Admission

The Vassar-Wesleyan Program in Paris is open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors from any accredited American college or university. It is committed to high academic standards and to the furthering of studies of the humanities, social sciences, and sciences in Paris. Students may apply to the program for either one or two semesters and elect to spend one or two semesters of study in the program.

Vassar students should consult the Office of International Programs about participation in the program. All applications, whether for fall, spring, or full year, are due in early December of the academic year preceding the academic year in which students wish to participate in the program. Vassar students should discuss prerequisite courses and grade-point-average requirements with a member of the French Department.

Wesleyan students must have an overall academic average of at least a “B” and have completed at least FREN 215 with a “B” or better before leaving for Paris. Applications for the fall semester or the academic year are due in the Office of International Studies, 105 Fisk Hall, by February 15; applications for the spring semester are due in the Office of International Studies by October 1.

Students from other institutions should have an overall academic average of at least a “B” and have completed at least one semester of a third-year college French course with a “B” or better before leaving for Paris. Students from other institutions should send applications for 2009–2010 to Vassar College. Applications for the fall semester or the academic year must arrive by February 15, applications for the spring semester by October 1.

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