Certificate of Language Proficiency in French (9 hours)

Any full-time BYU student who meets the proficiency and course requirements may earn the Certificate in Language Proficiency. The proficiency requirement is met through the nationally recognized ACTFL Oral and Writing Proficiency Exams. Qualifying students will be awarded a certificate on one of three levels:

1. Advanced Certificate: ACTFL Oral/Writing average score of at least "Advanced Mid" and 9 hours of course work at the B level.
2. Mastery Certificate: ACTFL Oral/Writing average score of at least "Advanced High" and 9 hours of course work at the B level.
3. Professional Certificate: ACTFL Oral/Writing average score of at least "Superior" and 9 hours of course work at the B level.

Students are responsible for all fees requred to sit for the ACTFL exams (approximately $200) which may be taken only at those times specified by ACTFL testers. Students may pay for repeat ACTFL tests as often as they would like in order to earn a higher certification.

Required Courses:

1. Language - complete one course from the following:
   FREN 321 : Advanced Grammar. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 321 : Advanced Grammar. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   RECOMMENDED:	Fren 202 or equivalent.
   DESCRIPTION:	Systematic review of French grammar and syntax.
   
   
   FREN 322 : Advanced Composition. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 322 : Advanced Composition. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall
   PREREQUISITE:	Fren 321 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	Expository writing (narration, description, dialogue, explication de texte, etc.).
   
   
2. Civilization - complete one course from the following:
   FREN 361 : French Civilization from the Beginning to 1715. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 361 : French Civilization from the Beginning to 1715. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring
   PREREQUISITE:	FREN 321
   RECOMMENDED:	Fren 322.
   DESCRIPTION:	Historical survey of institutions, fine arts, and social conditions to the death of Louis XIV.
   NOTE:	Fulfills GE Arts and Letters elective.
   
   
   FREN 362 : French Civilization from 1715 to the Present. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 362 : French Civilization from 1715 to the Present. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	FREN 321
   RECOMMENDED:	Fren 322.
   DESCRIPTION:	Historical survey of institutions, fine arts, and social conditions.
   NOTE:	Fulfills GE Arts and Letters elective.
   
   
   FREN 363 : Contemporary French Civilization. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 363 : Contemporary French Civilization. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   WHEN TAUGHT:	Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer
   PREREQUISITE:	FREN 321
   RECOMMENDED:	Fren 322.
   DESCRIPTION:	Current cultural, political, and social trends and issues in France as well as the francophone world.
   
   
3. Literature:
   FREN 340 : Introduction to Literary Analysis. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   FREN 340 : Introduction to Literary Analysis. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   RECOMMENDED:	Fren 321 or concurrent enrollment.
   DESCRIPTION:	How to read French prose, drama, and poetry and apply methods of literary criticism.
   NOTE:	Capstone course for GE Foreign Language requirement for returned missionaries.
   
   

Students who successfully complete a certificate will receive an official document verifying their level of achievement. The certificate will be listed on the university transcript.