Major Requirements
Program Requirements
Students interested in majoring in a Romance Language are required to speak with the appropriate RLLT undergraduate adviser before the end of their third year.
Degree Program in a Single Literature. Students who elect the major program must meet with the appropriate RLLT undergraduate adviser before the end of Spring Quarter of their third year to declare their intention to complete the major. Students choose courses in consultation with the appropriate undergraduate adviser. Students must obtain approval for the major program from the RLLT undergraduate adviser by the end of Spring quarter of their third year. The department will forward the approval form to the student's College adviser.
The programs in French, Italian, and Spanish languages and literatures consist of thirteen courses beyond FREN, ITAL, or SPAN 10300. Students must first successfully complete FREN 20100-20200-20300; ITAL 20100-20200-20300; or SPAN 20100-20200-20300, or 20102-20202-20302, followed by ten literature courses. The introductory sequence in the history of the literature is required (three courses from 21703, 21803, 21903, or 22003; ITAL 21703, 21803, 21903; or SPAN 21703, 21803, 21903, 22003). Students are also required to take the following courses, which stress different approaches to language and literature and focus on a limited number of representative works: FREN 20400 (or FREN 20500) and 21500; ITAL 20400; SPAN 20401, 20402, 20601 or 20602, and 21500. In addition to these requirements, students must take five courses in the literature or culture of specialization (six for Italian). These courses are aimed at developing a broad knowledge of the field and, through the close study of major works, a proficiency in the critical techniques appropriate to their interpretation.
Honors. To qualify for honors, students must have an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher and an average GPA of 3.5 or higher in the major. They must also submit a completed B.A. paper to their adviser by sixth week of the quarter and sustain an oral defense by seventh week. At least three members of the department faculty must judge the paper and the defense deserving of honors.
Grading. Students majoring in Romance Languages and Literatures must receive quality grades in all required courses. Nonmajors in Romance Languages and Literatures may take departmental courses on a P/F basis with consent of instructor. However, all language courses must be taken for a quality grade.
B.A. Paper
All students in Romance Languages write a B.A. paper, which must be submitted to the department no later than Friday of sixth week in Spring Quarter of their fourth year. By the beginning of their fourth year, students must submit a writing sample in the language of their major (or, in the case of equal emphasis on two literatures, in both). If the department deems language proficiency inadequate, there may be additional requirements to ensure that the B.A. paper can be successfully written in the language of specialization. Students should select a faculty supervisor for the paper early in Autumn Quarter of their fourth year. During Winter Quarter they may register for FREN, ITAL, or SPAN 29900 with the faculty member chosen to direct the writing of the B.A. paper. This course does not count as one of the literature or culture courses required for the major; it must be taken for a quality grade. The B.A. paper typically is a research paper with a minimum of twenty pages and a bibliography written in the language of specialization.
Students must seek permission from their B.A. paper adviser to use a single paper or project to meet both the major requirements of Romance Languages and Literatures and those of another department or program. A significant and logical section of the B.A. paper must be written in the appropriate Romance language in consultation with the student's B.A. paper adviser. Students must also obtain the approval of both program chairs on a form available from the College adviser. The form must be completed and returned to the College adviser by the end of Autumn Quarter of the student's year of graduation.
Summary of Requirements:
French
| Major | 3 | FREN 20100-20200-20300 (second-year French) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FREN 20400 or 20500 (advanced language) | |
| 3 | 21703, 21803, 21903, or 22003 | |
| 5 | courses in literature (FREN 21600 or above) | |
| 1 | FREN 21500 (literary analysis) | |
| - | FREN 29900 (B.A. paper) | |
| 13 |
| Credit may be granted by examination. |
|---|
Italian
| Major | 3 | ITAL 20100-20200-20300 (second-year Italian) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ITAL 20400 (advanced language) | |
| 3 | ITAL 21703, 21803, 21903 | |
| 6 | courses in literature | |
| - | ITAL 29900 (B.A. paper) | |
| 13 |
| Credit may be granted by examination. |
|---|
Spanish
| Major | 3 | SPAN 20100-20200-20300 (second-year Spanish) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SPAN 20401, 20402, 20601, 2060 (advanced language) | |
| 3 | SPAN 21703, 21803, 21903, 22003 | |
| 5 | courses in literature | |
| 1 | SPAN 21500 (literary analysis) | |
| - | ITAL 29900 (B.A. paper) | |
| 13 |
| Credit may be granted by examination. |
|---|