Designed for students at all French language levels, this program allows you to acquire and improve French language skills while earning credit toward your major or graduation requirements. Your language courses focus on grammar, vocabulary development, listening comprehension, and oral expression, and consist of two required components: language (cours pratiques) and phonetics. Combine these intensive language courses at the Sorbonne’s Cours de Civilisation Française (CCFS) with a wide range of electives, taught in English at the CEA CAPA Paris Center. Choose elective courses from subjects such as history, business, art history, cultural studies, communication, and political science. An Early Start option in the Fall semester allows you to jump start your language learning before the semester begins.
Paris
early Jan 2026 - mid May 2026
$20,895
13 - 16
10/1/25
11/1/25
High School Graduate
All Levels
2.5
Each semester, you'll enroll in 1 CCFS language course and 1-2 CEA CAPA courses. CCFS language courses meet for 145 contact hours/10 credits; CEA CAPA courses meet for 45 contact hours/3 credits.
You may earn 13-16 credits (up to 235 contact hours) per semester. If you choose the Early Start option, you may earn 16-19 credits (up to 280 contact hours). Academic year students may earn 26-32 credits (up to 470 contact hours); if you choose the Early Start option in the Fall, you may earn 29-35 credits (up to 515 credits).
The cours pratiques component of your CCFS language courses meets for 2 hours per day, Monday-Friday; the phonetics component meets for 1 hour per day, Monday-Friday, for a 5-week period. CEA CAPA elective courses meet 1-3 times per week, Monday-Friday. Early Start courses meet daily, Monday-Friday. Active learning components required by your courses may be scheduled for Fridays.
Prior to departure, you will select your preferred courses and take an online placement examination. Your course enrollments will be based on availability and the result of your placement exam. It is in your best interest to have multiple alternative courses approved by your home university prior to your departure due to course availabilities. To ensure that you receive credit for the language level you place into, have your home school pre-approve courses at several levels before you leave for France. Please consult with your academic advisor at your home university on credit pre-approval guidelines.
The host institution has offered the following courses in the past. Please note that course listings will not be finalized until the start of the term.
*Courses with an asterisk indicate that the course has been associated with multiple subject areas.
Please click on the course title to view additional subject areas and detailed course information.
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Advanced French I | 300 | Fr | 145 | 10 |
Advanced French II | 400 | Fr | 145 | 10 |
Beginning French | 100 | Fr | 145 | 10 |
High Intermediate French I | 300 | Fr | 145 | 10 |
High Intermediate French II | 300 | Fr | 145 | 10 |
Intermediate French | 200 | Fr | 145 | 10 |
Phonetics | Fr | 0 | 0 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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20th Century Art: A History of Modernism | 300 | En | 45 | 3 |
Haute Couture in Paris: History of Style & Fashion * | 300 | En | 45 | 3 |
History of Paris: An Architectural Perspective * | 400 | En | 45 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Business Consulting | 300 | En | 45 | 3 |
International Business | 300 | En | 45 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Communication & Global Competence | 300 | En | 45 | 3 |
Mass Media & the Fashion Industry * | 300 | En | 45 | 3 |
Media & Democracy in the Digital Age | 300 | En | 45 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Food & Culture in France * | 300 | En | 45 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Travel Writing in Paris | 300 | En | 45 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Paris Fashion Trend Forecasting & Analysis | 300 | En | 45 | 3 |
Visual Fashion Merchandising | 200 | En | 45 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Business Finance | 300 | En | 45 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Globalization: Politics, Culture & Global Governance * | 300 | En | 45 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Consumer Behavior | 300 | En | 45 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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Photography in Paris | 300 | En | 45 | 3 |
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*Housing options may change and will be confirmed on the housing application form prior to the start of the term. Below are the housing options that have been offered in the past.
Get out and explore! Excursions are offered for most semester, year, and summer programs. Semester students are typically offered between two to three excursions and summer study students are typically offered between one to two excursions. You'll receive a calendar of excursions during orientation; here are a few day and overnight excursions we've offered in the past.
From housing to excursions, our programs include a variety of inclusions to enhance your study abroad experience! Here are examples that may be available in Paris. Inclusions vary by program – please contact our Enrollment and Advising team to find out what options are available for you.
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