Students wishing to enter the Minor, Major, or Honours Programme in French at
St. Thomas University must have completed grade 12 French (or the equivalent) with an
average of at least 75%.
Students with less than a 75% average on grade 12 French (or with French completed to
the level of grade 11) and who wish to upgrade their knowledge of French to a level where
they can be considered for a Major in French at St. Thomas University are encouraged to:
1. take intersession and/or summer session courses in French,
2. take a summer course in a French-speaking area (for which government bursaries
are available).
These options are designed to bring the students’ knowledge of French to the required
level for a Major in the shortest possible time.
Note that students who take French courses in programmes other than the ones offered
at St. Thomas may be assessed upon their return to St. Thomas University.
For further information, please contact the Chair of the Romance Languages Department
or the appropriate faculty adviser.
Honours
Students wishing to complete an Honours Programme in French must meet the general norms of the University for an Honours degree, as set forth in section two of the calendar: Academic Programmes.
Honours students must also meet the requirements set forth by the Romance Languages Department to obtain a Major in French. In addition, Honours students are expected to take and pass with a B+ average, the Honours module.
Major
Students wishing to complete a Majors Programme in French must complete at least 36
credit hours of courses from either Module 1 Langue française and/or Module 2
Civilisation du monde francophone. Of the 36 credit hours for the majors,
1. at least 12 credit hours must be from Module 2 courses; of these 12 credit hours,
FREN 2113 Découverte de la prose and FREN 2123 Découverte de la poésie are
compulsory, and
2. 12 credit hours of courses must be at the 3000 level.
Students must attain at least an overall B average in their 36 credit hours of course work
to obtain a Major in French.
Minor
Students wishing to complete a Minor Programme in French must complete at least 18 credit hours in any one module with an overall average of B in those 18 credit hours. Note that each module may contain a compulsory course or courses.