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.
Students take a complete Western Civilization sequence, taught in English.
This sequence fulfills the College's civilization requirement. Students with French skills below the advanced level will also take a survival language course. There is no language prerequisite for this program.