French language instruction at the Institut Catholique is designed to accommodate students at various levels of proficiency. A minimum of two semesters (or the equivalent) of university French is required prior to departure for Paris. All students, regardless of their backgrounds in French, take the Institut Catholique's placement test to ensure that the instruction they receive in Paris is commensurate with their current skills in the language.
Students who begin the program having completed two semesters of university French (French 102 or 103, or RC French 190, or equivalent), and who successfully complete the Institut Catholique's French language course at the Elementary 3 level, will receive six credits of French at Michigan and may enroll in French 232 upon their return to Ann Arbor. Of these six credits, three count towards French 231; the remaining three count towards distribution, but may not count toward the concentration or the minor in French.
Students who have completed three semesters of university French language study (French 231 or equivalent) prior to enrollment in the program will satisfy the LSA language requirement and receive six credits of French at Michigan (three for French 232 and three at the French 270 level) with successful completion of a semester of French instruction in Paris at either the Intermediate 1 or 2 levels.
Students who have already fulfilled the LSA language requirement (French 232 or equivalent), those who have completed French 235, and those who have taken one semester of French at the 270-level, will receive six credits at the 270-level for successful completion of the Institut Catholique's Intermediate 2 or 3 courses.
Students who have already completed two courses at the 270-level at Michigan will receive three credits at the 270-level and three credits at the 300-level for successful completion of the Institut Catholique's Intermediate 3 course.
Special Cases: Credits for students whose placement in courses at the Institut Catholique is lower or higher than expected will be determined on a case-by-case basis. These students should contact Helene Neu, Director of the Elementary French Program and Advisor to the Michigan-in-Paris Program for the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures.
Note: Students intending to continue in French after completing Intermediate 1, 2, or 3 in the Paris Program are required to enroll in French 235 in Ann Arbor, unless they have already taken the course.