Gettysburg in Avignon, France

Fall and Spring ~ All Majors ~ Group Program

Program in Brief:

This semester or academic year program at Le Centre d'Avignon is designed to meet the needs of French majors, minors or other students with a high level of proficiency in French. Students take one required language course and four elective courses. All courses are conducted in French.

Orientation:

There is a mandatory Send-Off Session at Gettysburg College for all off campus studies students the semester prior to the program. An on-site orientation is held in Avignon upon arrival.

Location:

The Institute of American Universities (IAU) sponsors this program, located in Avignon, a picturesque old city near France's Mediterranean coast which is favored by an ideal
climate.

Living Arrangements:

All students live in a mandatory homestay and take meals with their family.

Courses and Credit:

All off campus programs are worth 4 Gettysburg Course Units. In order to receive this, students must take a "full load of courses" which is equal to 5 classes on this program.

Program Dates:

Mid-August through mid-December or mid-January through mid-May.

Eligibility Requirements:

Satisfactory completion of French 301.

Program Cost:

Students pay the Gettysburg comprehensive fee (in 2008-2009 is $23,350 per semester) and receive tuition, room, board, round trip airfare from New York to Paris,
transportation to Marseilles from Paris, and program excursions.

Application Deadline

March 15 (for fall Semester or academic year)
October 15 (for Spring Semester)

For Further Information:

Contact OCS (290 CUB) at 337-6866 or email us at ocs@gettysburg.edu. All students must meet with Professor Elizabeth Richardson Viti (32 MCKnight) prior to applying.