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SUMMARY: Information Session: New French Major\, Minors\, Honours (Virtual)
DESCRIPTION: Want to learn more about UBC’s new French Major\, Minors\, and
  Honours programs? Attend our online information session! Whether you are a
  prospective student who is thinking about attending UBC\, or a current stu
 dent pursuing a French Major\, Minor\, or Honours program\, all are welcome
  to attend this virtual information session to get your questions […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <h3>Want to learn more about UBC's new French
  Major\, Minors\, and Honours programs? Attend our online information sessi
 on!</h3><p>Whether you are a prospective student who is thinking about atte
 nding UBC\, or a current student pursuing a French Major\, Minor\, or Honou
 rs program\, all are welcome to attend this virtual information session to 
 get your questions answered.</p><h4>The information session will consist of
 :</h4><ul><li>An overview of the French program at UBC</li><li>An overview 
 of the <a href="https://fhis.ubc.ca/undergraduate/french-studies/">four spe
 cializations</a> in French Studies and how they relate to your educational 
 or career goals</li><li>A breakdown of the requirements for each specializa
 tion (including how it differs from the old requirements)</li><li>FAQs for 
 navigating the transition between the old vs. new Major\, Minors\, and Hono
 urs programs for students in various scenarios</li><li>Q&A where you can as
 k your questions!</li></ul><hr /><p>[accordions collapsible=true active=fal
 se][accordion title="Background: New Major\, Minor\, and Honours"]</p><p>As
  of June 2021\, UBC’s French program is replacing the former Major\, Minor 
 and Honours in French with two new streams of specialization:</p><ul><li><s
 trong>French Language\, Literatures and Cultures:</strong><ul><li>Available
  as a <a href="https://fhis.ubc.ca/undergraduate/french-studies/minor/">Min
 or</a>\, <a href="https://fhis.ubc.ca/undergraduate/french-studies/major/">
 Major</a>\, or <a href="https://fhis.ubc.ca/undergraduate/french-studies/ho
 nours/">Honours</a> program</li><li>Designed for students with intermediate
  or advanced proficiency in French (CEFR B1 level or higher)</li><li>Ideal 
 for students who are interested in developing their appreciation for Franco
 phone literatures and cultures around the world</li></ul></li><li><strong>F
 rench Language:</strong><ul><li>Available as a <a href="https://fhis.ubc.ca
 /undergraduate/french-studies/minor-french-language/">Minor</a> program</li
 ><li>Designed for students with beginner proficiency in French</li><li>Idea
 l for students who are interested in developing a high level of communicati
 ve ability in French language for use in professional and academic contexts
 </li></ul></li></ul><p>[/accordion][accordion title="Technical Requirements
 "]</p><p>The information session will be conducted through <a href="https:/
 /zoom.us/">Zoom</a>\, so make sure you have the application downloaded and 
 ready to go!</p><p>[/accordion][/accordions]</p><hr /><h3>RSVP to receive t
 he Zoom link:</h3><p>[gravityform id="19" title="false" description="false"
 ]</p><hr /><h3>Questions?</h3><p>[buttons][button link_text="Contact the St
 udent Programs Coordinator" link_url="https://fhis.ubc.ca/undergraduate-adv
 ising-contact-form/"][/buttons]</p>
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