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Minor in 法国 Language & 文化

The Department of World 语言 and 文化 is happy to offer a minor in 法国, requiring the completion of 18 credit hours, as outlined below.

If you have any prior experience with studying/speaking 法国, please review our Placement Exam information prior to registration.

Please contact worldlanguages@sh-fyz.com if you have questions about declaring a minor.

Objectives of the 法国 Minor

The program objectives/outcomes for the 法国 minor are as follows:

To allow students to earn transcriptable recognition of their work in the 法国 language and culture beyond a listing of individual courses and
To allow students to demonstrate their ability to communicate competently in the 法国 language and culture.

Successful completion of all required courses indicates that a student has achieved the desired outcomes.

Requirements for Minors Declared in Fall 2022 or Later

学生 must take:

Language courses beginning at 001 or above (12 hours minimum, at least 9 of which must be taken at Drake; more than 12 hours would be acceptable and encouraged);
6 additional credits from language courses or from the elective course list; 看到 WLC's approved list of electives taught in 英语 for the 法国 minor.

Total = 18 hours

学生 may apply no more than 6 transfer and/or dual credit hours to a language minor. This policy does not apply to Drake-approved study abroad programs. You may earn:

3 credits for an AP placement of 4 on the language exam
6 credits for an AP placement of 5 on the language exam
6 credits for an AP placement of 4 or 5 on the literature exam
3 credits for a CLEP placement over 50 for the Level One exam
6 credits for a CLEP placement over 50 on the Level Two exam
6 credits for having completed an IB program and successfully passed the exam
3 credits for a Seal of Biliteracy

Requirements for Minors Declared in Fall 2020 or Later

学生 must take:

Language courses beginning at 001 or above (12 hours minimum, at least 9 of which must be taken at Drake; more than 12 hours would be acceptable and encouraged);
课程 related to the chosen language and culture in the fields of art, economics, 英语, 历史, marketing, 音乐, philosophy/religion, political science, study of culture and society, world languages and cultures, or other areas as approved by a WLC advisor (up to 9 hours). 看到 .

Total = 21 hours

学生 may apply no more than 6 transfer and/or dual credit hours to a language minor. This policy does not apply to Drake-approved study abroad programs. Please note that we do not accept AP, CLEP, or IB credits for minors.

Requirements Prior to Fall 2020

Prior to Fall 2020, there were two tracks for fulfilling the requirements for a minor in language and culture. If a current student declared a minor before Fall 2020, they may choose either to continue with their previously-chosen track listed below or to switch to the current requirements set out above. (学生 declaring a minor in Fall 2020 or later must meet the current requirements described above.)

轨道1

18 hours in the language

for 法国, 德国, and 西班牙语, 18 hours above 003
for 阿拉伯语, 中国人, and 日本, 18 hours beginning with 001 or above

WLC 148 Intercultural Communication (3 hours)

Total = 21 hours (a minimum of 12 of these must be taken at Drake)

轨道2

Language study, 001 and above (12 hours minimum, at least 9 must be taken at Drake; more than 12 hours would be acceptable and encouraged)
课程 in the fields of art, economics, 英语, 历史, marketing, 音乐, philosophy/religion, political science, study of culture and society, world languages and cultures (up to 9 hours)

Total = 21 hours

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