ASC IN FRANCE
French Language and Culture Summer Program Opportunity
Supported through the French Department at Agnes Scott College
The French Department at Agnes Scott College is proud to partner with the Universite de Caen in Caen, France for an excellent French Language and Culture program.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
Students will have opportunity to take two classes at the University of Caen. Students take 45 hours French language, worth 3 credits, at the appropriate level every morning of written communication, grammar, vocabulary enrichment, and oral practice. Students can also participate in a 2-credit chosen elective course each afternoon for a total of 30 hours of lectures and site visits. Additional excursions may take place throughout the program.
For students who will also participate in Session I, they will take 22.5 hours of intensive French in the first week and take an elective course, taught in French, in the second week. Session I will be worth 3 credits.
Students participating in Session I and Session II can earn up to 8 U.S. credits.
Elective courses typically change slightly ever year. Past elective courses have included:
Beginners to intermediate
- Société et culture françaises
- Autour de la gastronomie française
Intermediate to advanced
- Histoire en Normandie
- Ecrivains de/en Normandie
- Art en Normandie : l’architecture
Language courses will be counted as equivalent to French 101, 102, 201, 202 or 230, depending upon placement. Applicable elective courses will count as 200-level or 300-level courses for a French major or minor, or as French department elective. All courses must be reviewed by the French Department for credit and course level.
PROGRAM BROCHURE
Read more about these electives in the program brochure:
ASC in France Brochure
PROGRAM DATES
Session I: June 16- June 27, 2025 (2-week session)
Session II: June 30- July 18, 2025 (3-week session)
Note:
Students are required to take Session I in conjunction with Session II. Session I cannot be taken independently.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 1, 2025
COSTS*
Session I
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Program tuition: Euros €530
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Housing (university residence)**: Euros €234 (no meals included)
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Housing (host family): Euros €445 (2 meals per day)
Session II
Additional expenses:
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Flights (Atlanta - Paris)*: US $1,800
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Personal expenses*: US $ 500
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Health insurance*: US $20/week
Once registered, you will receive by email a payment summary directly from the University of Caen. The payment will be required to be paid in full to the University of Caen.
Please note that students are also responsible for making their own travel arrangements and payments for the international flights, as well as for ground transportation to the University of Caen. Students can contact the University of Caen to make arrangements to be picked up from Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport (CDG), for a fee.
Payments can be made to the University of Caen by credit card or by bank wire transfer.
** No meals are included with the university residence housing. The estimated cost for a meal at the university cafeteria is about €10.
* Estimated costs; program fees will fluctuate based on the currency exchange rate between the U.S. dollars and the euro at the time you make the payment to the University of Caen.
For more information, please contact your study abroad advisor in the Center for Global Learning or the French Department Chair at Agnes Scott College.
