All French students are required to have a minimum of 24 credits in French courses beyond the high school level, including some exposure to courses in civilization as well as literature. Students may receive credit in French in a variety of other subjects, such as History, Anthropology, etc., and combinations of the study of French with another language or a social science are encouraged. Many of our students, regardless of orientation, enroll in our Study Abroad Program in France, which is now in its twenty-seventh year. Between 20 and 30 of our undergraduates, under the supervision of a faculty member and a graduate assistant, spend a full academic year in France, starting with a month of cultural orientation and followed by seven to eight months at the University of Paris. They follow a regular French first-year college curriculum.
All students live in apartments or with French families carefully selected by our staff.
On the Storrs campus, we supplement the academic curriculum with weekly meetings of a French Club, open to all students and faculty. Occasionally we take groups to see French plays or exhibitions or to spend a few days in French Canada during vacation periods.