# Credit (FR) courses

Santa Barbara City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 7 courses

Source: https://catalog.sbcc.edu/course-descriptions/fr/

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

### FR 101 — Beginning French I

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 90 (90 lecture)
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/fr.md); Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/fr.md)
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C, SBCCGE Area 3
- Transfer Information: CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 6A

Focuses on the essentials of spoken and written French for the beginner, and provides an introduction to the culture of French speakers.

### FR 102 — Beginning French II

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 90 (90 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** FR 101 or two years of high school French, with a minimum grade of "C," or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/fr.md)
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C, SBCCGE Area 3
- Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 3B, CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 3B, IGETC Area 6A

Focuses on the essentials of spoken and written French for the beginner, and provides an introduction to the culture of French speakers.

### FR 103 — Intermediate French I

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 90 (90 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** FR 102 or three years of high school French or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Spring 2027, 1 section (/c/santa-barbara-city-college/schedule/spring-2027/fr.md)
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C, SBCCGE Area 3
- Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 3B, CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 3B, IGETC Area 6A

Review of basic structures and vocabulary building. Development of auditive comprehension, reading skills and oral expression.

### FR 104 — Intermediate French II

- **Units:** 5
- **Hours:** 90 (90 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** French 103 or four years of high school French or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area C, SBCCGE Area 3
- Transfer Information: Cal-GETC Area 3B, CSUGE Area C2, IGETC Area 3B, IGETC Area 6A

Readings and discussions in French and contemporary cultural topics (society, history, art, cinema, literature). Review of basic syntax begun in French 103 is continued. Further practice in the subjunctive and literary verb tenses.

### FR 130 — Intermediate Conversation

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 36 (36 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** FR 102 or 120 or three years of high school French or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Designed to increase the student's vocabulary and fluency in the language, as well as his/her ability to comprehend cultural and sociolinguistic differences.

### FR 132 — Intermediate Literary Readings

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 (54 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** FR 103 or four years of high school French or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules
- SBCC General Education: SBCCGE Area 3
- Transfer Information: CSUGE Area C2

Designed for the student who wishes to improve reading, speaking and writing skills, and vocabulary. Emphasizes oral and written communication with a focus on the discussion, synthesis and analysis of short literary works.

### FR 140 — Intermediate Conversation

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** 36 (36 lecture)
- **Prerequisite:** FR 103 or 130 or four years of high school French or qualifying score on SBCC SoML placement exam.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 schedules

Designed to increase the student's vocabulary and fluency in the language, as well as his/her ability to comprehend cultural and sociolinguistic differences.