World Languages: French A.A.

Associate in Arts
Transfer Degree
Cost
$10,675* (estimated)

Ignite a fluency in French

Explore French-speaking countries with confidence

Translate your passion for the French language into enriching global career opportunities. A two-year associate degree in French at CLC helps you build a strong base of knowledge to increase your ability to think critically, converse, read and write in French. Then continue your studies in French or another field of your choosing at a 4-year institution.

Majoring in French can open doors to enriching careers such as:

  • translator
  • interpreter
  • content writer
  • editor
  • ambassador
  • diplomat
  • jobs in service and hospitality industries and United Nations
  • UNESCO
  • NATO
  • French or ESL teacher

What can you do with an A.A. in French?

The Associate in Arts (A.A.) degree in French prepares you to transfer and complete a bachelor’s degree in French, humanities, education or related fields.

Language Lab: Discover, learn & enjoy

As a World Languages student at CLC, you have access to the Language Lab at our Grayslake Campus. We offer free language learning assistance and resources.

Highlights

  • Global Citizenship Milestone

    Gain a global perspective and prove it on your transcript with this distinction.

  • Financial Aid / Scholarship Opportunities

    Explore ways to pay for college (based on need/achievement).

  • Transfer Degree

    Save money on your first 2 years and transfer your credits to the 4-year school of your choice.

  • Program Length: 2 Years

    Finish in 2 years as a full-time student.

*Estimated cost is based on recommended pathway credit hours for full-time students for academic year 2025-2026. This includes in-district tuition and comprehensive fees, before financial aid, including grants, loans, and scholarships, is applied. Actual cost may vary to include additional fees, materials, and other cost of attendance factors such as living expenses, transportation, etc. Explore opportunities for financial assistance at CLC. Learn more about the Cost of Attendance.

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Recommended Pathway

This pathway serves as a guide for students to complete the degree or certificate assuming full-time enrollment (registered in 12 or more credit hours per semester) with Semester 1 typically representing a Fall term.

Students are strongly encouraged to meet with their College and Career Navigator (CCN) to identify coursework that will meet degree requirements based on individual academic goals. For a more comprehensive list of course options and degree requirements, see the CLC college catalog.


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  • Credit for prior learning available
  • Dual credit options available
  • Global citizenship
  • Online/Virtual options available

  • Course Code Course Title Credits Course Highlights
    CLC 120

    CLC 120 College Success Seminar

    Class Description

    This course is designed to teach students attitudes and skills valuable for college success. Topics may include: growth mindset, self-advocacy skills, college resources, college culture, financial literacy, and academic success strategies, such as study skills, time management, and goal setting. Throughout this course, students will develop skills necessary for promoting positive human relations in a diverse society.
         		2
    • Dual credit options available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    FRN 121

    FRN 121 Beginning Conversational French I

    Class Description

    Fundamentals of language necessary for understanding, speaking, reading and writing of French. Practice in pronunciation from dialogues and pattern practices.
         		4
    • Credit for prior learning available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    ENG 121

    ENG 121 English Composition I

    Class Description

    This course is designed to help students develop their competence in college-level writing and in the analysis of texts so they can enter the dialogue of the academic community. This course includes the analysis and practice of argument and the use of critical thinking to read, analyze, and produce college-level texts.
         		3
    • Credit for prior learning available
    • Dual credit options available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    PSY 121

    PSY 121 Introduction to Psychology

    Class Description

    This course presents the basic concepts and theoretical perspectives for understanding psychology with an emphasis on cultural competence and social justice. It encompasses factors affecting human behavior and mental processes and includes, but is not limited to, the history of psychology, research methodology, the brain and behavior, learning, memory, cognition, language, intelligence, development, personality, abnormal psychology, therapy and social psychology.
         		3
    • Credit for prior learning available
    • Dual credit options available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    MTH 140

    MTH 140 Contemporary Mathematics

    Class Description

    This course is to develop competency in analytical reasoning, problem solving, and multi-step decision making as well as exposing students to some current trends in mathematical thought. The emphasis is on mathematical reasoning and the solving of real-life problems involving mathematics. The course covers three or four of the following topics in depth: graph theory, counting techniques and probability, topics in geometry, logic/set theory, linear programming, and game theory. NOTE: A specific graphing calculator is required for this course. Contact EMPS division office for details. This course does not meet the math requirement in the Associate of Science and Associate of Engineering Science, but may be used as elective credits.
         		3
    • Credit for prior learning available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code CLC 120
      Course Title

      CLC 120 College Success Seminar

      Class Description

      This course is designed to teach students attitudes and skills valuable for college success. Topics may include: growth mindset, self-advocacy skills, college resources, college culture, financial literacy, and academic success strategies, such as study skills, time management, and goal setting. Throughout this course, students will develop skills necessary for promoting positive human relations in a diverse society.
      Credits 2
      Course Highlights
      Dual credit options available
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code FRN 121
      Course Title

      FRN 121 Beginning Conversational French I

      Class Description

      Fundamentals of language necessary for understanding, speaking, reading and writing of French. Practice in pronunciation from dialogues and pattern practices.
      Credits 4
      Course Highlights
      Credit for prior learning available
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code ENG 121
      Course Title

      ENG 121 English Composition I

      Class Description

      This course is designed to help students develop their competence in college-level writing and in the analysis of texts so they can enter the dialogue of the academic community. This course includes the analysis and practice of argument and the use of critical thinking to read, analyze, and produce college-level texts.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
      Credit for prior learning available
      Dual credit options available
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code PSY 121
      Course Title

      PSY 121 Introduction to Psychology

      Class Description

      This course presents the basic concepts and theoretical perspectives for understanding psychology with an emphasis on cultural competence and social justice. It encompasses factors affecting human behavior and mental processes and includes, but is not limited to, the history of psychology, research methodology, the brain and behavior, learning, memory, cognition, language, intelligence, development, personality, abnormal psychology, therapy and social psychology.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
      Credit for prior learning available
      Dual credit options available
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code MTH 140
      Course Title

      MTH 140 Contemporary Mathematics

      Class Description

      This course is to develop competency in analytical reasoning, problem solving, and multi-step decision making as well as exposing students to some current trends in mathematical thought. The emphasis is on mathematical reasoning and the solving of real-life problems involving mathematics. The course covers three or four of the following topics in depth: graph theory, counting techniques and probability, topics in geometry, logic/set theory, linear programming, and game theory. NOTE: A specific graphing calculator is required for this course. Contact EMPS division office for details. This course does not meet the math requirement in the Associate of Science and Associate of Engineering Science, but may be used as elective credits.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
      Credit for prior learning available
      Online/Virtual options available

    Course options: Students can choose other Social and Behavioral Science courses instead of PSY 121. Students can also choose other Math courses instead of MTH 140.

  • Course Code Course Title Credits Course Highlights
    FRN 122

    FRN 122 Beginning Conversational French II

    Class Description

    Fundamentals of language necessary for understanding, speaking, reading, and writing of French. Practice in pronunciation from dialogues and pattern practices. This is a continuation of FRN 121.
         		4
    • Credit for prior learning available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    ENG 122

    ENG 122 English Composition II

    Class Description

    This course furthers the work done in English Composition I by providing students more experience as academic writers, readers, researchers and critical thinkers. To help students construct their own meaning while engaging with the texts of others, they will develop the ability to collect, evaluate, and incorporate varied sources in thoughtfully-written analyses and arguments. Students' work should demonstrate the ability to position themselves within the context of academic and societal conversations using a variety of texts, which may include literature, arguments on various issues, news articles, films, advertisements, and websites.
         		3
    • Credit for prior learning available
    • Dual credit options available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    BIO 120

    BIO 120 Environmental Biology

    Class Description

    This course focuses on the relationships between humans and the environment. Topics include ecology, population biology, modification of our environment, resource use, land use planning, pollution, and energy. The goal is to better understand the biological and social problems that human use and misuse of the environment cause. Students may not receive credit for both BIO 120 and BIO 140. NOTE: Required, local field trips are scheduled during several (approximate1/2) of the lab periods. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from field sites. This course is recommended for non-science majors needing a one-semester lab science course.
         		4
    • Credit for prior learning available
    SOC 225

    SOC 225 Class, Race, and Gender

    Class Description

    This course uses various sociological perspectives to examine how class, race, and gender structure individual and group access to power, resources, opportunities, and prestige. It examines how these socially constructed categories provide identity and meaning that shape social interaction and institutional structure and practice. Classical and contemporary theoretical and empirical models demonstrate how the intersection of these major dimensions of inequality represent a source of opportunity and privilege, while simultaneously contributing to the reproduction of social inequality.
         		3
    • Global citizenship
    HUM 122

    HUM 122 Humanities: Renaissance to the Present

    Class Description

    This interdisciplinary course introduces students to art, architecture, literature, philosophy, religion, myth, music, and philosophy of western (Europe; North, Latin, and South America) and non-western (Asia, Africa, India) civilizations from the 15th century to the present. NOTE: HUM 121 is not a prerequisite for HUM 122. Thus, students can take HUM 122 without taking HUM 121.
         		3
    • Credit for prior learning available
    • Global citizenship
    • Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code FRN 122
      Course Title

      FRN 122 Beginning Conversational French II

      Class Description

      Fundamentals of language necessary for understanding, speaking, reading, and writing of French. Practice in pronunciation from dialogues and pattern practices. This is a continuation of FRN 121.
      Credits 4
      Course Highlights
      Credit for prior learning available
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code ENG 122
      Course Title

      ENG 122 English Composition II

      Class Description

      This course furthers the work done in English Composition I by providing students more experience as academic writers, readers, researchers and critical thinkers. To help students construct their own meaning while engaging with the texts of others, they will develop the ability to collect, evaluate, and incorporate varied sources in thoughtfully-written analyses and arguments. Students' work should demonstrate the ability to position themselves within the context of academic and societal conversations using a variety of texts, which may include literature, arguments on various issues, news articles, films, advertisements, and websites.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
      Credit for prior learning available
      Dual credit options available
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code BIO 120
      Course Title

      BIO 120 Environmental Biology

      Class Description

      This course focuses on the relationships between humans and the environment. Topics include ecology, population biology, modification of our environment, resource use, land use planning, pollution, and energy. The goal is to better understand the biological and social problems that human use and misuse of the environment cause. Students may not receive credit for both BIO 120 and BIO 140. NOTE: Required, local field trips are scheduled during several (approximate1/2) of the lab periods. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from field sites. This course is recommended for non-science majors needing a one-semester lab science course.
      Credits 4
      Course Highlights
      Credit for prior learning available
    • Course Code SOC 225
      Course Title

      SOC 225 Class, Race, and Gender

      Class Description

      This course uses various sociological perspectives to examine how class, race, and gender structure individual and group access to power, resources, opportunities, and prestige. It examines how these socially constructed categories provide identity and meaning that shape social interaction and institutional structure and practice. Classical and contemporary theoretical and empirical models demonstrate how the intersection of these major dimensions of inequality represent a source of opportunity and privilege, while simultaneously contributing to the reproduction of social inequality.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
      Global citizenship
    • Course Code HUM 122
      Course Title

      HUM 122 Humanities: Renaissance to the Present

      Class Description

      This interdisciplinary course introduces students to art, architecture, literature, philosophy, religion, myth, music, and philosophy of western (Europe; North, Latin, and South America) and non-western (Asia, Africa, India) civilizations from the 15th century to the present. NOTE: HUM 121 is not a prerequisite for HUM 122. Thus, students can take HUM 122 without taking HUM 121.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
      Credit for prior learning available
      Global citizenship
      Online/Virtual options available

    Course options: Students can choose other Life Science courses instead of BIO 120. Students can choose other Social and Behavioral Science courses instead of SOC 225. Students can also choose other Humanities or Fine Arts instead of HUM 122.

  • Course Code Course Title Credits Course Highlights
    FRN 221

    FRN 221 Intermediate French I

    Class Description

    Review and further study of grammar concepts, continued aural-oral practice, simple conversation and selected readings with text analysis.
         		4
    • Credit for prior learning available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    CMM 121

    CMM 121 Fundamentals of Speech

    Class Description

    For students interested in improving their oral communication competency. This course combines a theoretical basis with practical verbal and nonverbal skills to enhance public speaking effectiveness. Students learn how to develop, research, organize, adapt, deliver and critique messages.
         		3
    • Dual credit options available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    GEG 123

    GEG 123 World Regional Geography

    Class Description

    This introductory social science course emphasizes the human and physical geography of the world's major regions. Each region is surveyed as to its location and component countries and peoples, world importance, distinctive physical and cultural characteristics, relations to other areas of the world, and the major problems and potentialities associated with each. Students will gain a better geographic perspective on current affairs and an enhanced appreciation of travel.
         		3
    • Credit for prior learning available
    • Online/Virtual options available
    ESC 128

    ESC 128 Great Mysteries of the Earth

    Class Description

    This course is for those interested in examining mysteries, myths, and pseudoscience of the natural world through the application of the scientific method. Content areas such as creation and history of the Earth, mysterious places and landforms, mythical creatures and the fossil record, epic natural disasters, and the power of crystals will be explored. Major topic examples may include Atlantis, Talismans and Crystal Healing, Noah’s Flood, and Bigfoot.
         		3
    • Online/Virtual options available
    ART 240

    ART 240 History of Art I

    Class Description

    A survey of the history of the civilizations of the prehistoric era and the ancient world before 1400 by examination of specific works of art and architecture including artifacts and monuments from Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, Japan, Africa, Amerindian/Mesoamerica, Early Christian/Byzantine, the Middle Ages, and the Middle East. Note: A museum visit will be required during the semester at student expense. See course syllabus for approximate cost.
         		3
    • Global citizenship
    • Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code FRN 221
      Course Title

      FRN 221 Intermediate French I

      Class Description

      Review and further study of grammar concepts, continued aural-oral practice, simple conversation and selected readings with text analysis.
      Credits 4
      Course Highlights
      Credit for prior learning available
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code CMM 121
      Course Title

      CMM 121 Fundamentals of Speech

      Class Description

      For students interested in improving their oral communication competency. This course combines a theoretical basis with practical verbal and nonverbal skills to enhance public speaking effectiveness. Students learn how to develop, research, organize, adapt, deliver and critique messages.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
      Dual credit options available
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code GEG 123
      Course Title

      GEG 123 World Regional Geography

      Class Description

      This introductory social science course emphasizes the human and physical geography of the world's major regions. Each region is surveyed as to its location and component countries and peoples, world importance, distinctive physical and cultural characteristics, relations to other areas of the world, and the major problems and potentialities associated with each. Students will gain a better geographic perspective on current affairs and an enhanced appreciation of travel.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
      Credit for prior learning available
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code ESC 128
      Course Title

      ESC 128 Great Mysteries of the Earth

      Class Description

      This course is for those interested in examining mysteries, myths, and pseudoscience of the natural world through the application of the scientific method. Content areas such as creation and history of the Earth, mysterious places and landforms, mythical creatures and the fossil record, epic natural disasters, and the power of crystals will be explored. Major topic examples may include Atlantis, Talismans and Crystal Healing, Noah’s Flood, and Bigfoot.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code ART 240
      Course Title

      ART 240 History of Art I

      Class Description

      A survey of the history of the civilizations of the prehistoric era and the ancient world before 1400 by examination of specific works of art and architecture including artifacts and monuments from Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, Japan, Africa, Amerindian/Mesoamerica, Early Christian/Byzantine, the Middle Ages, and the Middle East. Note: A museum visit will be required during the semester at student expense. See course syllabus for approximate cost.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
      Global citizenship
      Online/Virtual options available

    Course options: Students can choose other Social and Behavioral Science courses instead of GEG 123. Students can choose other Physical Sciences courses instead of ESC 128. Students can also choose other Fine Arts courses instead of ART 240.

  • Course Code Course Title Credits Course Highlights
    FRN 222

    FRN 222 Intermediate French II

    Class Description

    This course reviews and expands the use of French grammar by introducing more advanced structures into verbal and written communication. Films, material from newspapers and magazines, and from other media will enable students to use authentic materials that are culturally relevant to explore further the French-speaking world and its culture.
         		4
    • Credit for prior learning available
    • Dual credit options available
    • Global citizenship
    ART 241

    ART 241 History of Art II

    Class Description

    This course is a survey of the history of the civilizations, countries, and culture areas from the dawn of the Renaissance tradition in Italy through the present day in Western Europe, Asia, India, Africa, Amerindian/Mesoamerica and the Middle East by means of exposure to specific works of art and architecture. Note: A museum visit will be required during the semester at student expense. See course syllabus for approximate cost.
         		3
    • Global citizenship
    • Online/Virtual options available
    FRN 223

    FRN 223 French Civilization I

    Class Description

    Composition and conversation based on contemporary writings emphasizing the social, political, economic and literary trends of modern France.
         		3
    FRN 224

    FRN 224 French Civilization II

    Class Description

    Study of France and its people through its language and political institutions as well as major trends in literature and art from the Gallo-Roman area to the present.
         		3
    • Course Code FRN 222
      Course Title

      FRN 222 Intermediate French II

      Class Description

      This course reviews and expands the use of French grammar by introducing more advanced structures into verbal and written communication. Films, material from newspapers and magazines, and from other media will enable students to use authentic materials that are culturally relevant to explore further the French-speaking world and its culture.
      Credits 4
      Course Highlights
      Credit for prior learning available
      Dual credit options available
      Global citizenship
    • Course Code ART 241
      Course Title

      ART 241 History of Art II

      Class Description

      This course is a survey of the history of the civilizations, countries, and culture areas from the dawn of the Renaissance tradition in Italy through the present day in Western Europe, Asia, India, Africa, Amerindian/Mesoamerica and the Middle East by means of exposure to specific works of art and architecture. Note: A museum visit will be required during the semester at student expense. See course syllabus for approximate cost.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
      Global citizenship
      Online/Virtual options available
    • Course Code FRN 223
      Course Title

      FRN 223 French Civilization I

      Class Description

      Composition and conversation based on contemporary writings emphasizing the social, political, economic and literary trends of modern France.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
    • Course Code FRN 224
      Course Title

      FRN 224 French Civilization II

      Class Description

      Study of France and its people through its language and political institutions as well as major trends in literature and art from the Gallo-Roman area to the present.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights

    Course options: Students can choose other Humanities or Fine Arts courses instead of ART 241. Students can also choose other courses instead of FRN 223 and FRN 224.

Total Credit Hours

61



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