Eligibility

MINIMUM GPA

Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.50.

MINIMUM ADMISSIONS PREREQUISITES

There is no language prerequisite for this program.

To participate in this program, you must be 18 years of age or older.

Veritas Course

All Veritas summer students will take a 1-credit Veritas Global Ministry Practicum course in addition to their traditional courses at the host institution. The practicum course will be online/on-site.

Global Ministry Practicum (HUM 490)

This course provides upper division credit for international ministry opportunities and an extended ministry experience designed to acquaint students with the implementation of missions principles in an international context through Veritas Christian Study Abroad programs.

Credits

US Credits: 6 - 7

Recommended U.S. Semester Credits: 6 - 7

Recommended U.S. Quarter Units: 9 - 10

Academic Information

Course Options

You may choose one of two options:

• Option 1: focus solely on business and culture by taking two business or culture classes, worth 3 credit hours each.

• Option 2: combine one business or culture course and one French language course. You may take the French course either at the ABSP or at the Institut Catholique de Paris, depending on your language level and schedule.

Course Credit

• Credits earned vary according to the policies of your home institution. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, you must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by your home institution, for the duration of the program.

• The contact hour at the Institut Catholique de Paris is 60 minutes. The ISA Cover Letter that will accompany your transcript upon completion of your program will reflect the adjusted U.S. 50-minute contact hour. Please discuss credit transfer with your home university prior to departure.

Transcripts

• Transcripts for this program are issued by the American Business School Paris and by the Institut Catholique de Paris. 

• The transcript from the ABSP will reflect  U.S. semester credits, while the one from the Institut Catholique de Paris will reflect contact hours.  Please be in touch with your home university regarding credit transfer for this program.

Course Selection and Scheduling

• The course list below may not yet be confirmed and indicates the most recent proposed courses for the upcoming term. This site is updated once ISA receives the updated list of courses, along with a notification of any changes to students already accepted into the program.

• You must select 2 alternate course options.

• Requests for more detailed syllabi can be made to the ISA France Program Manager.

Language Placement

• Enrollment in French courses is determined by the results of a language placement exam administered by the Institut Catholique de Paris or the ABSP. Please note that your performance on the placement exam may not reflect the number of semesters of language instruction you've already completed at your home university. We strongly suggest that students who are trying to place into any level of language beyond true beginning prepare for the language placement exam by reviewing previous coursework.

ISA Course Level Recommendation

• ISA offers course level recommendations for the American Business School Paris courses listed below. Please note that the course level recommendations are based on the host university course level recommendations and course codes and are only recommendations. Course codes at the American Business School of Paris are set according to the lower division (100 - 240: Freshman/Sophomore classes) and upper division (300 - 450: Junior/Senior classes) pedagogical classification. These ISA recommendations are intended to facilitate the determination of course equivalencies by advisers and credential evaluators at participants' U.S. home institutions.

Eligibility

MINIMUM GPA

Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.50.

MINIMUM ADMISSIONS PREREQUISITES

There is no language prerequisite for this program.

To participate in this program, you must be 18 years of age or older.

Veritas Course

All Veritas summer students will take a 1-credit Veritas Global Ministry Practicum course in addition to their traditional courses at the host institution. The practicum course will be online/on-site.

Global Ministry Practicum (HUM 490)

This course provides upper division credit for international ministry opportunities and an extended ministry experience designed to acquaint students with the implementation of missions principles in an international context through Veritas Christian Study Abroad programs.

Credits

Contact Hours: 90

Recommended U.S. Semester Credits: 7

Recommended U.S. Quarter Units: 10

Academic Information

Course Credit

• Credits earned vary according to the policies of your home institution

• According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, you must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by your home institution, for the duration of the program.

• The contact hour at the Institut Catholique de Paris is 60 minutes. The ISA Cover Letter that will accompany your transcript upon completion of your program will reflect the adjusted U.S. 50-minute contact hour. Please discuss credit transfer with your home university prior to departure.

Transcripts

• The transcript from the Institut Catholique de Paris will reflect contact hours for each course listed below.  Please be in touch with your U.S. University regarding credit transfer for this program.

Language Placement

• Enrollment in French courses is determined by the results of a language placement exam administered by the Institut Catholique de Paris. Please note that your performance on the placement exam may not reflect the number of semesters of language instruction you've already completed at your home university. We strongly suggest that students who are trying to place into any level of language beyond true beginning prepare for the language placement exam by reviewing previous coursework.

Level Progression

• Students often progress one language level over the course of an intensive French language program, per the Institut Catholique de Paris language level system. However, language level progression cannot be guaranteed.