CENTRE UNIVERSITAIRE D'ÉTUDES FRANÇAISES (CUEF)
UNIVERSITÉ STENDHAL - GRENOBLE III

INTENSIVE LANGUAGE STUDIES

FALL • SPRING • ACADEMIC YEAR

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS AND GENERAL INFORMATION

  • Open to beginning, intermediate, advanced and superior level French speakers 
  • Open to freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors
  • Completed API application
  • One letter of recommendation
  • One official transcript
  • Minimum 2.75 G.P.A.
  • Classes taught in French
  • Housing: local host families and dorms
  • Entry requirements: valid passport with student visa
 

TOTAL CONTACT HOURS AND SEMESTER CREDITS AVAILABLE PER TERM

FALL 230 contact hours – 15 semester credits

SPRING 240 contact hours – 16 semester credits  

SPRING (Extended program) 320 contact hours – 21 semester credits 

 

EXCURSIONS

 

SPRING STUDENTS

  • Burgundy
  • Chartruese
  • French Riviera – Cote d’Azur
  • Paris

 

FALL STUDENTS

  • Annecy
  • Chartreuse
  • Montpellier
  • Paris
  • Strasbourg and Colmar
 

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

 

This program is designed for intensive language study at all levels. All students complete a comprehensive French language course that focuses on writing, oral expression and pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary. Students spend three hours a day in class and one hour a day in the language lab. This equates to twenty hours a week, as classes are taught Monday through Friday. There are typically a maximum of sixteen people in each class. Attendance is required for all classes, impacting both the number of contact hours/credits received and the final grades. Level of French study is based on a placement exam administered upon arrival by the CUEF.

• The Fall and Spring (Non-Extended Program) terms are a combination of three intensive month sessions.

• The Spring Extended Program term is a combination of four intensive month sessions.

• Academic Year students complete a series of seven intensive month sessions, including the month of January.

As each month-long course is completed, students may progress in their language levels. 

• Academic Year students who are at a high intermediate level (4 semesters or the equivalent) by the end
of the fall semester may choose to  switch to the Language and Culture program for the spring semester. This
option allows students to take cultural electives in addition to French language. Note: The end date for the
spring semester of the Language and Culture program is later than the Intensive Language Program.

 

 

TRANSCRIPTS


API students will receive their transcript from the Centre Universitaire d’Études Françaises (CUEF) at Université Stendhal – Grenoble III.

 















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