Armed with knowledge of French, the student will better understand also the Enlightenment, whose numerous great French philosophers carved out the principle of both the American and the French revolutions. The developments which followed brought today’s democracies into being. French is a principal language in 43 countries many of them in key regions in the world.

Majors obtain jobs in teaching, health and human services professions, international business and business-related professions, communication, and technology-related fields.

Students with previous French language experience must take the modern languages placement test to determine course eligibility. Students desiring to receive academic credit for previous experience must take the appropriate CLEP examination administered by the university. The CLEP examination must be taken before enrollment in foreign language courses for freshmen within the first few weeks of the semester.