Students are normally expected to carry a load of from 12 to 18 hours. The fall semester starts in late August and concludes before Christmas. The spring semester starts in January and runs through mid-May. Several one-day excursions are arranged each semester. Return to the Table of Contents Admission Admission to the program is selective.
Students are eligible to participate after their freshman year.
Applicants' fluency in French must be sufficient to allow them to profit from courses taught in France and from living in a French-speaking environment. Their college record must reflect serious academic achievement. Evidence of character, maturity, and the ability and willingness to adapt to a foreign environment are required. To be eligible, students must have an overall GPA of 2.70 or better, or a GPA at this level in each of the two most recent semesters, and a GPA of 3.0 in French classes.