French Certificate

The following information is a guideline for students seeking to earn an International Engineering Certificate in French.

NOTE: For the most current listing of courses, please contact the Department of French and Italian

French Requirements ( 5 courses- 15 credit hours)

        Language Courses- 9 credit hours

• FREN 2120, FREN 3050, FREN 3060 should be taken.
• Placement in language courses will be determined by the Director of Undergraduate Studies or the undergraduate advisor in French. Courses that repeat a student’s prior knowledge will not apply to this certificate.
• Students who come in with advanced French language should consult with the Director of Undergraduate Studies or the undergraduate advisor in French .

         Additional French Courses ( 2 courses- 6 credit hours)

• Students must take FREN 3100- Intro to Critical Reading and Writing in French Literature.
• An additional 3 credit hours may be taken from the following courses: FREN 3010- Phonetics & Pronunciation, FREN 3500-French Current Events: Conversation and Composition, FREN 3600-Business French 1, FREN 3700- French-American Cultural Differences, FREN 4030- Advanced Oral Practice & Interpreting
• Optional Course: GEEN 3930- International Co-Op is open to all students who have completed FREN 3050 with a B- or better. This course may be applied as engineering credit. Please see the Director of Student Programs in Engineering and your French advisor at least 4 months to obtain approval.
• Study Abroad: French credit earned at a CU approved program in a French speaking country can be accepted as French credit without credit limitations.
• Transfer credit: A maximum of 6 credit hours may be transferred from other universities or non-CU programs.

Engineering Requirements

• Certificate students must complete all requirements for their requirements for their respective majors.
• Students should make sure that all the French courses they take fulfill the requirements for the humanities/social sciences in their major degree programs.
• Students will take WRTG 3030, HUEN 3100 and HUEN 3200, GEEN 3000 or an approved alternate course to fulfill their upper division writing requirement.
• Certificate students will complete GEEN 1400 or GEEN 3400, Engineering Projects courses or an alternate course approved by their major department.
• If offered, complete a 1 credit hour seminar in International Engineering.

Upon completion of all requirements:

A certificate of advising form should be completed and signed by the student, the French advisor, and the engineering advisor and turned into the director of international programs in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at least one month prior to

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