French - Manchester College

French from Manchester College is a Campus Bachelor Language degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. The Department of Modern Languages aims to enable the student to (a) communicate effectively in the target language, (b) appreciate the literature and culture of countries in which the target language is spoken, and (c) successfully undertake graduate study or employment in the target language. The Modern Languages Department offers French major. Students who wish to major in a modern language are strongly encouraged to study abroad, usually in the sophomore or junior year. All language majors must complete a senior comprehensive evaluation, which verifies that majors have sufficient written and oral proficiency as well as basic familiarity with pertinent cultural groups. For full information, contact the department chair. Students who have had two or more years of a language in high school must (1) take the department's placement examination during the new student orientation period, or (2) submit scores from a national standardized test such as the Educational Testing Service's Advanced Placement (AP) or the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) examination. The student will then be placed at the appropriate level. Students who place into the intermediate level of a language will not receive credit for the elementary level. Only students who successfully complete the 101/102 course sequence will receive eight semester hours for this work. Students can receive credit for the intermediate level (six semester hours) 1. by completing the 201/202 sequence at Manchester College , 2. by placing into the advanced level (300) of a language and receiving a grade of C or higher in this coursework, 3. by passing a proficiency examination with a grade of B or higher, in addition to the summer placement test, or 4. by forwarding Advanced Placement scores to Manchester College. Students who receive a score of three on the AP test will receive six semester hours of credit for intermediate-level language study; scores of four or five will be awarded 12 semester hours for intermediate and advanced courses. View more details on Manchester College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Language courses.