Program: French Concentration (FRE) - SUNY Cortland

2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog

Apr 06, 2025

[FRE]

Concentration Requirements

Thirty-to-thirty-one credit hours, with a minimum of 18 credit hours at the 300 level or above

FRE 101 - Beginning French I (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 102 - Beginning French II (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 201 - Intermediate French I (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 202 - Intermediate French II (3 cr. hr.)

Subtotal: 12 credit hours

Required upper-level French courses:

Choose 15 credit hours from the following courses:

FRE 307 - French Through the Media (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 310 - Pratique de la Lecture (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 311 - Francophone Literatures (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 315 - Introduction to French Literature I (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 316 - Introduction to French Literature II (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 318 - French Civilization (3 cr. hr.)

Subtotal: 15 credit hours

Three credit hours from the following:

FRE 407 - Commercial French (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 413 - French Literature of the Seventeenth Century (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 415 - French Literature of the Eighteenth Century (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 417 - Literature of the Nineteenth Century (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 419 - Literature of the Twentieth Century (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 423 - Themes in Literature (3 cr. hr.)

Subtotal: Three credit hours

Elective French courses (0-12 credit hours at or above the 300-level)

A student may begin language study at the 300 level, hence the need to include the elective category. A student entering at the 101 level would not need to take any electives after completing the required sequence.

Total Credit Hours: 30

Seven credit hours taken in General Education

Example of a four-year plan for the B.S. in Childhood Education with a concentration in French

First Year

Fall Total credit hours: 17

GE 4

COR 101 - The Cortland Experience: A First Year Seminar (1 cr. hr.)
CPN 100 - Academic Writing I (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 101 - Beginning French I (3 cr. hr.)
A student may begin language study at the 300 level and will need additional language courses at the 300 and 400 level for a total of 30 hours in the foreign language.
INT 270 - Exploring Education (3 cr. hr.)
SCI 141 - Integrated Earth Science and Biology (4 cr. hr.).
(GE 8a)

Spring Total credit hours: 21

HIS 100 level (World, GE 5)
GE 7

CPN 101 - Academic Writing II (3 cr. hr.)
ECO 105 - Political Economy and Social Thought (3 cr. hr.)
FRE 102 - Beginning French II (3 cr. hr.)
A student may begin language study at the 300 level and will need additional language courses at the 300 and 400 level for a total of 30 hours in the foreign language.
POL 100 - Introduction to American Government and Politics (3 cr. hr.)
(GE 1)
PSY 101 - General Psychology I (3 cr. hr.)

Second Year

Fall Total credit hours: 18

FRE 300 level
FRE 300 level

FRE 201 - Intermediate French I (3 cr. hr.)
A student may begin language study at the 300 level and will need additional language courses at the 300 and 400 level for a total of 30 hours in the foreign language.
HIS 200 - The United States to 1877 (3 cr. hr.)
MAT 101 - Concepts of Elementary School Mathematics I (3 cr. hr.)