Center for Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Certificate

Please complete and submit this application (along with any supporting materials) to the Department of Romance Languages by April 15 of your senior year.

Name:
Class Year:
Student ID#:
Email:
Telephone:
Campus Address:
Academic Major:

Study Abroad (Program, Location, Semester & Year):

HOW TO APPLY

I. COMPLETE COURSEWORK & FILL OUT APPLICATION (April of Senior Year)
Among the 7 courses required for the French Certificate, at least 3 must be taken at Williams. You can qualify for up to 4 courses from abroad if you go for the entire year, but they should of course be related to language, literature or culture. For course credit, you need to complete this application by listing the 7 Williams and/or Study-Abroad courses that you completed. In the case of the Study-Abroad Courses, you need to submit with you application: a copy of your Study-Abroad Transcript (the same transcript you submitted to the Registrar and to Dean McKeon on your return to Williams); and copies of your Study-Abroad Course Materials (including syllabi, course descriptions, grades, transcripts, & any final written work (papers or exams) you completed.

II. TAKE THE FRENCH PROFICIENCY TEST (April of Senior Year)
The French Proficiency Test is a one-hour exam administered in April of your senior year by the Department of Romance Languages. This exam tests your accumulated language skills in French and consists of exercises in grammar and reading comprehension. By submitting this application on April 15, you implicitly express your desire to take the French Proficiency Test in April. The Romance Languages Department will contact you to schedule the test.