Five courses in French. FR 101 and 102 are not required, but count as only one of the required courses. Students must also take one language course above the intermediate level and a literature course.

The certification program enables students majoring in a Pine Manor College B.A. program to earn an additional credential that may be helpful in careers where skill in a second language is an asset

Level I
Certificate of Competence in French

Students entering the program at the elementary level qualify for the Certificat de français pratique upon completion of the following five courses in French:

• FR 101 Elementary French I
• FR 102 Elementary French II
• FR 201 Intermediate French I
• FR 202 Intermediate French II
• FR 204 French for Oral Communication
  or
• FR 284 French for Professions in the Nineties

Level II
Certificate of Proficiency in French

Students exempt from the intermediate French courses as a result of appropriate scores on the French achievement or the Pine Manor College placement examination may qualify for the Certificat de français pratique—niveau avancé upon successful completion of FR 204 or FR 284 and two courses from the following:

• FR 211 Contemporary France (Other francophone countries may eventually be included.)
• FR 248 Masterpieces of the French Short Story
• FR 250 French Literature of the Twentieth Century
• FR 259 Great Epochs of French Drama