• This is an IU-Administered Program
• Academic Year or Semester Program
• 20-30 students from the Universities of Wisconsin and Indiana
• U.S. faculty resident director
• French assistant director 
• All courses taught in French

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: 13 credits 

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

Spring Option: 14-18 credits

• 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

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.

• Aix-en-Provence-IU Handbook
• Getting Started Handbook

• You can find the Academic Year Program Handbook here.

• Rented Room in French household or apartments with other program students OR
• French homestay
• 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 fall OR
  • fifth semester (one 300-level course) college-level French for academic year OR
  • sixth semester (two 300-level courses) college-level French for spring
• have approximately a 3.0 cumulative GPA and French GPA

Complete eligibility criteria and selection criteria are outlined within the Academic Policies and Procedures of the Office of Overseas Study. 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.

Academic Year 2019-2020

• Fees paid to IU: (academic fees, health insurance, excursions) 
  
  • Indiana resident: $12,192
  • Non-resident: $27,433
• Rent & meals: $7,400 - $11,000
• See IU Fee Sheet for additional cost and payment details.

Airfare, personal expenses and vacation travel additional. Initial prepayment of $500 due February 25, 2019. 

Financial Aid and Scholarships:

• Most IU scholarships, grants and loans applicable to program costs.
• Overseas Study Scholarships, including Minority Scholarships and 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.