Participants will receive between 20-25 hours of class room instruction per week, and earn up to 16 hours of French credit. The Institut Lyonnais provides various levels of French instruction and is able to accommodate students from a beginner to the most advanced graduate student. As part of the program's cultural component, participants will be provided many unique optional weekend excursions. This program is open to all students who are in good academic standing, and have taken at least one course in beginning French. Summer Quarter Students will combine French language study with courses in the Humanities, Social Sciences, and Business and Economics.
Students have a wide range of courses from which to choose.
All courses are taught in French and students may enroll in one or more courses from a number of leading French universities. Full year students may also participate in a variety of internships in Paris. Students will live with IRES approved host families who provide breakfast and two evening meals a week. This program is open to Junior and Seniors who have completed two years of college level French. Students will have the opportunity to combine French language studies with courses in the Humanities and Social Sciences.