Aix-en-Provence-IU

• This is an IU-Administered Program
• Academic Year or Semester Program
• Courses taught in French at Sciences Po, Aix-Marseille University, or Service universitaires des langues (SUL)
• U.S. faculty resident director
• French assistant director 

Academic Year Option: 27-36 credits 

• August-September
  • 2-3 credit Intensive French Language course
• October-May
  • 18-28 credits in courses in the humanities and social sciences with French students at Aix-Marseille Université or Sciences Po
  • 2-6 credits in French language and civilization courses taken at the APA center with other program participants

Fall Option (SUL only): 13 credits (see eligibility below)

• August-December
  • 13 credits in French language and culture through workshops at Service universitaires des langues (SUL). (Fall students at SUL may advance to Aix-Marseille or Sciences Po-Aix during the spring).
  • Advanced French is not guaranteed at SUL.  Students who have taken 300-level French should consider either the Academic Year or Spring option.

Spring Option: 14-18 credits (13 credits for SUL)

• January-May
  • 1-2 credits in an Intensive French Language course
  • 2-4 credits in French language and civilization courses taken at the APA center with other program participants
  • 8-16 credits in humanities and social sciences with French students at Aix-Marseille Université or Sciences Po
  • 13 credits in French language and culture through workshops at SUL.

Course Equivalencies: Please see the Aix-en-Provence-IU course equivalency list for program enrollment requirements and a list of IU course equivalencies that students have received in the past.

• Handbook
• Getting Started Handbook
• Diversity, Identity, and Accessibility Resources

• Aix-en-Provence Handbook (AY)

• Rented Room in French household or apartments with other program students OR
• French homestay (when available)
• See housing guide for more information

You may apply if you:

• are an undergraduate student at any Indiana University campus who is making normal academic progress
• are in at least your fourth full-time semester of college (or fifth semester for spring-only option)
• have taken or are enrolled in either:
  • fourth semester college-level French for SUFLE (fall or spring) OR
  • fifth semester (one 300-level course) college-level French for Aix-Marseille Université or Sciences Po (spring-only and academic year), students with five semesters of French who want to study abroad in the fall semester should talk with Overseas Study
• have approximately a 3.0 cumulative GPA and French GPA

Students must have a passport valid for six months beyond program's end date.

Students must be able to demonstrate flexibility, resilience, and self-reliance.

Complete eligibility criteria and selection criteria are outlined within the Academic Policies and Procedures of Education Abroad. Selection is based on maturity, seriousness of purpose, and appropriateness of match between program and applicant. Students on disciplinary probation during program period are ineligible.

Financial Aid and Scholarships:

• Most IU scholarships, grants and loans applicable to program costs.
• Education Abroad Scholarships, including Scholarships for Students from IU campuses other than Bloomington.

• IU Roland A. Cote Study Abroad Scholarship of $2,000 for an academic year or semester participant with a 3.5 GPA or higher.

• Merit- and need-based $2,000 Leake Scholarship for an academic year participant who is a graduate of IU High School Honors Program in France.

• IU Scott C. Schurz Pell Match Study Abroad Scholarships for resident undergraduate students with a Pell grant

Please see our financial aid page for general information and links to additional scholarship opportunities.