French FREN

FREN 101 Elementary French (First Semester)

Units

4

Hours

Lecture 3.50 hours, laboratory 1.50 hours

Transfers to

CSU, UC

Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in FREN 102, FREN 201, or FREN 202.

Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

This introductory course develops French language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It covers basic French pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar. The course also provides for increased awareness of the Francophone world's history, geography, and customs, including its socio-political practices and cultural artifacts. This course corresponds to the first two years of high school French.

Offered: Fall 2026 (6 sections)

FREN 102 Elementary French (Second Semester)

Units

4

Hours

Lecture 3.50 hours, laboratory 1.50 hours

Prerequisite

FREN 101 or two years of high school French with a "C" or better

Transfers to

CSU, UC

Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in FREN 201 or FREN 202.

Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This course continues to develop French language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It reviews and expands upon the vocabulary and grammatical structures introduced in FREN 101, and it develops the student's ability to engage in casual conversation, express opinions, and make suggestions in French. The course also provides for increased awareness of the francophone world's history, geography, and customs, including its socio-political practices and cultural artifacts. This course corresponds to the third year of high school French.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

FREN 121 Introduction to French Culture

Units

3

Hours

Lecture 3 hours

Transfers to

CSU, UC

Course Typically Offered: Fall, Summer

This course introduces students of French to various aspects of French and Francophone culture and civilization. Areas of study include history, music, literature, philosophy, political ideas, customs, and France's influence in the Americas, Africa, and Asia. The course examines the present and future of the Francophone world in general and does not require prior study of the French language or culture.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)

FREN 201 Intermediate French (Third Semester)

Units

4

Hours

Lecture 3.50 hours, laboratory 1.50 hours

Prerequisite

FREN 102 or three years of high school French with a "C" or better

Transfers to

CSU, UC

Enrollment Limitation: Not open to students with prior credit in FREN 202.

Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring

This course continues to develop French language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It reviews and expands upon the vocabulary and grammatical structures introduced in FREN 101 and 102, and it develops the students ability to engage in casual conversation, express opinions, and make suggestions in French. The course also provides for increased awareness of the French-speaking worlds history, geography, and customs, including its socio-political practices and cultural artifacts. This course corresponds to the fourth year of high school French.

Offered: Fall 2026 (2 sections)

FREN 202 Intermediate French (Fourth Semester)

Units

4

Hours

Lecture 3.50 hours, laboratory 1.50 hours

Prerequisite

FREN 201 or four years of high school French with a "C" or better

Transfers to

CSU, UC

Course Typically Offered: Spring

This course continues to develop French language acquisition through listening, speaking, reading, and writing. It reviews and expands upon the vocabulary and grammatical structures introduced in FREN 201. It also develops the students ability to express opinions and make recommendations in French-language debates and discussions. The course provides for increased awareness of the French-speaking worlds history, geography, and customs, including its socio-political practices and cultural artifacts through extensive reading and writing assignments as well as oral presentations.

Not on the Fall 2026 schedule.

FREN 292 Internship Studies

Units

0.5-14

Corequisite

Complete 54 hours of work per unit, paid or unpaid

Transfers to

CSU

Enrollment Limitation: Instructor, dept chair, and Career Center approval. Fourteen unit maximum in any combination of work experience education and/or internship studies per semester.

Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

This course provides students the opportunity to apply the theories and techniques of their discipline in an internship position in a professional setting under the instruction of a faculty-mentor and site supervisor. It introduces students to aspects of the roles and responsibilities of professionals employed in the field of study. Topics include goal-setting, employability skills development, and examination of the world of work as it relates to the student's career plans. Students must develop new learning objectives and/or work/intern at a new site upon each enrollment.

Offered: Fall 2026 (1 section)