French

Department: Modern Languages 
Department Chair: D. Alsop 
Department Members: D. Alsop, J. Brown, S. Colburn-Alsop, A. Formoso-Mayán, K. Wasielewski 

Major: French 
Minor: French 

The challenges of today’s world require men and women educated within a multilingual and multicultural perspective. The department of modern languages is dedicated to meeting those challenges by offering programs that open career opportunities in journalism, international business, law, Foreign Service, social and medical services, tourism, and teaching. 

The department offers majors and minors in French and Spanish. The possibility of pursuing an individualized minor in language studies or other related areas can be investigated through the individualized minor program. 

One semester of a modern foreign language at the 210 course level or higher will satisfy the international exploratory requirement. One semester of a modern language at the 211 course level will satisfy the diversity exploratory requirement. 

Advanced Placement 
Students who upon matriculation do not demonstrate proficiency equivalent to satisfactory completion of a Franklin College foreign language course numbered 111 or higher or the equivalent at another institution must complete such a course prior to graduation. If a student takes the French or Spanish placement test and places above the first-semester level, the student is eligible to receive credits for the courses below the level into which they placed, provided they successfully complete with a grade of C- or above, at Franklin College, the course into which they placed. Students may earn up to 12 hours for French or Spanish placement. Example: Students who place into the 300 level of French will receive 12 credit hours for FRE 111, 210 and 211 upon the successful completion of a 300-level course by earning a grade of C- or better. Students who place into the 200 level of French will receive eight credit hours for FRE 110 and 111 upon the successful completion of a 200-level course by earning a grade of C- or better. Credits for FRE 210 and 211 count toward the French major and minor and toward the 120 credit hours required for graduation. Advanced Placement credit for FRE 210 will fulfill the International exploratory, and Advanced Placement credit for FRE 211 will fulfill the Diversity exploratory. Credits for FRE 110 and FRE 111 only apply toward the 120 credit hours needed for graduation. 

Note: Students must receive a grade of C- or better in a class in order to continue to the next level. 

French Major 
The minimum requirement for a modern language major is 28 semester hours, numbered above 111. Students must take at least one literature course and must receive a grade of C- or better in all 28 semester hours. The courses chosen by the student for the related field requirement must have department approval. 

A maximum of 8 hours of transfer credit, AP credit, and/or advance-placement credit can be applied to the 28 hours of coursework at the 200-level or above required for the French major. In order to complete the French major, students must therefore complete at least 20 credit hours of French coursework at the 200-level or above at Franklin College, including a literature or culture class. 

A French major completing a semester or more of approved study abroad can apply up to 8 additional credit hours-as determined by the department-toward the total 28 credit hours required for the major. 

Minimum of 28 credit hours from the following courses 
Must include at least one literature course 
FRE 210 Intermediate French I 
FRE 211 Intermediate French II 
FRE 300 Topics in French 
FRE 314 Career French 
FRE 315 Advanced Writing and Grammar 
FRE 331 French Civilization 
FRE 332 Masterpieces of French Literature 
FRE 334 Francophone Culture 
FRE 337 The Nineteenth-Century Novel 
FRE/CAN 340 Francophone Canadian Literature 

All of the following courses 
FRE 498 Portfolio 
FRE 499 Senior Essay 
PDP 200 Preparing for Your Internship 
SNR/SNT 489 (FRE) Senior Year Internship/Project 

Related Field 
12 credit hours – courses chosen must have department approval and be submitted to the Academic Records Office. All related field courses must be completed with a grade of C- or better. 

French Minor 
A maximum of 8 hours of transfer credit, AP credit, advance-placement credit, and/or study-abroad credit can be applied to the 20 hours of coursework at the 200-level or above required for the French minor. In order to complete the French minor, students must therefore complete at least 12 credit hours of French coursework at the 200-level or above at Franklin College, including a literature or culture class. 

Required Courses 
FRE 210 Intermediate French I 
FRE 211 Intermediate French II 
FRE 314 Career French 
FRE 315 Advanced Writing and Grammar 

One of the following courses 
FRE 300 Topics in French 
FRE 331 French Civilization 
FRE 332 Masterpieces of French Literature 
FRE 334 Francophone Culture 
FRE 337 The Nineteenth-Century Novel 
FRE/CAN 340 Francophone Canadian Literature 

 

Spanish

Department: Modern Languages 
Department Chair: S. Colburn-Alsop 
Department Members: D. Alsop, J. Brown, S. Colburn-Alsop, A. Formoso-Mayán, and K. Wasielewski 

Major: Spanish 
Minor: Spanish 

The challenges of today’s world require men and women educated within a multilingual and multicultural perspective. 

The department of modern languages is dedicated to meeting those challenges by offering programs that open career opportunities in journalism, international business, law, Foreign Service, social and medical services, tourism, and teaching. 

The department offers majors and minors in French and Spanish. The possibility of pursuing an individualized minor in language studies or other related areas can be investigated through the individualized minor program. 

One semester of a modern foreign language at the 210 course level or higher will satisfy the international exploratory requirement. One semester of a modern foreign language at the 211 course level will satisfy the diversity exploratory requirement. 

Advanced Placement 
Students who upon matriculation do not demonstrate proficiency equivalent to satisfactory completion of a Franklin College foreign language course numbered 111 or higher or the equivalent at another institution must complete such a course prior to graduation. If a student takes the French or Spanish placement test and places above the first-semester level, the student is eligible to receive credits for the courses below the level into which they placed, provided they successfully complete with a C- or above, at Franklin College, the course into which they placed. Students may earn up to 12 hours for French or Spanish placement. Example: Students who place into the 300 level of Spanish will receive 12 credit hours for SPA 111, 210 and 211 upon the successful completion of a 300-level course by earning a grade of C- or better. Students who place into the 200 level of Spanish will receive eight credit hours for SPA 110 and 111 upon the successful completion of a 200-level course by earning a grade of C- or better. Credits for SPA 210 and 211 count toward the Spanish major and minor and toward the 120 credit hours required for graduation. Advanced Placement credit for SPA 210 will fulfill the International exploratory, and Advanced Placement credit for SPA 211 will fulfill the Diversity exploratory. Credits for SPA 110 and SPA 111 only apply toward the 120 credit hours needed for graduation. 

Helpful Notes 

• Majors and minors must receive a grade of C- or better in all classes. 
  
• The Advanced Skills courses (AS) can be taken in any order. 
• The prerequisite for any Advanced Culture/Literature (CL) course is SPA 315, unless the student receives departmental approval. 
• SPA 300 Topics in Spanish may be taken more than once as long as topic differs. Depending on topic, it may count as Advanced Skills or Advanced Culture/Literature, as indicated in the individual course description. 

Spanish Major 

The minimum requirement for a foreign language major is 28 semester hours, numbered above 111. The advanced courses, SPA 300 and above, are structured in two tiers, Advanced Skills (AS) and Advanced Culture/Literature (CL), which are designated in the list below. Students must take at least two Advanced Culture/Literature courses (CL) on the Franklin College campus or an approved campus exchange course and must receive a grade of C- or better in all 28 semester hours. The courses chosen by the student for the related field requirement must have department approval. 

A maximum of 8 hours of transfer credit, AP credit, and/or advance-placement credit can be applied to the 28 hours of coursework at the 200-level or above required for the Spanish major. In order to complete the Spanish major, students must complete at least 20 credit hours of Spanish coursework at the 200-level or above at Franklin College, including two Culture/Literature classes. A Spanish major completing a semester or more of approved study abroad can apply up to 8 additional credit hours-as determined by the department-toward the total 28 credit hours required for the major. Only 4 of the possible 8 hours can be applied to the Culture/Literature requirement; the remaining 4 must be completed at Franklin College. 

Minimum of 28 credit hours from the following 

Required Courses (AS = Advanced Skills, CL = Culture Literature) 
SPA 210 Intermediate Spanish 
SPA 211 Intermediate Reading, Writing, and Discussion 
SPA 315 Advanced Grammar and Composition (AS) 

Four courses from this group, two of which must be CL courses 
SPA 300 Topics in Spanish (AS) 
SPA 312 Pronunciation for Communication (AS) 
SPA 313 Altruism and Civic Engagement in Latino Communities (AS) 
SPA 314 Spanish in the Work World (AS) 
SPA 316 One-Act Plays for Fluency (AS) 
SPA 317 Hispanic Visual Arts (AS) 
SPA 318 Hispanic Civilization and Culture (AS) 
SPA 330 Border Crossings (CL) 
SPA 331 Uncovering Latin America: Getting to Know the Unknown (CL) 
SPA 332 Love, Lust, God: Masterpieces of Spanish Literature (CL) 
SPA 334 Masterpieces of Spanish-American Literature (CL) 
SPA 337 Golden Age of Spanish Literature (CL) 

All of the following courses 
PDP 200 Preparing for Your Internship 
SNR/SNT 489 SPA Senior Year Internship/Project 
SPA 498 Portfolio 
SPA 499 Senior Essay 

At least one of the following immersive experiences 
SPA 313 Altruism and Civic Engagement in Latino Communities (AS) 
SNT 489 Program-approved internship/project requiring direct engagement with Spanish language and/or Latino culture 

Program-approved study abroad in a Spanish-speaking country 

Related field 
12 credit hours – courses chosen must have department approval and be submitted to the Academic Records Office. All related field courses must be completed with a grade of C- or better. 

Spanish Minor 
The minimum requirement for a Spanish minor is 20 semester hours, numbered above 111. The advanced courses, SPA 300 and above, are structured in two tiers, Advanced Skills (AS) and Advanced Culture/Literature (CL), which are designated in the list below. Students must receive a grade of C- or better in all 20 semester hours. 

A maximum of 8 hours of transfer credit, AP credit, advance-placement credit, and/or study-abroad credit can be applied to the 20 hours of coursework at the 200-level or above required for the Spanish minor. In order to complete the Spanish minor, students must complete at least 12 credit hours of Spanish coursework at the 200-level or above at Franklin College. 

Required Courses (AS = Advanced Skills, CL = Culture Literature) 
SPA 210 Intermediate Spanish 
SPA 211 Intermediate Reading, Writing, and Discussion 
SPA 315 Advanced Grammar and Composition (AS) 

Two courses from this group 
SPA 300 Topics in Spanish (AS/CL) 
SPA 312 Pronunciation for Communication (AS) 
SPA 313 Altruism and Civic Engagement in Latino Communities (AS) 
SPA 314 Spanish in the Work World (AS) 
SPA 316 One-Act Plays for Fluency (AS) 
SPA 317 Hispanic Visual Arts (AS) 
SPA 318 Hispanic Civilization and Culture (AS) 
SPA 330 Border Crossings (CL) 
SPA 331 Uncovering Latin America: Getting to Know the Unknown (CL) 
SPA 332 Love, Lust, God: Masterpieces of Spanish Literature (CL) 
SPA 334 Masterpieces of Spanish-American Literature (CL)
SPA 337 Golden Age of Spanish Literature (CL) 

 

Revised: 11-22-21