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Admission requirements

• A language placement exam is recommended for all students who have taken French before. Contact the department for information on this exam or see the department website.
• Transfer students may expect to continue their foreign language study at the next comparable level.
• No more than nine hours of transfer credit for 200- to 400-level courses are normally allowed toward degree requirements.

Why UMKC?

• Why French at UMKC? Small course sizes, close contact with your professors, fun classes, and many volunteer opportunities will make you glad you chose to study French with us.
• Employers often look to hire people who know a second language.
• UMKC graduates with a degree in French have found jobs throughout the region and the world in education, international affairs, business and many other fields.   

Fast facts

• The French Program serves approximately 300 students every semester and offers courses in French language, literature and culture.
• A teaching certification program in French is offered in conjunction with the School of Education.
• Average language class size is 20 students, while literature and culture classes average 12-15 students.
• Free tutoring and conversation is offered each week in the Language Resource Center.
• Beginning and advanced courses are offered in the evening in order to serve the needs of working adults in the community.
• Two years of French college credit may be earned by students in 17 area high schools through the High School/College Program.

Faculty

• The full-time French faculty did their graduate work at top universities, including Duke, Johns Hopkins and the University of Pennsylvania.
• Their areas of research include medieval studies, women’s studies, North African literature and culture, French linguistics and 19th and 20th century French literature and history.
• The French faculty collaborate with scholars around the globe on research and teaching projects.
• In addition to the research and teaching, French faculty participate in and direct university-wide programs such as the Honors program and the Women’s & Gender Studies program.

Student organizations/extracurricular activities

• Le Cercle Francais/The French Club
• Weekly conversation table at a nearby cafe
• Participation in the annual Kansas City FilmFest
• Events such as crepe-making parties and film viewings
• Volunteer opportunities in local schools
• Collaborations with area museums
• Regular lectures by visiting scholars and francophone community leaders.

Careers

Explore career options for French majors at careeronestop.org.

Contact us

Office of Admissions

120 Administrative Center
5115 Oak St.
Kansas City, MO 64112
Phone: 816-235-1111
Toll-free: 1-800-775-8652
Relay Missouri: 1-800-735-2966 (TTY)
E-mail: admit@umkc.edu
umkc.edu/admissions

Visit us

Students are encouraged to schedule a campus visit by visiting umkc.edu/welcome or calling 816-235-8652.