Linguistics is the science of human language. It seeks to determine that which is necessary in human language, that which is possible, and that which is impossible. While linguists work to determine the unique qualities of individual languages, they are constantly searching for linguistic universals—properties whose explanatory power reaches across languages.
The prerequisite for admission to the major is completion of Intermediate French Two (FREN-UA 12) or Intensive Intermediate French (FREN-UA 20) with a grade of B-minus or better (or an equivalent course or exam, such as AP French). All students who wish to major in the Department of French must declare with the department and consult a departmental adviser prior to any registration.
Please note that while classes are held remotely, students are still able to discuss and declare the major and minor in French.
This joint major requires a total of nine 4-point courses (36 points) completed with a C or better.
The French part of this major is satisfied by taking four 4-point FREN-UA courses (16 points) as follows:
One advanced language course chosen from the following:
Spoken Contemporary French (FREN-UA 101)
French Phonetics (FREN-UA 103)
French Translation (FREN-UA 107)
French: Advanced Techniques of Translation (FREN-UA 108)
Acting French (FREN-UA 109)
Business French (FREN-UA 110)
One course in advanced written French (usually Written Contemporary French, FREN-UA 105)
Two discovery courses, chosen with advice of the department
The linguistics part of this major is satisfied by taking the following five 4-point courses (20 points):
Either Language (LING-UA 1) or Language and Mind (LING-UA 3)
Sound and Language (LING-UA 11)
Grammatical Analysis (LING-UA 13)
A total of two additional courses from two different fields of linguistics, chosen from the following:
Historical linguistics (LING-UA 14)
Sociolinguistics (LING-UA 15, LING-UA 18, LING-UA 30, LING-UA 38, LING-UA 57)
Phonology (LING-UA 12)
Semantics (LING-UA 4)
Computational linguistics (LING-UA 6, LING-UA 7)
Psycholinguistics (LING-UA 5, LING-UA 43, LING-UA 54, LING-UA 59)
Structure of a modern language (LING-UA 10, LING-UA 42, LING-UA 44, LING-UA 9032)
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September 2025
College of Arts & Science
726 Broadway, 7th Floor,
New York,
10003, United States
Graduated with a GED or high school diploma equivalency test and have not enrolled in a degree-seeking program.
Don’t have minimum score requirements, but competitive applicants will receive:
100 and above on the TOEFL iBT
130 and above on the Duolingo English Test
7.5 and above on the IELTS Academic
70 and above on the PTE Academic
191 and above on the Cambridge English Scale
4.5 and above on the iTEP
Application deadline: Early Decision I - November 1; Early Decision II: January 1; Regular Decision - January 5
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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