BA French at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Programme overview

The French program at UW–Madison offers students opportunities for cultural and literary learning about the French-speaking world through dynamic, in-class experiences and extracurricular components such as the French Club , Pi Delta Phi (the National French Honor Society), the French House (an immersion residence hall and cultural center), and with French and Francophone cultural events in and around Madison. Students intending to major in French or complete the French certificate enter the program at the appropriate level depending on their language proficiency.

Faculty: College of Letters & Science | Department: French Italian | Duration: 120 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Madison, WI, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 120 credits in total. Courses listed in the requirements include FRENCH 228 Intermediate Language and Culture; FRENCH 271 Literature, Comics, and Film in French; FRENCH 321 Medieval and Early Modern French Literature; FRENCH 211 French Literary and Interdisciplinary Studies; FRENCH 248 Ethnic Studies in the French/Francophone World(s); FRENCH 280 Exploring Paris.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applies to College of Letters & Science, not specific to this major: No application required. All students who meet the requirements listed below are eligible to declare. For information on how to declare, visit Advising & Careers. Courses required to get in None GPA requirements to get in None Credits required to get in None Other None Students declared in the French certificate may not be declared in the French major at the same time. French certificate students who want to switch to the French major, must cancel their French certificate.

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

First-year entry terms: Fall (Early Action and Regular Decision) and Spring. Transfer entry terms: Fall (Priority and Regular Decision) and Spring.

First-year Fall Early Action: application deadline November 1, materials deadline November 9, decision on or before January 31. Fall Regular Decision: application deadline January 15, materials deadline January 22, decision on or before March 31. Spring Regular Decision: application deadline October 1, materials deadline October 15, decision on or before December 31. First-year fall and spring applications open August 1. Early Action is non-binding.

Transfer Fall Priority: application deadline February 1, materials deadline February 16, decision on or before March 31. Fall Regular: application deadline March 1, materials deadline March 15, decision on or before April 30. Spring Regular: application deadline October 1, materials deadline October 15, decision on or before December 31. Fall transfer applications open December 1; spring transfer applications open August 1.

Apply via the Common Application or the Universities of Wisconsin Application. The application fee is $80 US and is non-refundable; fee waivers are available for applicants with financial hardship. ACT and SAT scores are optional for students applying for admission through the spring 2028 term (application deadline October 1, 2027).

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