The study investigated the attitude and performance of undergraduate students to the study of French Language as a general course of study in some Tertiary institutions in Nigeria using Federal University Oye as a case study. The research adopted descriptive research design of survey type. The sample for the study consisted of 300 undergraduate French students of Federal University Oye. The students find themselves offering the course as one of the compulsory course in General Studies department of the University. The instruments used by the researcher were made up of three research questions and one hypothesis. The questionnaire was based on Attitude and Performance of Undergraduate Students to the Study of French Language (APUSSFL). It contained twenty questions and was given to the students in order to seek information from them. The results show that no insolent students study the language; the performance and attitude of the students were encouraged through the methods used in teaching the students. The results showed that there is no significant difference between male and female undergraduate students attitude and performance towards French Language. It was cleared through the result that there is difference in the students’ knowledge of French Language and their performance. It is revealed that the students interest in French Language were increased through the method of teaching and they showed positive attitude towards the course. It is recommended that students should have recommended text books for French Language. Government should try and make French Language compulsory in all tertiary institutions in Nigeria to make the nation an English-French bilingual nation because of her role among the French speaking countries of West Africa.

KEYWORDS: Attitude, Performance, Undergraduate, French Language, General studies.