Tours, France

Please join us for an information session to learn more about the Penn Summer Abroad Tours program.

• Cancelled: Monday, November 11, 2024, 5-6 p.m., Fisher-Bennett Hall, room 135
• Just added: Monday, November 18, 2024, 5-6 p.m., Williams Hall, room 421
• Wednesday, December 4, 2024, 6-7 p.m., Fisher-Bennett Hall, room 135
• Tuesday, January 28, 2025, 5-6 p.m., Fisher-Bennett Hall, room 244

All students register for a total of two course units (c.u.)*. Course offerings are subject to change. Course registration is completed by the Penn Summer Abroad office for students who confirm their intent to enroll and submit the required pre-departure documents.

Students at the advanced level can choose to enroll in FREN 2230 (2 c.u.) or both FREN 2231 (1 c.u.) and FREN 1226 (1 c.u.).

Intensive Elementary French Abroad

FREN 0150 (2 c.u.)

• Fulfills the language requirement in French for Penn Nursing and Wharton students only
• Prerequisite: N/A

French 0150 covers the equivalent of FREN 0100 and FREN 0200 at Penn. This course is open to any student interested in learning French. No background in French is necessary.

Intermediate French

FREN 0340 (2 c.u.)

• Fulfills the language requirement in French
• Prerequisite: French 0200 or FREN 0210

French 0340 covers the equivalent of FREN 0300 and FREN 0400 at Penn. Students who have completed FREN 0300 receive credit for FREN 1000. The course stresses the development of functional proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing, combined with a systematic review of grammar.

Advanced Intensive French Composition and Conversation

FREN 2230 (2 c.u.)

• Prerequisite: FREN 0400

This intensive language course is complemented by various workshops to consolidate and deepen written and oral skills, do more targeted phonetic correction work (on expressive intonation, and fluency) in a language lab or in class, discover different aspects of life in France, and to be open to the plurality of cultures. At the end of the program, students will be able to take the Diplôme d’Etudes en Langue Française (DELF).

Advanced French Language and Culture

FREN 2231 (1 c.u.)

• Prerequisite: FREN 0400

This version of the advanced-level language class is non-intensive and is taken alongside FREN 1226 (see below). At the end of the program, students will be able to take the Diplôme d’Etudes en Langue Française (DELF).

French History and Culture until 1789

FREN 1226 (1 c.u.)

• Prerequisite: FREN 0400

A survey of French history and culture from the Gauls to the Enlightenment. This iteration of the course is enriched by the weekly excursions to historical sites connected to the various periods covered.

Students live with French families to experience full linguistic and cultural immersion. Housing is prearranged through a local coordinator, and all students are asked to complete a host family accommodation form to list any special dietary needs or allergies. Breakfast and dinner are provided by the family.

Tuition and fees are subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and may change without notice. Tuition and fees below reflect rates for 2024 or estimated rates for 2025. Rates for summer 2025 programs will be available in spring 2025.

• Tuition for summer 2024: $5,200/c.u. General fee: $448. Total: $10,848
• Program fee for summer 2024: $2,500
  • Penn Summer Abroad deposits ($500) will be credited to students’ accounts when final program costs are posted
  • Includes administrative costs, accommodations, all breakfasts and dinners, and excursions
  • Program fee does not include airfare

Download: Estimated Cost Sheet for 2024 (PDF)

• Alliance Française of Philadelphia Scholarships:
  • The Marie Louise Vermeiren Jackson Scholarship
  • Pierre C. Fraley Scholarship
• American Society of the French Academic Palms