French Language Mastery at Alliance Française
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Spring Quarter: April - June; Deadline Extended!
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DePaul’s Study Abroad Program in France is located in the heart of one of the world’s most beautiful and exciting cities. While studying at the Alliance Française, an international language school, participants not only have the chance to become conversant in French but also to experience the rich cultural and political life of Paris. Proximity to other major European cities allows students to visit additional places of interest following their stay in Paris.
The program includes excursions in and around Paris, and longer trips to the surrounding French countryside. In this way, students have an opportunity to combine their classroom learning with direct experience with a variety of French communities. Previous excursions have included a weekend in Les Chateaux de la Loire, a rich historic area where several French monarchs maintained their courts, day trips to Versailles, the palace of the Sun King, Louis XIV, and the Cathedrale de Chartres.
Students will enroll for a total of 16 hours of credit. Participants are placed in language courses appropriate to their level at the Alliance Française for eight credits. For the remaining eight credits, students will take the ART397 and SOC397/PSC395 courses.
Required Courses (8 credits):
SOC 397/PSC 395: French Society and Politics
This course, co-taught by Larry Garner and Roberta Garner, introduces students to French culture, social and political institutions, an social structure.
ART397 - French Art History
This course is taught by Madame Chantal Larinier, an established art historian living in Paris, and will survey the history of French art. Study trips to numerous museums and galleries in Paris are an integral part of the course.
Language Courses (8 credits):
FCH103 - Basic French III
FCH104 - Intermed. French I
FCH105 - Intermed. French II
FCH106 - Intermed. French III
FCH201 - Adv. Communication I
FCH202 - Adv. Communication II
FCH203 - Adv. Communication III
FCH322 - Advanced Grammar and Usage
FCH398 – Paris: City and Text
Students participating in this program during the Spring of their senior year should be aware that overseas grades may not receive their degree conferral until August. While the Study Abroad office will do everything they can to expedite the process, we usually do not receive the overseas transcripts early enough for a June graduation conferral.
Circumstances, such as an unexpected event abroad or a curriculum change at a host institution, may require DePaul University to make changes to the program. DePaul University reserves the right to cancel or alter programs and courses without notice.
Students live with French hosts in and near Paris. To help further improve their French language skills, DePaul students will have as roommates fellow students from the Alliance Française who are not native English speakers.
The French hosts will prepare breakfast and dinner daily. Students are responsible for their midday meals, which can be taken at an inexpensive cafeteria at the Alliance Française.
In addition to DePaul tuition for 16 credits, costs include a specific program fee. For updated information on speficic program expenses, click here:
For this program, the fee covers housing, breakfast and dinner every day, study abroad health insurance and selected excursions.
Students must plan their budgets to cover airfare, additional meals, passport and visa fees, local transportation in France, supplies, text books and personal expenses.
DePaul University reserves the right to adjust program fees without notice. Program fees are based on actual costs of the prior year and projections for the current year. Inflation and fluctuating exchange rates make it impossible to state a fixed cost.
Students must have at least a 2.5 GPA and have completed at least FCH102 to participate in this program. To apply to this program, students must submit the following to the Study Abroad Program:
• A complete DePaul Study Abroad Program application
• Two (2) academic recommendation forms from faculty familiar with your academic work (one must be from a language instructor).
• An official copy of your transcripts. At DePaul, these may be requested on Campus Connect in the Students section under Records and Registration.
DePaul University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex or handicap in admissions, employment or the provision of services. Inquiries regarding this policy should be addressed to the Director of Human Resources, 1 E. Jackson Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: October 15 - Deadline Extended!
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