UWSP Study Abroad: Destinations! France: Caen, Normandy

Destinations! France: Caen, Normandy

Spring Semester

APPROXIMATE DATES
SPRING: February 1 - May 30

The Semester Abroad in Caen allows you the opportunity to experience and explore Europe, France and, especially, the historic and beautiful province of Normandy. Since 1994, UWSP International Programs provides this uncommon travel/study program to those wishing an education beyond the bounds of the classrooms on campus. Enrich your language proficiency goals through cultural immersion at the Université de Caen.

Application Deadline: April 1 of the prior academic year; late applications are taken if space is available. Check with International Programs staff. We strongly recommend that you apply early and attend the scheduled orientations.

Go to the Applications page to find out how to get an application.

Eligibility

Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors from all disciplines who have completed French 212 (4th semester French) or its equivalent. Completion of 314 or higher is recommended. A minimum cumulative GPA of at least 2.5 is required. UW-SP students should contact Professor Marcia Parker, Room 408, in the Collins Classroom Center, for advising.

Costs

Cost Includes:

Airfare, Chicago-Paris-Chicago and train transfer to Caen.
Three/Four Day Entry Tour through Paris. Room, Half Board, Metro Pass, Lectures and Museum Entrances, etc. provided.
Room & Board in Caen. The accommodation is in a family’s home.
UW-SP Tuition for Wisconsin Residents. Minnesota students qualify for reciprocity; other states: out-of-state surcharge (ONLY $1000) applies.
University of Wisconsin System mandated health insurance.
University Sponsored Side Trips from Caen may include: Mont St. Michel, Giverny, Bayeux, Normandy Beaches, etc.

Plan your budget to cover passport, personal expenses, your two-week break, a few books and some meals.

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Classes

Intensive French language classes, at both the intermediate and advanced levels, make up the curricular core. These classes are chosen to take advantage of your location and include emphasis on French Culture and Civilization, History and Art History. Advanced students have additional course choices in areas such as Economics, History and Cinema. Your courses in Caen are administered by the CEUIE (Centre d’Enseignement Universitaire International pour Etrangers), a division of the “Université de Caen.”

You will be given a placement exam upon arrival. Regardless of the results, you will receive credit for the next sequential language course in which you would have enrolled at UWSP. Instructional staff at the Université de Caen may not advise you on matters having to do with registration and credits earned. All such matters are exclusively handled by the Department of Foreign Languages at UWSP.

Academic questions? Please contact Professor Marcia Parker.

Grading System

Grade Point Averages include your grades from Caen. The Department of Foreign Languages does not offer the option of pass/fail courses toward the major or minor. You must maintain a grade point average of 2.00 in courses taken within the French major or minor to graduate. To be certified to teach French, you must complete the teaching major or minor with a GPA of 3.0 in all courses taken with the French major or minor. Your grade for any course listing two Caen classes will be an average of the grades you earn in those two classes. For example, the grade for Level 3, French 420 will be an average of your grades for Phonétique and Compréhension et Expression orales.

The French Grading System is on a scale of 0 to 20. The American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers recognize that, by tradition, the highest grades awarded by French teachers seldom exceed 14 or 15/20 and grades of 8 and 9 reflect satisfactory performance. In no way does a score of 10 mean you have
received an F.

Grade Interpretation will be done by the Department of Foreign Languages at UWSP to conform to the American scale of F to A. Your grades will be interpreted according to guidelines established by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.

Sample Core Class List

Your courses in Caen are administered by the Centre d’Enseignement Universitaire International pour Etrangers (CEUIE), a division of the Université de Caen. UWSP students may take CEUIE courses for credit but CEUIE is not a branch of the University of Wisconsin. Therefore, CEUIE courses are best understood as semi-equivalents. Do not expect a direct relationship between course offerings at UWSP and CEUIE.

LEVELS 1-3
UWSP Courses	Credits	C.E.F.E. Courses	Classroom Hours
French 314 - Intermediate Composition	3	Expression écrite et grammaire	6
French 420 - Phonetics and Diction Classroom and lab work to improve pronunciation; practice in conversational French, readings to understand French phonological structure and sound differences between the French and English languages; learning the phonetic alphabet to aid in pronouncing new words. (Required for prospective teachers.)	3 Counts toward French major/minor	Compréhension et expression orales	4
French 420	3 Counts toward French major/minor	Phonétique	2
French 481 – French Culture and Civilization	3 Does NOT count toward French major/minor	Atelier écrit / oral	4
French 481 French Culture and Civilization LEVEL 3 ONLY (NOTE: For Levels 1 & 2 this course is Foreign Language 481 and DOES NOT COUNT FOR MAJOR/MINOR)	3 Counts toward French major/minor	Initiation à la civilisation	4

LEVELS 4-6
UWSP Courses	Credits	C.E.F.E. Courses	Classroom Hours
French 314 Intermediate Composition or 345 Advances Conversation/Composition	3	- Expression écrite et grammaire - Atelier écrit/oral	6
French 420 - Phonetics & Diction * See detailed description above	3	- Compréhension et expression orales - Phonétique	3
French 340 - Introduction to French Literature Poetry, drama, prose by representative authors; focus on intensive rather than extensive reading; work includes class discussions, written exams, brief reports and/or papers in French.	3 Counts toward French major/minor	Langue et littérature française	3
French 481 French Culture and Civilization	3 Counts toward French major/minor	Connaissance de la France	3

Withdrawal

Up to ten weeks before the start of the program, all fees except the initial $250 deposit will be refunded. After the time, tuition, airline, tour costs and housing charges are assessed. If the program would be cancelled, all fees will be refunded. Because exchange rates and airline prices fluctuate, International Programs reserves the right to cancel, surcharge, or to alter the program.

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