# French (FR) courses

Cuesta College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 4 courses

Source: https://cuesta.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/29980/29981/30021

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

### FR 193 — FRENCH SPECIAL TOPIC

- **Units:** 0.5 to 4
- **Hours:** 0.5 to 4 hours per week: (0.50 - 4.00 lecture hours/0.00 - 0.00 lab hours)
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Letter Grade or P/NP

Examines a special topic in the field of study related to the discipline offering this course.

### FR 201 — FRENCH I

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 5 hours per week: (5.00 lecture hours/0.00 lab hours)
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 1 section (/c/cuesta-college/schedule/summer-2026/fr.md); Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/cuesta-college/schedule/fall-2026/fr.md)
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Letter Grade or P/NP

Presents a topic-based introduction to contemporary French language and culture with an emphasis on listening comprehension, oral interaction, culture-centered reading and writing basic French. Social and cultural aspects of the French-speaking world are presented along with some of the most essential structures and vocabulary.

### FR 202 — FRENCH II

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 5 hours per week: (5.00 lecture hours/0.00 lab hours)
- **Prerequisite:** FR 201
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/cuesta-college/schedule/fall-2026/fr.md)
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Letter Grade or P/NP

Presents a continuation of FR 201 with intensive, topic-based practice in oral interaction, culture-centered reading and writing, and listening comprehension using recordings and video clips from the French-speaking world.

### FR 247 — INDEPENDENT STUDIES: FRENCH

- **Units:** 0.5 to 2
- **Hours:** 1.5 to 6 hours per week: (0.00 - 0.00 lecture hours/1.50 - 6.00 lab hours)
- **Prerequisite:** The student must have completed preparatory course work in the field in which the study is to be undertaken.
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Summer 2026, Fall 2026 schedules
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Letter Grade or P/NP

Provides an opportunity for in-depth study by an individual student in a selected topic of French under the direction of an instructor.