UCLA General Catalog 1971-72 - Registrar - UCLA

legs of Letters and Science, be excluded
from the major in French.
Students intending to major in French
must consult the appropriate major adviser
before registering for French courses in the
upper division.
Major Advisers: Mrs. Weinroth and staff.
The liners Programs in French
Majors with a 3.0 grade-point average and
a 3.0 overall average will be eligible to applyfor
the Honors Program in French. Stu-
ts will be informed of their eligibility
near the end of their junior year and should
make application at that time if they wish
to enter the program. Applications should
include: (1) a letter in French describing the
student 's field of interest in French literature
and culture; (2) the student's final examination
in French 101A or 114A or a term paper
from another French course. If these
materials meet with the Committee's approval
, the student will be called for an interview.
Students admitted to the program
will enroll in French 140A- 140B- 140C. In
140A and 140B the student will devote his
time to the study of some special aspect of
French literature and will select a topic for
his senior essay. The third quarter (140C)
will be devoted to the writing of the essay
under the tutorial guidance of the instructor.
No regular class meetings will be scheduled
for the Honors Course except the first
meeting.
Ie ulrem ants for the Standard Elementary and
fir the Standard Secondary Teaching
Credential
Consult the UCLA ANNOUNCEMENT OF
nus GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EnucATION. At the
discretion of the Department an examination
will be given preparatory to recommendation
for the certificate of completion for the
Standard Elementary, or the Standard
Secondary Teaching Credential . Should the
Department direct that these examinations
be given, they will be held on the first Thursday
after January 1 and the third Thursday
in May. They must be passed before the
Department will recommend that the student
take his practice teaching.
Wirements for the Master 's Degree
The Department offers two alternative
programs: Plan A designed for teachers of
French at the secondary and junior college
levels, and Plan B leading
French.
to the Ph.D. in
Department requirements. ( 1) Language:
FRENCH / 313
For all candidates for the M.A. in French,
the foreign language requirement will be fulfilled
by passing a course of at least level 3
in either German, Spanish, Italian or Latin
or by passing the University reading examination
in one of these languages. In special
cases, substitution of another foreign language
will be accepted, if approved by the
Chairman of the Department . Students are
required to pass the reading requirement in
one of the foreign languages before taking
the M.A. examination . All candidates for
the M.A. must satisfy the Department as
to their proficiency in spoken French. (2)
Course requirements: Plan A: At least 12
courses in French including the following
courses : 370-495.
All entering graduate students will take a
departmental examination to determine
whether they will be required to take French
201A and/or 201B.
French 310A and 310B, or 370 and 495
will be required of all graduate students before
advancement to candidacy for the first
graduate degree or Ph.D. This requirement
may be satisfied by certain categories of previous
full-time teaching experience, or by
service as a Teaching Assistant in the French
Department. It is the responsibility of the
student to determine his status with regard
to this requirement with his adviser.
In addition the student will take seven
courses in literature in three out of five fields
(16th- 20th centuries ). To meet general University
requirements , at least six courses must
be of graduate level . The comprehensive examination
will consist of a written examination
in the three fields prepared, a sight
translation from English to French (from
French to English in the case of students
whose native language is French ), a literary
composition in French (in the modem field
only ) of not less than two hours , an explication
de texte and an oral examination in
French covering a topic previously prepared
by the candidate . At the discretion of the Department
a candidate may be permitted to
take this examination a second time, but under
no circumstances is a third trial allowed.
Plan B : At least 12 courses in French including
the following courses: 310A and
310B , or 370 and 495 are also required under
Plan B but may be waived similarly.
In addition the student will take nine courses
in literature in three out of six fields defined
as follows: Middle Ages, Renaissance
and Baroque , Classicism , 18th century, 19th
century, 20th century. For students specializing
in French -African literature, the 20th