York University students may earn a Certificate of Intermediate French Language Proficiency for Business concurrent with fulfillment of the requirements for a bachelor’s degree. This certificate is also open to students who already hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, and who are admissible according to Faculty and University policies. This certificate is not, however, open to students who are pursuing or who already hold a degree in French studies.

Graduating with a certificate: except where otherwise stated, a minimum cumulative grade point average of 4.00 is required to satisfy certificate requirements. Students must also submit application to graduate from a certificate program. Applications should be obtained from and filed with the unit administering the certificate program. Transcript notation that the requirements for a certificate have been completed will be made once the Registrar’s Office has received notice from the unit administering the program. Certificates will not be conferred until candidates have successfully completed an undergraduate degree program if they are simultaneously enrolled in a degree and a certificate program. The Faculty does not award certificates retroactively. Refer to the Academic Standards section for details of the undergraduate certificate minimum standards.

To apply for the certificate, students must have successfully completed 12 credits in French studies as follows:

• AP/FR 1060 6.00, with a minimum grade of B;

Six credits chosen from:

• AP/FR 2060 3.00;
• AP/FR 2061 3.00;
• AP/FR 3060 3.00, with a minimum grade of B in each course.

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