In addition to pursuing course work in advanced grammar, phonetics, and composition, students attend lectures on modern French culture and prepare a short research paper in French on topics of their choice. This program is ideal for students wishing to earn the language certificate in French. It is also an excellent preparation for a full academic year in Paris. Full Year Participants in this program pursue a year of serious academic work at one or more of the institutions that constitute the University of Paris. Although students will usually take most of their courses at Nanterre University, they may choose to do all or part of their work at another campus, such as Sorbonne, Orsay, or Jussieu.
French tutors add support without insulating students from authentic university work.
Because students face the challenge of regular course work at the University of Paris, the program requires at least two years of college-level French. The College of the University of Chicago offers three programs, one in each quarter of the academic year, in the mid-sized French city of Tours. Housing is with French families. French through 203, and all instruction is in French. It is assumed that students will complete the civilization sequence with a spring-quarter course on the Chicago campus.