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Degree Level
Bachelors
Housing
Apartment Dormitory Host Family
Language
French

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Starting Price
18900
Price Details
Cost varies slightly by term and housing option. Refer to the website for up-to-date fees.
What's Included
Some Activities Airport Transfers Classes Some Meals
What's Not Included
Accommodation Some Activities Airfare Some Meals Transportation Travel Insurance Visa
Nov 13, 2019
Jan 10, 2020
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About Program

You can make your dreams of studying in Paris a reality, even if you’ve only studied French for two or three semesters. Flexible course options and language support make it possible to immerse yourself and improve your mastery of the French language.

Upon arrival, students participate in an orientation and begin a semester-long intensive French language course. Students build the rest of their schedules by choosing three courses at our University of Paris partner institutions (these may be taught in French or English) and/or APA's in-house art history and political science classes. Weekly individual language sessions combined with ongoing academic support provide a great system for academic success!

Experience daily life with a carefully selected French host family or choose to live in a French student residence. Benefit from a culture package loaded with weekly events and tickets to the performing arts, day trips, weekend excursions, and unlimited entry to national museums.

This program is currently not being promoted on Go Overseas by its provider. Check with Academic Programs Abroad (APA) for the most up-to-date information regarding the status of this program.

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Meet weekly with a teaching assistant to work on the French language.
Students travel to the Normandy region of France with APA Paris.
APA Paris students at Fontainebleau.
APA Paris group breakfast with the director.

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Program Highlights

  • Take courses alongside your French peers, in either English or French, at our partner institutions in Paris.
  • Receive unparalleled language and academic support throughout the semester.
  • Participate in a stimulating cultural program that includes tickets to the performing arts and exclusive excursions.
  • Live like a real Parisian in a foyer (French student residence) or with a French host family.
  • Spend a semester or academic year living and studying in Paris.

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An amazing semester

Jan 10, 2020

APA does a fantastic job at cultivating a fun and stimulating semester for all students. There are countless cultural events meant to better integrate students to french culture. And everyone who works for APA is absolutely wonderful. Each one of them is very supportive and always available to help the students in whatever way they can. From them a very warm and friendly community is built for you in Paris. We got to experience a multitude of different planned events through APA: dances, plays, wine tastings, thanksgiving dinner, french films, football games, and so many more incredible events.

What was the most surprising thing you saw or did?
The most surprising experience we has was the week one program orientation held in the south of France. We got to sail catamarans, wake board and wind surf while enjoying the lovely beach.
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Staff Interviews

These are in-depth Q&A sessions with program leaders.

Monika Markley

Program
APA Paris: Immersion for Intermediate French Speakers
Job Title
University Relations & Marketing Manager
Hailing from Charlotte, NC, Monika joined the APA team in 2016 and is the point-gal for all things pre-departure, marketing, and student outreach. Diehard Pittsburgh sports fan, total Francophile, aerial silk student, pretends she knows things about fancy craft beer.
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What is your favorite travel memory?

When I arrived in Lyon, France for my study abroad back in the day, it was my first time traveling by myself. I was sad, homesick, alone, and luggage-less (my bags didn't make it on the plane with me!).

Rather than stay in my hotel room and mope (infinitely more depressing), I spent the day walking around the city, trying to get my bearings. I eventually found myself at the Rhone River and saw the Hôtel Dieu on the other bank with the basilica perched atop Fourvière Hill in the background. Seeing that beautiful sight for the first time on that cloudy, overcast day reaffirmed that I wasn't making a horrible life decision and that I had so much wonder and opportunity before me.

What makes this my favorite travel memory [now] is that I now LOVE traveling by myself! I've been to 5 countries and many more cities in the U.S. and abroad traveling solo. I'm entirely convinced that I would have never grown so much personally, without my time in Lyon.

How have you changed/grown since working for your current company?

I'm naturally a creature of routine and organization and in the world of study abroad, you can be certain to expect the unexpected! I'll probably always be a work in progress but my ability to adapt and roll with the punches has increased considerably.

I'm also super great at planning six months ahead now but, don't ask me what I'm cooking for dinner tonight.

What is the best story you've heard from a return student?

It's so fulfilling to hear stories of students who have had such a great experience in Paris, to continue their French for academic and professional goals.

We have had students return to France on Fulbright grants, for the TAPIF program (Teaching Assistant Program In France), and even to gain citizenship! Perhaps one of the coolest -- one of our alum is currently working at CERN's Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland as a Ph.D. student.

If you could go on any program that your company offers, which one would you choose and why?

Paris will always have a hold on my heart! APA recently expanded with a summer program to Dakar, Senegal. Experiencing a completely new culture and section of the world would be such a treat!

What makes your company unique? When were you especially proud of your team?

While the landscape of study abroad is evolving, for the vast majority of students, they will likely study abroad once in their undergraduate careers. Which makes choosing the right program so important! In study abroad we talk about immersion and cultures and language--it's all about human interaction! You will not find a more caring, sincere, knowledgeable, attentive team than at APA.

As I was at a study abroad fair this fall, we had a few alumni volunteer at our table. My colleague Lindsay casually mentioned that our Paris Assistant Director, Sophie, was going to be in town next month for a conference. They were so excited, it was like Lindsay said a celebrity was going to be there, their reaction. How are you supposed to properly convey that on a brochure?!

Whether it's talking with a student at 9 p.m. because she can't find a visa appointment or hearing about how one of my colleagues in Paris comforted a student after she missed her flight home, it's those little things that may seem trivial but make the world of difference.

What do you believe to be the biggest factor in being a successful company?

Communication! One of the best pieces of advice I've heard is that "you can't change what you don't know". We listen to our students, ask for feedback from our affiliate institutions, and are constantly in contact with our colleagues on the other side of the Atlantic.

Location

Location:
Paris
Currency:
Euro
Weather:
Jan-Mar
54 F / 36 F
Apr-Jun
73 F / 45 F
Jul-Sep
77 F / 54 F
Oct-Dec
61 F / 37 F
Airports:
Paris Charles de Gaulle
( CDG )
Paris Orly
( ORY )

If you talk to anyone that has ben to Paris, they will likely tell you that it felt magical. There is something exceptionally different in Paris; it could be the twinkling of the Eiffel tower every night, the smell of fresh bread wafting through the streets at all hours, the abundance of art, or the sheer beauty of Les Jardins. This city will leave you awe-struck.

About Academic Programs Abroad (APA)

APA is a boutique program provider in Paris, France with a passion to provide a first-rate study abroad experience that unites academic excellence with the beauty and richness of French and Francophone culture. For over 35 years, students from more than 80 US colleges and universities have received a personalized, immersive education abroad in...

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