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Foreign Languages and Literatures Undergraduate Curricular Requirements

French (B.A.)

Foreign Language (B.A.)

Spanish (B.A.)

A maximum of 15 transfer credits and/or credits earned through study abroad may be applied toward the upper-division requirements for the B.A. degree in Foreign Language French, Latin, and Classical Studies options. A maximum of 18 such credits may be applied toward the upper-division requirements for the B.A. degree in Foreign Language Spanish option.

Students who receive a C or D in their first upper-division language class are required to pass an oral and written proficiency exam to meet minimum departmental proficiency standards before being allowed to register in other upper-division language classes.

A student must receive a C or better in an upper-division course in the appropriate target language to count towards the major.

Before going on a study abroad program, students must have the approval of their major advisor to ensure that their proposed program meets with departmental approval. Upon returning to UI, the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures will evaluate the students' oral and written proficiency and determine which classes studied abroad may count towards the major.

French (B.A.)

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the general requirements for the B.A. degree, and:

In addition to an international experience is required of students. This requirement will normally be fulfilled by completing a program of studies abroad which takes place after the student has finished language study through the intermediate (200) level. The specific program must receive prior approval from the student's FLL advisor and must be one that lasts a minimum of 12-15 weeks. The classes taken must earn a minimum of 12 upper-division (300/400 level) academic credits, be in subjects pertinent to the student's language option, and offered in that language. Such credits may be obtained by two consecutive summer programs.

It is strongly suggested (but not required) that students a minor in a foreign language offered in the department of Foreign Languages and Literatures (see below) also complete some of their credits through an international experience.

8-9 FLEN credits, of which a minimum of 5-6 FLEN credits is outside of one's language option (8-9 cr)

Fren 101 and Fren 102

Elementary French I-Il or equivalent (8 cr)

Fren 201 and Fren 202

Intermediate French I-Il or equivalent (8 cr)

Fren 407

Topics in French Literature or

Fren 408

Topics in French Culture and Institutions (3 cr)

300-level French courses (20 cr)

FLEN 313

Modern French Literature in Translation (3 cr)

Additional electives in upper division French or related fields approved by the chair (9 cr)

A second foreign language (elem & interm or equivalent), waived for students with a double major (FL plus another major) or a 30-credit pre-professional emphasis approved by the department chair (16-30 cr)

Foreign Language (B.A.)

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the general requirements for the B.A. degree, and:

In addition to the course work specified for each option, an international experience is required of students pursuing the French or Spanish options. This requirement will normally be fulfilled by completing a program of studies abroad which takes place after the student has finished language study through the intermediate (200) level. The specific program must receive prior approval from the student's FLL advisor and must be one that lasts a minimum of 12-15 weeks. The classes taken must earn a minimum of 12 upper-division (300/400 level) academic credits, be in subjects pertinent to the student's language option, and offered in that language. Such credits may be obtained by two consecutive summer programs.

It is strongly suggested (but not required) that students pursuing the Classics option or pursuing a minor in a foreign language offered in the department of Foreign Languages and Literatures (see below) also complete some of their credits through an international experience.

8-9 FLEN credits, of which a minimum of 5-6 FLEN credits is outside of one's language option (8-9 cr)

A. Business Option

Designed to provide the student majoring in foreign languages with a liberal arts background and a component of business courses that will form a good beginning for entering a program leading to the degree of Master of Business Administration.

One foreign language, elementary and intermediate (16 cr)

Approved upper-division foreign language courses (including one FL business course or approved alternative) (21 cr)

Acct 201 and Acct 202

Intro to Financial Accounting & Intro to Managerial Accounting (6 cr)

BLaw 265

Legal Environment of Business (3 cr)

Either the College of Business and Economics Integrated Core (Bus 340-345*) or the following (15 or 18 cr):

Bus 301

Financial Management (3cr)

Bus 311

Introduction to Management (3cr)

Bus 321

Marketing (3cr)

Bus 350

Management Information Systems or

Bus 351

Introduction to Electronic Commerce (3cr)

Bus 482

International Marketing or

Econ 446

International Economics or

Econ 447

International Development Economics (3 cr)

Econ 272

Foundations of Econ Analysis or

Econ 201 and Econ 202

Prin of Economics (4-6 cr)

FLEN 307

The European Union (3 cr)

Stat 251

Statistical Methods or

Stat 271

Statistical Inference & Decision Analysis* (3-4 cr)

*Students completing Bus 340-345 must take Stat 271 and, therefore, either Math 160 or 170

Spanish (B.A.)

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the general requirements for the B.A. degree, and:

In addition to an international experience is required of students. This requirement will normally be fulfilled by completing a program of studies abroad which takes place after the student has finished language study through the intermediate (200) level. The specific program must receive prior approval from the student's FLL advisor and must be one that lasts a minimum of 12-15 weeks. The classes taken must earn a minimum of 12 upper-division (300/400 level) academic credits, be in subjects pertinent to the student's language option, and offered in that language. Such credits may be obtained by two consecutive summer programs.

It is strongly suggested (but not required) that students a minor in a foreign language offered in the department of Foreign Languages and Literatures (see below) also complete some of their credits through an international experience.

8-9 FLEN credits, of which a minimum of 5-6 FLEN credits is outside of one's language option (8-9 cr)

Span 101 and Span 102

Elementary Spanish I-Il (or equivalent) (8 cr)

Span 201 and Span 202

Intermediate Spanish I-Il (or equivalent) (8 cr)

Span 301

Advanced Grammar (3 cr)

Span 302

Advanced Composition (3 cr)

Span 305

Culture & Institutions of Spain (3 cr)

Span 306

Culture & Institutions of Latin America (3 cr)

Upper-division courses in Spanish language (9 credits must be 400 level) (12 cr)

Additional electives in upper-division Spanish or related fields approved by the department chair (6 cr)

A second foreign language (elem & interm or equivalent), waived for students with a double major (FL plus another major) or a 30-credit pre-professional emphasis approved by the department chair (16-30 cr)