Program Information

Academic Program:

Classroom instruction will be in French Monday through Friday mornings. Afternoons, evenings and weekends will be devoted to cultural excursions. A weekly journal, written in French, reflecting insights into cultural/cross-cultural experiences, will be turned into Dr. Jellenik by all students.

Prerequisites:

Students from any college/university meeting the following qualifications are cordially invited to apply to the program:

• Completion of French 102 (Elementary French II) or equivalent with C or better.
• GPA of at least 2.0 (on a scale of 4).
• Recommendation of language instructor(s).
• Interview with Program Director (by telephone if need be).

Credit:

Students who have completed French 102 will receive 6 hours credit for French 201 and 202 (Intermediate French I & II). Students having already successfully taken French 201 and 202 will obtain 6 hours credit for French 390 and 391 (Contemporary French Culture & Contemporary French Usage, respectively).  Please note that this is TWO SEMESTERS WORTH OF FRENCH CREDIT over a 4 week period. 

Dates:

Classes begin Monday, July 5th and end July 30th 2010. Students need to arrive in Tours the weekend before the beginning of classes (by Sunday, July 4^th at the latest). Students are responsible for their own flight arrangements. Candidates may reserve their plane tickets anytime but should pay for their tickets only after they have received written confirmation of their acceptance into the program.

The final destination of your flight from the States is Paris. Students must fly to Paris and board the train, which can be taken directly from the Paris airport to Tours. Travel time Paris-Tours on the TGV (“High-Speed Train”) is about one hour.

Accommodations:

To enhance the immersion experience in France, students will be housed with a French-speaking host family in Tours. Within a couple of weeks before their departure from the United States, students must contact their host family in order to arrange to be picked up at the airport or train station in Tours. Students must make their own way to Tours (see above). Host family members CANNOT meet them in Paris.

Estimated Cost:

The approximate cost for the trip will be $3700 (precise amount depends on exchange rate and will be determined later), including registration and tuition at The Citadel, French school tuition, stay with host family, breakfast and dinner with host family, excursions, and insurance. This does NOT include airfare to France, lunches, passports, personal expenses, books, and independent travel. A $500 deposit is due at the time of application and one half of the total cost is due before Spring Break. Students who choose to cancel their participation in the program after April 26th will be reimbursed a maximum of 70% of the total.

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