Placement Guidelines
The following courses emphasize the development of linguistic skills,
speaking, understanding, reading, and writing French.
Students with
previous study of French should follow these guidelines for choosing their first French course at Rutgers University-Camden: one year of high school French, take 101; two years of high school French, take 102; three years of high school French, take 131. Students with four or more years of high school French should usually start with 131, but may be ready for a more advanced course, especially if any of their high school French courses were honors or AP; they should consult the department for proper placement.
Please consult the department website for any updates to these placement guidelines.
With the exception of 50:420:101,
these courses satisfy the general curricular requirement of one semester of
a foreign language or literature.
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50:420:101
Elementary French I (R) (4)
Lays a foundation for speaking, understanding, reading, and writing the language.
Lab attendance required. For students with no knowledge of French or with no more than one year of high school French. Students with two years or more of high school French should normally take 102 or something higher. Students with three or more years of French in high school may not take 50:420:101 for credit.
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50:420:102
Elementary French II (R) (4)
Continuation of 50:420:101.
Prerequisite: 50:420:101 or equivalent. Lab attendance required. For students with little knowledge of French or with no more than two years of high school French. Students with three years of high school French should normally take 131. Students with more than four years of French in high school may not take 50:420:102 for credit. Note that 50:420:102 (109 for evening students) is the minimum level for fulfilling the college general degree requirement in foreign languages.
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50:420:131
Intermediate French I (G) (R) (3)
Completes the study of basic French grammar. Provides an introduction to reading short prose texts, with practice in speaking and writing.
Prerequisite: 50:420:102 or equivalent. Students with three years or more of high school French should normally begin their college French studies at this level. Lab attendance required.
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50:420:132
Intermediate French II (G) (R) (3)
Continuation of 50:420:131. Review of French grammar, further reading of French prose texts, with practice in speaking and writing.
Prerequisite: 50:420:131 or equivalent.
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50:420:203,204
French Composition and Conversation I,II (G) (3,3)
Constant practice in speaking and writing, with stress on developing an adequate vocabulary and idiom in the discussion of subjects related to French society and culture.
Prerequisite: 50:420:132 or equivalent.
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50:420:321
Advanced Grammar and Stylistics (G) (3)
A study of advanced French grammar and continued practice in writing, with emphasis on analyzing style in representative French writers. Attention to diction, phonetics, and special problems, as required.
Prerequisite: 50:420:202 or 204 or permission of instructor.
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50:420:322
Advanced Composition and Conversation (G) (3)
Conversation and composition in French on cultural, historical, literary, social, and other aspects of French civilization.
Prerequisite: 50:420:202 or 204 or permission of instructor.
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