Certificate, Political Economy

Wilbert Roget, Department Chair
537 Anderson Hall
215-204-8266
wilbert.roget@temple.edu

Beth Curran, Advisor
552 Anderson Hall
215-204-7741
bcurran@temple.edu

Requirements for the Major

● Prerequisites: French 0051, 0052, with a minimum grade of C or equivalent placement
● Course levels are incremental in skills and content. Courses must be taken sequentially or in some instances may be taken concurrently. Students who initially place beyond French C061 may begin with French 0062 or at the 100 level, as appropriate.
● Students who place out of C061 will need one additional elective; those who place out of 0062 will need two additional electives.

Department	Course #	Course Name	Hours	RCI
French	C061	Intro to French III	3	LB
French	0062	Intermediate	3
French	0223	French Literary History to 1750	3
French	0224	French Literary History Post 1750	3
French	W232	Diction and Style	3	WI
French	300-level	Select three Literature courses	9

Select two or more electives numbered 100 or above.*			6

Total			30
*Up to two upper-level courses outside of the department will count as electives if they relate to the major as approved by the department advisor.

Distinction in Major

To be considered for Distinction in Major, students must:
(1) Complete the requirements for the concentration in French with a GPA of at least 3.50;
(2) Be recommended to the Chair of the department by the French faculty advisor after consultation with the French faculty;
(3) Have an overall GPA of at least 3.25.

Requirements for the minor

● Prerequisites: French 0051 with a minimum grade of C or equivalent placement.

Department	Course #	Course Name	Hours	RCI
French	0052	Introduction to French II	4	LA
French	C061	Introduction to French III	3	LB
French	0062	Intermediate	3

Select a minimum of two courses from:			6
French French French French	0121 W122 0123 0125	Conversation I Focus on Composition Concentrated Reading French for Business and Tourism		WI

Select a minimum of one course from:			3
French French French French French	0220 0223 0224 W232 0250	Culture and Civilization French Literary History to 1750 French Literary History Post 1750 Diction and Style Advanced Grammar		WI

Total			19

requirements for the Special Foreign Language Certificate in French

Six courses (20 semester hours) beginning with French 0051, including French 0125 (French for Business). French 0121 (Conversation) or French 0220 (Culture and Civilization) or an upper-level course is also required.

Department	Course #	Course Name	Hours	RCI
French	0051	Introduction to French I	4	LA
French	0052	Introduction to French II	4	LA
French	C061	Introduction to French III	3	LB
French	0062	Intermediate	3
French	0125	French for Business and Tourism	3

Select one course from:			3
French French	0121 0220	Conversation I Culture and Civilization or another 100/200 level Elective

Total			20

Study Abroad

Students declaring a major in the department are encouraged to study abroad. Temple University has a summer program at the Sorbonne in Paris. Credits earned through the Temple Sorbonne Program may be used toward the French major, minor, certificate and in partial satisfaction of the International Studies requirement

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