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Certificate of Proficiency in French at Saint Mary's University

Saint Mary's University, Canada

Programme overview

The certificate confirms that the student has earned eighteen credit hours in French, with a Basic Proficiency option and an Advanced Proficiency option.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts  |  Department: Department of Languages and Cultures  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

What you will study

Basic Proficiency requires Beginners' French I and II, Basic University French I and II and six credit hours at the 2000 level. Advanced Proficiency includes Intermediate French I and II, Advanced French Language Skills I and II, French Phonetics and French Oral Skills.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students with a background in French who have not taken a language course at Saint Mary's take the online French placement test; students with no background start in Beginners' French Level I.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

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