French Certificate
Program Overview
Program Director: Dr. Beverly Moser; moserba@appstate.edu; 828-262-2303; Foreign Languages and Literatures
The French Certificate offers students the chance to improve their French culture, language and teaching skills.
Program Highlights
- This program requires 18 credit hours for completion.
- The Department offers a Master of Arts concentrating in French. The full Master's program in French is not accepting applications at the moment, but graduate coursework in French is available.
Certificate Application Essentials
Location of instruction: On campus, with some online/hybrid offerings.
Required Entrance Exam: GRE (score must be no more than 5 years old)
Required Number of References to specify in the on-line form: 3
Supplemental Information: Resume (Required upload for application submission); writing sample (upload on the Additional Information page in the on-line application), and audiotaped interview in French (to mail to the Graduate School); international students must submit a writing sample in English (upload on the Additional Information page in the on-line application), and must pass an oral interview in English.
Deadlines for Application. A program not open for a particular term will be marked with an "x." If the program has early screening dates, those dates are listed in parentheses. Applications that are not complete by the early screening date risk denial of admission due to no seats available. Increased enrollment may lead to a term being closed for new applications.
- Spring: x
- Summer Session 1: x
- Summer Session 2: x
- Fall: 7/1
Basic Criteria for Consideration: Cum UGPA 3.0 or higher; GPA in subject area 3.2


