# French (FREN) courses

Coastline College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 2 courses

Source: https://catalog.cccd.edu/coastline/course-descriptions/credit-courses/fren/

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Spring 2027.

### FREN C180 — Elementary French 1

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 90 lecture hours
- **Advisory:** Students who have completed two years of high school French with a grade of "C" or better should enroll in FREN C185.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/fall-2026/fren.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/coastline-college/schedule/spring-2027/fren.md)
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Introduction to French language, culture and thought, with emphasis upon listening, comprehension, speaking, reading and basic writing skills; develop control of fundamental sounds, forms and structures of French; become acquainted with the cultural and linguistic backgrounds of Francophone countries.

### FREN C185 — Elementary French 2

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 90 lecture hours
- **Prerequisite:** FREN C180, C180B, or completion of two years of high school French with a grade of C or better.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- Grading Mode: Standard Letter, Pass/No Pass

Continuation of FREN C180, emphasizing increased facility in speaking, listening, reading, writing, and understanding the French language and its various dialects in a variety of contexts.