Université d’Angers Fall or Spring Semesters

This program is open for all majors.

Université d’Angers Founded in 1337, the Université d'Angers (University of Angers) was re-established in its current form in 1971, celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2001. Located at the heart of the Val de Loire, just 1½ hours from Paris, the University of Angers is a multidisciplinary institution offering a wide range of both traditional and innovative courses. It is made up of three campuses in Angers (Belle-Beille, St Serge and Santé), a satellite in Cholet and a site in Saumur. Anxious to reinforce its potential of research, the University of Angers concentrates its means around privileged axes of development, in close connection with the communities and the companies. Angers, France Located in the western portion of the Loire Valley, Angers--with a population of more than 200,000--has been described as a "bright and radiant city." Angers is at once modern and medieval, combining technological industries and an efficient public transportation system with winding cobblestone streets and the Château d'Angers, which dates back to the thirteenth century. Angers' beautiful gardens, diverse museums, and medieval tapestries (the largest collection in the world) provide ample opportunity to explore France's culture firsthand. Thirty thousand university students give Angers a youthful energy. The Loire Valley, including Angers, is noted for the quality of its language; it is said, in fact, that the purest form of French is spoken here. The program in Angers offers students the opportunity to experience France to the fullest--its people, its culture, and above all, its language and location to study abroad – consider going for two semesters!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION • Apply to the Office of International Studies o by Feb 15 for fall semester o by Sept 15 for spring semester

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION • Jeanne d’Arc Gomis, Assistant Director International Student Exchange & Study Abroad (828)262-2046 [email protected]

• PennyKuzyszyn, College of Business International Program Coordiantor and Student Advisor (828) 262-7727 [email protected]

The Office of International Education and Development to Paris and St. Malo for visiting ELIGIBILITY international students.

Juniors and seniors (with 2.75 minimum ASU GPA preferred) may participate in a semester abroad. Sophomores may apply now for next year!

Note: All majors welcome

COURSES PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS Angers offers course in a variety of FINANCIAL AID & You need a MINIMUM of 2 years of disciplines taught in French: SCHOLARSHIPS college-level French (ideally one • Business (some courses in English) This is an EXCHANGE PROGRAM 2000 level conversation course, too). • Entrepreneurship Students pay ASU tuition and the cost If you are not fluent, you are required • Humanities of accommodation at ASU. Food is paid to participate in one of the French • Geography at Angers. Existing scholarships and language programs. • History financial aid apply. • Tourism LANGUAGE OF Most university courses are available Tuition fees do not include the cost of INSTRUCTION to exchange student on condition they airfare, insurance, $200 administrative Courses are taught in French. Some have the pre requisites. Check the fees, local transportation, meals, courses are taught in English (with a Angers webpage, per college En housing, health insurance, passport fees, fee). Direct visa fees, personal travel funds, etc. Just to note: The before mentioned ACADEMIC CALENDAR language courses are and will be INSURANCE Fall semester considered as university courses and All study abroad students are required to ƒ “Welcome week” takes place in therefore will not carry any extra fees have specific medical health insurance late September for enrolling. while outside of the United States. All ƒ Classes run from late September http://www.univ- students going to Angers must purchase to mid-January angers.fr/default.asp?ID=3&langue=1 the ASU health insurance ($1/day). Spring semester ƒ “Welcome week” takes place in VISA INFORMATION mid-February (http://travel.state.gov) ƒ Classes run from mid-February to Make an appointment with July your academic advisor to see Students are required to individually which courses can transfer! obtain the necessary visa for study LANGUAGE COURSES abroad prior to departure. Most semester programs are more than 90 days. • Throughout the year, various courses will be offered in order to ACCOMMODATIONS Students should visit the U.S. Department of State webpage which improve your French language Angers is a direct exchange Program links to each country’s Embassy. Many skills. All of these courses are and students will pay for housing at visa applications must be made in designed especially for Appalachian person. Please plan ahead! international students and will • Single Room

provide aid in conversation, • Bathroom in Room Students must register with grammar, and culture. • Living with French students CampusFrance first before they can http://www.univ- The dorm rooms, while small, have schedule an appointment with the angers.fr/pagdiv.asp?ID=868&lan everything that you need. There is France Consulate to apply for the visa. gue=1 only one person to a room and you Campus France therefore have your privacy when http://www.campusfrance.org/en/a- needed. A small bathroom with a etudier/etudes05-1.htm shower is also located in each room. There is a kitchen located on each floor of the residence hall. There is also a common room with TVs and billiards located on the ground floor. One of the best features of this building is its close proximity to the campus; less than a three minute walk.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES “Melting Pot” is a student club that organizes activities such as trips Updated June 2009