14 Credits
Students will earn credit for semester-long courses as follows:
| FAC ALLSH courses | 1 credit for each hour or 1.5 hours of class meeting per week. Please note that courses in some subjects such as Art may require more hours of class time per credit earned. Check with the FD first. |
| FAC ALLSH courses with Travaux Dirigés sections and no common lecture | Two 1.5 hour Travaux Dirigés = 3 CRThree 1.5 hour Travaux Dirigés = 4 CRFour 1.5 hour Travaux Dirigés = 6 CR |
| FAC ALLSH courses with 2 common lectures | 2 X 1.5 = 3 CR |
| Sciences Po semester conférences de méthode | 2 credits |
| Sciences Po 20 hour-long courses | 2 credits |
Strikes in France
Student and faculty strikes occur regularly in France due to political, economic, and social conditions. Such strikes often result in class cancellations for a few days or even weeks until the strike has been resolved. If prolonged strikes result in multiple weeks of missed classes, APA and IAP will arrange for special make-up courses so that students receive the full academic content of classes affected by strikes.
Drop/Add and Course Enrollment Verification
Students wishing to drop a class must do so within the first three weeks of classes. Students who need to drop after the third week, but by the end of the half-way point in the course, must speak with the FD. The FD will grant or deny permission to drop courses.
The FD will give you a Course Enrollment Verification worksheet which you should review carefully to make certain that it accurately reflects the courses in which you are enrolled. Course equivalents, where applicable, will be determined by your home institution after the program ends. It will be your task to work with enrollment specialists and advisors at your home institution to find existing equivalents for your chosen courses, or to make requests for course equivalents that do not already exist.
Pass/Fail
The following information gives more details regarding Pass/Fail for students from the two consortium institutions.
- Indiana University:
- Please consult with your Study Abroad Advisor for direction on requesting pass/fail credit.Student must have completed the P/F process by the Monday of the 7th week of on-site classes)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison:
- UW-Madison students must refer to the Academics section of their MyStudyAbroad account for the rules governing Pass/Fail. A decision to declare a course as Pass/Fail must be completed and submitted by the deadline listed in MyStudyAbroad.
Incompletes
You may NOT take an “incomplete,” regardless of home institution policy. Courses not completed will be recorded as Fs/Es on the home institution transcript.
Attendance Policy
Attendance in the Cours intensif and Cours du Programme, as well as in the Conférences de méthode at Sciences Po is required of all participants. No unexcused absences are allowed. Excused absences will only be allowed for illness (written statement from student will suffice for one absence; several or extended absence require a doctor’s letter). For every unexcused absence, the instructor will lower the final grade one (1) point (on the French grading scale of 0 to 20).
Final Exams
The exact date of final exams is variable. Depending on the institution, the list and dates are usually available by December for first semester courses, in March or April for second semester. You must make sure that your name appears in the lists of examinés. Incompletes are NOT permitted, and it is your responsibility to scrupulously observe all the deadlines and exam dates for a successful completion of your academic semester in Aix.
When you agreed to participate in the program, you signed the acceptance form indicating that you would fulfill all program requirements. This includes completing all your final exams. You must remain in Aix until you have taken all your exams.
Honors Program
The FD is not responsible for granting Honors credits. Please see your university’s academic information.
Individual Tutorial Assistance
Students who need assistance in improving their French language and style of their papers will be able to consult with a program-designated individual tutor on a limited basis. The tutor(s) will be available a few hours per week for pre-scheduled appointments with individual students.