning the language, culture, literature and civilization of the French-speaking world. Today, 48 countries in the world have joined the union of "La Francophonie" (French-speaking world).

Students interested in pursuing the Special Major in French usually opt for it when they have completed French 201 and 202 - Intermediate French I and II. They would then seek advice and advising from Dr. Joanne Schmidt, Professor of French, to petition for the Special Major in French through the Foreign Languages Department and a second academic department at CSUB such as History, Business, English, Philosophy, Mathematics, Communications, or Political Science, to name just a few.

The Special Major in French entails the following coursework in French and must also include the equivalent of a Minor in a second field of study.

The following French coursework is typical of the Special Major in French:

(required) French 311 - Advanced French Grammar
(required) French 301 - French Literature I
(required) French 302 - French Literature II
(required) French 409 - Advanced French Syntax
(option within major) French 414 - French Phonetics
(option within major) French 415 - Workshop in Translation
(required) French 427 - French Culture and Civilization
(required) French 499 - Senior Seminar in French

A typical second academic discipline's coursework must resemble a Minor* in the CSUB catalog such as History:

History 202 - Western Civilization I
History 308 - Europe 1815-1914
History 309 - Europe Since 1914
History 310 - Modern France II

* A Special Major in French includes the equivalent of a Minor in a second academic discipline; however, the second field does not appear as a minor on CSUB's diplomas because it is considered part of the Special Major in French.