馃摙 Important Update for 2024鈥2025: MODULAR DEGREES
The Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) is changing to modular degrees as part of an initiative to give students more flexibility and control over their academic journey. This new structure allows students to mix and match majors, minors, and specializations from different areas of study to build a degree that fits their interests and goals.
馃梻锔 NEW Modular French Plans (Spring 2025):
Note: The degree plans shown below only apply to students who selected a FREN plan in 2023-2024 or earlier.
Major
This Plan, alone, or in combination with a Minor in another subject, and with sufficient electives to total 120.00 units (114.0 units for students admitted prior to September 2017), will lead to a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree.
Joint Honours
This Plan, in combination with a Joint Honours Plan in another subject, and with sufficient electives to total 120.00 units (114.00 units for students admitted prior to September 2017), will lead to a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree.
Minor
This Plan, in combination with a Major Plan in another subject, and with sufficient electives, will lead to an Honours Bachelors Degree.
The course requirements for the Minor plan, along with sufficient electives to total 90.00 units, will lead to a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. See French Studies 鈥 General (Arts)
馃摎 French Studies Course Pathway & Requirements
Planning to study French? Start here!
UPDATE: FREN 152/3.0 is the new gateway course for all French degree plans.
(FREN 150/6.0 used to be the starting point for French Studies.)
- To take FREN 152, you must first complete FREN 151/3.0.
- If your proficiency in French is too advanced for either course, please consult the Special Circumstances section below.
For more details on these courses, visit our Getting Started page.
鉁 Admission to a French Plan
You鈥檒l be automatically accepted into a French Plan if you meet both of these requirements:
- A minimum grade of C in FREN 152, and
- A cumulative GPA of 1.9 or higher.
If you don鈥檛 meet these, you鈥檒l be placed on a pending list for departmental review during the Plan Selection or Change Period.
馃攧 Plan Selection & Change of Plan
- First-year students (2024鈥2025) must choose a modular degree as part of the new degree framework.
- Upper-year students may choose to switch to a modular degree plan.
鉃★笍 For more details, visit the Plan Selection and Change of Plan pages.
馃Л Special Circumstances
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Not quite ready for FREN 151?
Based on your placement test, you may be placed in FREN 118/3.0. While it doesn鈥檛 count toward your degree, completing it allows you to take FREN 151 next. -
Too advanced for FREN 151?
You鈥檒l be placed directly into FREN 152. After completing that, you are eligible to take FREN 230 or FREN 231. -
Too advanced for FREN 152? You鈥檒l take FREN 230 or FREN 231 instead.
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Francophone or native French speakers are not permitted to take FREN 219 or FREN 320.
馃抢 NOTE: If you bypass any 100-level French course, you must complete the equivalent number of units of FREN courses at the 300-level or above to substitute for the missing credits and fulfill your degree requirements.
FREN Option Courses
- FREN 304 - Introduction 脿 la litt茅rature fran莽aise du Moyen Age
- FREN 305 鈥 Le th茅芒tre depuis 1945
- FREN 315 鈥 Litt茅rature fran莽aise de la Renaissance
- FREN 323 鈥 La litt茅rature fran莽aise du 19e si猫cle
- FREN 324 鈥 Le roman fran莽ais du 20e si猫cle
- FREN 325 鈥 Litt茅rature contemporaine
- FREN 341 鈥 Histoire culturelle et litt茅raire de l鈥橝ncien R茅gime (new course code as of 2024-2025; see FREN 241 for description)
- FREN 342 鈥 Histoire culturelle et litt茅raire de la France moderne et contemporaine
- FREN 387 鈥 Litt茅rature du 17e si猫cle
- FREN 388 鈥 Litt茅rature du 18e si猫cle
- FREN 389 鈥 Special Topics in French Language and Literature
- FREN 392 鈥 Paris through Literature, Painting, Cinema, and Photography
- FREN 397 鈥 Les humanit茅s m茅dicales