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French
Major :: French Minor :: Certificat
Pratique de Français Commercial et Economique :: BBA
with a Major in French :: BBA with a Minor in
French :: Certificate of Proficiency in French
:: Diplôme de Bilinguisme (Certificate Level
Two)
Major
A student who wishes to major in French Communication and Culture will
normally have completed 12 ch in French (FR 1203, 1204 and 2203, 2204)
and have received a grade of C or above. A student who has successfully
completed a school French Immersion program may begin a major in French
Communication and Culture following completion of FR 1304 and FR 2304
with a grade of B or above.
A Single major in
French Communication and Culture will consist of at least 30 ch of upper
level courses.
A Double major including
French Communication and Culture will consist of at least 24 ch of upper
level courses. A French Communication and Culture course will count
towards the fulfilment of the Major requirement only when it is passed
with a grade of C or above at lower level and C+ or above at upper level.
Students will normally
apply for admission to the Major Program while completing FR 2204 or
FR 2304. Prospective major students should consult a faculty advisor
in French when selecting French Communication and Culture courses.
Students may elect
to take French courses at other campuses, e.g. in Summer School, at
Université
de Poitiers. These credits may be counted for credit in the major
program here if prior authorization has been obtained from the Department
and the Registrar. This can be done by completing a form available from
the Registrar's Office. The student is responsible for providing a detailed
description of the course and any other information the Department may
require in order to assess it. Only in special cases will students currently
enrolled in the program be given retroactive approval for courses taken
at other institutions.
In exceptional circumstances,
one or more required courses may be replaced by other upper-level French
courses.
A Single Major would
normally comprise FR 3203, 3204, 4204 and one of 3704, 3714, 3724 and
18 ch chosen among upper level courses. 6 ch must be chosen from GROUP
A: FR 3324, 3412, 3422, 3432, 3434, 3442, 3464, 4324 and at least 6
ch from GROUP B: FR 3514, 3524, 3614, 3615, 3616, 3704, 3714, 3724,
3734, 3744, 3814, 3824, 3844.
A Double Major including
French Communication and Culture would normally comprise FR 3203, 3204,
4204 and one of 3704, 3714, 3724, and 12 ch chosen among upper level
courses, six from Group A, six from Group B.
There is also a
French Major as part of the Business Administration program.
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Minor
Students completing a French Minor are required to complete 12 ch of
upper level French courses. FR 3203 and 3204 will be required. A minimum
grade of C, in lower level courses, and C+, in upper level courses,
are required. The Minor must be declared at the same time as the Major.
There is also a
French Minor as part of the Business Administration program.
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CERTIFICAT
PRATIQUE DE FRANÇAIS COMMERCIAL ET ECONOMIQUE
As the result of an agreement with the Paris Chamber of Commerce, UNBSJ
is an official center which prepares students for the prestigious Certificate
in Business French. This certificate is an internationally recognized
measure of ability in French, which enhances employment prospects in
the global marketplace and allows students to enter top Business schools
in France. The Paris Chamber of Commerce Certificate exam is taken on
completion of FR 3084 Conducting Business French.
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BBA
WITH A MAJOR IN FRENCH COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE
In addition to complying with the existing curriculum requirements and
regulations governing the award of a BBA degree, BBA students wishing
to major in French Communication and Culture must also complywith the
following regulations and requirements of the Faculty of Business and
the French discipline:
(a) Students electing
to major in French Communication and Culture should declare the major
by the beginning of their third year. All courses taken to comply
with the major requirement must be approved by the Department of Humanities
and Languages and by the Faculty of Business.
(b) (i)A
BBA student who wishes to major in French Communication and Culture
will normally have completed 12 ch in French (FR 1203, 1204 and 2203,
2204) and have received a grade of C or above. A student who has successfully
completed a school French Immersion program may begin a major in French
Communication and Culture following completion of FR 1304 and FR 2304
with a grade of B or above. Students receiving a grade between C and
B in FR 2304 would normally proceed to FR 2203 and FR 2204. A BBA
with a major including French Communication and Culture will consist
of at least 24 ch of upper level courses.
(ii)
All students must earn a minimum grade of C in FR 3203, 3204, 4204
and one of 3704, 3714, 3724 and 12 ch of approved French Communication
and Culture upper level electives, six from Group A, six from Group
B. Fr 3084 counts in Group A only for this degree.
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BBA
WITH A MINOR IN FRENCH COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE
Students completing a French Minor are required to complete at least
12 ch of upper level in French Communication and Culture, with a maximum
of 12 ch at the lower level (FR 1203, 1204 and 2203,2204). FR 3203,
3204 will be required; the remaining 6 ch will be chosen from advanced
courses, including Fr 3084. A minimum grade of C, in lower level courses,
and C+, in upper level courses, are required. The Minor must be declared
at the same time as the Major. Students who have completed FR 1304 and
FR 2304 and are admitted into FR 3203 will also do 12 ch in upper level
courses.
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CERTIFICATE
OF PROFICIENCY IN FRENCH
Persons who would like to have official recognition of their competence
in the French language may apply for admission to the above-mentioned
program, which is administered for the University by the Department
of French on the Fredericton campus and the Department of Humanities
and Languages on the Saint John Campus.
The program consists
normally of FR 1203/1204, 2203/2204, 3203, 3204, 4204 and one of 3704,
3714, 3724 in all of which the student is to attain a mark of C or higher,
and the certificate is awarded on the basis of a comprehensive examination
upon termination of FR 4204.
Full-time students
who are not majoring or honouring in French may take these courses as
part of their undergraduate program. Persons not working towards a degree
may enrol for the courses as part-time students.
Students may apply
to enter the Certificate program at any time before their completion
of FR 4204. They are encouraged to apply for entry as soon as they register
in a course in the program. The
Certificate of Proficiency in French will be awarded by the University
through the Registrar's Office. The student's transcript will bear a
separate entry showing that the certificate has been awarded and recording
the grades obtained in the four areas of language competence (speaking,
listening comprehension, reading comprehension and writing.)
These grades are
A (very good), B (good), and C (satisfactory) and they may be interpreted
as follows:
Speaking
A: participate with ease in conversation
B: can participate adequately in conversation albeit with a certain
degree of hesitancy
C: can make themselves understood in conversation Listening
Comprehension
A: can understand lectures in a job-related context and radio and
TV news and programs which interest them
B: can understand lectures on non-technical subjects and group conversations
C: can understand what is said to them in individual conversation
with one other person
Reading Comprehension
A: can understand the main ideas in books, magazines and newspapers
without the aid of a dictionary
B: can read printed material of personal interest with occasional
help from a dictionary
C: can read, with the aid of a dictionary, standard texts written
without stylistic difficulties on subjects within their interest
Writing
A: can write papers, essays, etc., which are acceptable in form and
format
B: can write resumes, letters, short compositions which are structurally
acceptable but which would need some revision
C: can write sentences and short paragraphs which are grammatically
acceptable
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DIPLÔME
DE BILINGUISME (CERTIFICATE LEVEL TWO)
All students who have successfully completed the certificate of proficiency
in French and students who have completed FR 4204 (or equivalent) with
a grade of C+ or higher (or the equivalent) are eligible for admission.24
ch must be completed, chosen from the 3000/4000 level. Approval of courses
will be required.
The requirements
for the diploma are: (a) satisfactory completion of the program with
a grade of C+ or higher in each course, and (b) the passing of a comprehensive
examination.
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