About this Program

The French minor encourages students to work not only toward proficiency in the French language, but to learn about the culture, history, literature, politics, and geography of the French-speaking world. The focus of the French minor is on practical, culture-based proficiency in the use of French.

Program Highlights

  • Course content is both literary and more broadly cultural, drawing on fields such as history, philosophy, politics, economics, and the arts.

  • Students have access to the Language Learning Center as a resource

AT A GLANCE
Degree Level
Undergraduate
Degree Earned
Minor
Delivery Modes
On-Campus

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Requirements

What are the requirements to apply for French at ODU?
Students entering the Minor program in French should meet the minimum university admission requirements Undergraduate Admission.
  • Students must complete 15 hours of 300/400-level courses in the language and earn a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 in the upper-level courses specified as a requirement for the minor. Lower-level courses and prerequisite courses do not count toward the grade point average required for the minor. Only one FR course taught in English may be applied toward the minor. 

  • At least six hours of upper-level courses must be taken through courses offered by Old Dominion University.

  • To declare a minor the student must have completed ENGL 110C and the 202 course in the language.

Transfer

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Cost

Estimated rates for the 2023-24 academic year. Rates are subject to change. Anyone that is not a current Virginia resident will be charged non-resident rates. That includes international students.

Active Duty Military Rate
Cost Per-Credit $250
Virginia Resident
Cost Per-Credit $393
Technology Delivered Courses Outside Virginia and/or the United States
Cost Per-Credit $407
Non-Resident
Cost Per-Credit $1,073

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Contact

Associate Professor & Chair

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