Certificate in French Language Proficiency

Brandon University

Two Certificates in French Language Proficiency (CFLP) are offered through the Faculty of Arts with the department of Francophone Studies and Languages at Brandon University. These certificates provide students with the necessary practical and theoretical language skills to become efficient speakers and writers of French in their personal or professional lives. The CFLP I is intended for those students who have limited or no previous knowledge of French, while the CFLP II pathway is intended for students who have acquired high school French. All courses taken in the certificate program are regular credit courses and may be used later for credit toward a B.A. or B.Sc.

Accordingly, the CFLP I is ideal for the beginning French learner whereas the CFLP II will equip learners with a solid base of grammatical structures as well as oral communication skills for everyday workplace use. These certificates may be completed as a stand-alone credentials or as part of an undergraduate degree at BU. In the former case, students can choose to be admitted into either certificate through the Faculty of Arts in the latter, they can choose to ladder courses towards a certificate. In all cases, French and Francophone Studies courses can be applied towards the 4-year major, 3-year major, 4-year minor and 3-year minor in French and Francophone Studies. All learners entering into a certificate, whether in CFLP I or in CFLP II, will be required to take a placement test. A maximum of 6 credit hours can be transferred into a certificate program. In addition to providing students with essential and advanced knowledge of the French language, the CFLP I and II open travel opportunities and employment locally, nationally, and beyond, where being bilingual or multilingual may be an asset, such as government positions, education, business, and health.