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• Students who have not previously taken a language course at this University but who have a background in French must take a placement test available online.
• Students who do not have any background in French should enroll in Beginners' French Level I () without taking the test. 
• Students who have previously taken Beginners' French Level I () and Beginners' French Level II () or Basic University French Level I () and Basic University French Level II () at Saint Mary’s are not required to take the placement test.

All information regarding the placement test is available at the following link: /lc/programs-french-placement-test.html.

At the beginning of each language class, students will also be asked to complete and sign a Language Profile Form attesting to their language background.

Certificate of Basic Proficiency in French

18 Total Credit Hours Required including:

• FREN 1111 - Beginners' French Level I
• FREN 1112 - Beginners' French Level II
• FREN 2201 - Basic University French Level I
• FREN 2202 - Basic University French Level II
• Six (6) credit hours at the 2000 level*.

*Students also have the option of counting a maximum of 3 credit hours of French and Francophone culture courses delivered in English.

Certificate of Advanced Proficiency in French

18 Total Credit Hours required including:

• FREN 2235 - Intermediate French Level I
• FREN 2236 - Intermediate French Level II
• FREN 3307 - Advanced French Language Skills I
• FREN 3303 - Advanced French Language Skills II
• FREN 3320 - French Phonetics
• FREN 3331 - French Oral Skills