{"id":198,"date":"2025-07-29T18:33:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T18:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-international-languages-cultures\/?page_id=198"},"modified":"2025-08-26T20:12:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T20:12:22","slug":"french","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-international-languages-cultures\/french\/","title":{"rendered":"French"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-198\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-198-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-198-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-198-0-0-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"widget_text smcm-intro-section panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-198-0-0-0\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><h2>Explore the Francophone world. Expand your voice. Enrich your perspective.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-198-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The French concentration within the International Languages and Cultures program provides students with the opportunity to build advanced language skills while engaging deeply with Francophone cultures across the globe. Designed to complement any major, this program fosters global citizenship, cultural fluency and critical communication abilities through language, literature and experiential learning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-198-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-198-0-1-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SHPX2DjUYO8?si=iiouZsSdHTQ37Z52\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-198-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-198-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-198-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-gold-buttons panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-gold-buttons so-widget-smcm-gold-buttons-default-d75171398898-198\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><nav class=\"smcm-gold-buttons\"><ul><li><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/directory\/ilc\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-address-book\"><\/i>Meet the International Languages &amp; Cultures Department<\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-right smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"#about-the-major\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-info\"><\/i>About the Major <\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-down smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"#about-the-minor\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-circle-info\"><\/i>About the Minor <\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-down smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"#honors-college-promise\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-handshake\"><\/i>Honors College Promise<\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-down smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"#after-you-graduate\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-graduation-cap\"><\/i>After you Graduate<\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-down smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.smcm.edu\/international-languages-and-cultures\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-bell\"><\/i>Stay Up to Date with International Languages &amp; Cultures<\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-right smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-item\"><a href=\"#stay-up-to-date\"><div class=\"smcm-gb-label-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-building-columns\"><\/i>Student Resources<\/div><div class=\"smcm-gb-icon-wrapper\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-angles-down smcm-gb-linktype\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-198-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-198-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-198-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-198-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-card-container panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-card-container so-widget-smcm-card-container-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-card-container\"><div class=\"card factcard red \"><h3 class=\"topText\">94%<\/h3><div class=\"supportingText\"><p>career outcomes rate (class of 2023)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"card factcard lightblue \"><h3 class=\"topText\">3<\/h3><div class=\"supportingText\"><p>Study abroad programs in France to choose from<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"card factcard navy \"><h3 class=\"topText\">10:1<\/h3><div class=\"supportingText\"><p>SMCM's student-to-faculty ratio at their time on campus and beyond<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-198-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-198-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-198-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-198\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/211\/2025\/07\/31349034747_3be9edfe45_o-e1753907381506.jpg\" width=\"808\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/211\/2025\/07\/31349034747_3be9edfe45_o-e1753907381506.jpg 808w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/211\/2025\/07\/31349034747_3be9edfe45_o-e1753907381506-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/211\/2025\/07\/31349034747_3be9edfe45_o-e1753907381506-768x950.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 808px) 100vw, 808px\" title=\"31349034747_3be9edfe45_o\" alt=\"A person with long red hair sits cross-legged on a bed using a laptop, with a large world map tapestry hanging on the wall behind them.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-198-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-198-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><div id=\"about-the-major\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-198-3-1-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Student-Designed French <strong>Major<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-198-3-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"7\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The student-designed French major at St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland offers motivated students the opportunity to build a personalized, interdisciplinary program focused on French language and culture. By combining advanced coursework in French with classes from at least two other disciplines students can create a cohesive academic path aligned with their global, cultural, or professional interests. This major requires proposal approval by the Curriculum Review Committee and ongoing guidance from a faculty advisory team. Students interested in designing a French major should contact the ILC chair and the student-designed major coordinator early in their academic journey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-198-3-1-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button\" data-index=\"8\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button red\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-student-designed\/\">Learn More About The Student-Designed Major<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-198-3-1-3\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"smcm-ac-buttons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.smcm.edu\" class=\"acalog smcm-cta-button red\" data-acalog-data=\"programs\" data-acalog-program-name=\"Student-Designed Chinese, French, or Latinx and Latin American Studies, BA\" data-acalog-link-text=\"French Major Requirements\" data-acalog-catalog-type=\"Catalog\">French Major Requirements<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.smcm.edu\" class=\"acalog smcm-cta-button red\" data-acalog-data=\"degree_planner\" data-acalog-program-name=\"Student-Designed Chinese, French, or Latinx and Latin American Studies, BA\" data-acalog-link-text=\"Planning your French Major\" data-acalog-catalog-type=\"Catalog\">Planning your French Major<\/a><\/div>\n<!-- See Programs section on catalog.smcm.edu for fullDegreeName value --><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-198-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-198-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-198-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><div id=\"about-the-minor\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-198-4-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">French <strong>Minor<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-198-4-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text\" data-index=\"11\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>The French concentration in the International Languages and Cultures minor emphasizes oral proficiency, cultural literacy and textual analysis. Students take intermediate and advanced French language and literature courses, and choose electives in areas such as Francophone film, global politics and translation. This flexible structure deepens students\u2019 understanding of the French-speaking world while enhancing their global engagement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><div id=\"panel-198-4-0-2\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"smcm-ac-buttons\"><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.smcm.edu\" class=\"acalog smcm-cta-button red\" data-acalog-data=\"programs\" data-acalog-program-name=\"International Languages and Cultures Minor with Concentrations in Chinese, French, or Spanish\" data-acalog-link-text=\"French Minor Requirements\" data-acalog-catalog-type=\"Catalog\">French Minor Requirements<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.smcm.edu\" class=\"acalog smcm-cta-button red\" data-acalog-data=\"degree_planner\" data-acalog-program-name=\"International Languages and Cultures Minor with Concentrations in Chinese, French, or Spanish\" data-acalog-link-text=\"Planning your French Minor\" data-acalog-catalog-type=\"Catalog\">Planning your French Minor<\/a><\/div>\n<!-- See Programs section on catalog.smcm.edu for fullDegreeName value --><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-198-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-198-4-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-198\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/211\/2025\/08\/LAND-Luke-Paris-Nap.jpg\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/211\/2025\/08\/LAND-Luke-Paris-Nap.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/211\/2025\/08\/LAND-Luke-Paris-Nap-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/211\/2025\/08\/LAND-Luke-Paris-Nap-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/211\/2025\/08\/LAND-Luke-Paris-Nap-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" title=\"LAND, Luke &#8211; Paris Nap\" alt=\"Two people lie on the grass facing the Eiffel Tower in Paris, with trees and other visitors in the background under a cloudy sky.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-198-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-198-5\" ><div id=\"pgc-198-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-198-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Courses <strong>Offered<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-198-5-0-1\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\"><div class=\"smcm-ac-buttons\"><div class=\"smcm-accordion\"><div class=\"title-container\"><h3>French Courses<\/h3><i class=\"fa-solid fa-plus open-close\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"smcm-accordion-content\"><div class=\"smcm-ac-content-wrapper\"><ul class=\"acalog\" data-acalog-data=\"courses\" data-acalog-course-prefix=\"ILCF\" data-acalog-catalog-type=\"Catalog\">French Courses><li><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<!-- See Programs section on catalog.smcm.edu for fullDegreeName value --><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-198-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-198-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-198-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"16\" ><div id=\"honors-college-promise\" class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-198-6-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">Honors College <strong>Promise<\/strong> <\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-198-6-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-last-child\" data-index=\"17\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p>French students take full advantage of the Honors College Promise through language immersion, research projects, and cultural engagement. Whether through study abroad in France, internships in international nonprofits, or translation projects, students grow in confidence, fluency, and global understanding. These high-impact experiences often shape future careers or graduate study.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-198-6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-198-6-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"18\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-198\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/211\/2025\/07\/53378308278_170b086df1_o-1.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/211\/2025\/07\/53378308278_170b086df1_o-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/211\/2025\/07\/53378308278_170b086df1_o-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/211\/2025\/07\/53378308278_170b086df1_o-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/211\/2025\/07\/53378308278_170b086df1_o-1-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/211\/2025\/07\/53378308278_170b086df1_o-1-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" title=\"53378308278_170b086df1_o (1)\" alt=\"Three students sit at desks using laptops and taking notes in a classroom with a window and a wall-mounted screen in the background.\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-198-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-198-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-198-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"19\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/academics\/global-scholars-distinction\/\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-book-open-reader\"><\/i>Global Scholar Distinction<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-198-7-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-198-7-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"20\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/program-international-languages-cultures\/careers-in-international-languages\/#internships\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-briefcase\"><\/i>Internships<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-198-7-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-198-7-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"21\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button navy\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/ie\/\"><i class=\"fa-solid fa-plane-departure\"><\/i>Study Abroad<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-198-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-198-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-198-8-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-quote panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"22\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-quote so-widget-smcm-quote-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-quote gold\"><div><p>\"We prepare students not just to speak the language, not just to learn about the cultures, but to study abroad. Almost all of our students study abroad.\"<\/p><p class=\"quote-attribution\">- George Macleod, Associate Professor of French<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-198-9\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"hsac\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-198-9\" ><div id=\"pgc-198-9-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-198-9-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"23\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-198\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-198-9-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-198-9-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"24\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\"><strong><\/strong>OPTIONAL<strong><\/strong> <strong><\/strong>RELEVANT<strong><\/strong> <strong><\/strong>RESOURCES<strong><\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-198-9-1-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"25\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-198-9-1-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-button panel-last-child\" data-index=\"26\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-button so-widget-smcm-button-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><div class=\"smcm-cta-container\"><a class=\"smcm-cta-button red\" style=\"max-width: 100%; width: 100%;\" href=\"\">Learn more about SPECIAL FEATURE<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-198-10\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div id=\"after-you-graduate\" class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-198-10\" ><div id=\"pgc-198-10-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-198-10-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_smcm-title panel-first-child\" data-index=\"27\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-smcm-title so-widget-smcm-title-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h2 class=\"smcm-section-title navy\" style=\"\">After you <strong>Graduate<\/strong><\/h2><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-198-10-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"28\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p>Students in the French program have an edge in careers in diplomacy, global business, education and nonprofit work. Alumni have gone on to become educators, international aid workers, translators and researchers. Others pursue graduate programs in international studies, French or comparative literature. 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