Bachelor of Arts in French Studies

Students who pursue a major or minor in the Department of Comparative Literature and Languages are trained in a variety of languages and literaturesincluding Arabic, Chinese, Classical Greek, English, Filipino, French, German, Italian, Indonesian, Korean, Japanese, Latin, Malaysian, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnameseand in linguistics. Students with a degree in Comparative Literature and Languages pursue a variety of careersin education, translation and interpretation, the arts and theater, administration, the law, and others. They become journalists, editors, writers, curators, librarians, teachers, and more.
The department offers the B.A. program in French Studies. The core of the major is the study of French and Francophone literatures and cultures through innovative textual, visual and interdisciplinary approaches.

Completed their secondary education and have earned a certificate of completion which enables them to be admitted to a university in their home country.

Record all courses and marks/grades earned exactly as reported by the international school whether as numbers, letters, percentages or words.

To meet minimum requirements to be considered for UCR selection, you must earn a minimum GPA of 3.4 on a 4.0 scale (equivalent to an 85 percent on a 100 percent scale).

You can demonstrate proficiency by meeting any of the following exam benchmarks Keep in mind that you must complete one of these exams by December of your final year of high school secondary school.

Score 24 or higher for the ACT English Language Arts ELA
Score 31 or higher on Writing and Language in the SAT
Score 3, 4 or 5 on the AP examination in English Language and Composition or English Literature and Composition
Score 6 or 7 on the IB Standard Level examination in English Language A only
Score 5, 6 or 7 on the IB Higher Level examination in English Language A only

Score 6.5 or higher on the International English Language Testing System IELTS, Test of English as a Foreign Language TOEFL examination Internet based test IBT Minimum score of 80 or better, Paper delivered test Minimum score of 60 or better, Duolingo English Test DET Minimum score of 115.