Location
The Country: France
France, in Western Europe, encompasses medieval cities, alpine villages and Mediterranean beaches. Paris, its capital, is famed for fashion houses; classical art museums, like the Louvre; and iconic monuments, including the Eiffel Tower. The country is also renowned for its wines and sophisticated cuisine. Lascaux’s ancient cave drawings, the medieval abbey of Mont Saint-Michel, and the vast Palace of Versailles attest to its rich history.
The City: Tours
Tours is known for its original medieval district with busy pubs, restaurants, open-air tables, and many bridges. It is located in the centre-west of France between two rivers, the Loire and the Cher. The city is called “Le Jardin de la France”, The Garden of France. With rich cultural history, the traditional province of Touraine is known for its wines, for the alleged perfection of its local spoken French, and for the Battle of Tours.
Classes
You will be enrolled in six (6) credit hours of lower or upper division courses and will do a series of assignments, both orally and in writing, for your Georgia Southern professor. Additionally, as part of your immersion experience, each morning, Monday-Friday, in small groups, you will spend four hours practicing your language skills with native speakers who are trained in teaching their language to foreigners.
Partner Language School
Institut de Touraine: Every year the Institut de Touraine in Tours welcomes to its classrooms more than 1,000 adults and young people who come from everywhere in the world to learn French or improve their knowledge of French language and culture in a congenial international environment.
Excursions and Cultural Activities
- Guided visit of the Chateau d’Amboise
- Guided visit to the Musée des Beaux‐Arts
- Guided visit to the Mont Saint-Michel
- Weekend visit to Orleans (optional)
- Guided visit to the Chateau d’Amboise and the home of Leonardo Da Vinci
- Guided visit to Paris (optional)
Travel Documents
All participants need a valid passport to enter France. Please secure the passport as soon as possible. Medical and liability documents will be provided by the Study Abroad Office for each participant to complete prior to departure. International health insurance is included in the programs fees and is required by Georgia Southern.
Participants should also check if they require an ETIAS travel authorization.
Transient Students
Students from other accredited universities are invited to enroll in our Study Abroad programs. In order to receive credit at their home institutions, however, they must enroll as transient students at Georgia Southern for the summer.
Apply here for acceptance to Georgia Southern for summer study as Transient Student.
Have Questions? Contact Us!
Dr. W. Brad Holley
Associate Professor
Interdisciplinary Academic Building #2055
Email: wholley@georgiasouthern.edu
Phone: 912-478-5074
Program Cost and Eligibility
Program Cost: $3,800
Includes:
- 4 weeks of intensive language learning
- Homestays with carefully selected families in Tours
- Breakfast, dinner during the week
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner during the weekend
- Cultural activities in Tours sponsored by the Institut de Touraine
- Cultural/Historical Excursions (Castles of Chambord and Cheverny)
- Mount Saint-Michel
- International health insurance (required by Georgia Southern)
- Shuttle to & from Paris at beginning and end of program
- **Special dietary needs (vegan, gluten-free, lactose-free): $110.00
Does Not Include:
- Georgia Southern Tuition & Fees ($1,092.78)
- Airfare to Paris (approx. $1,500)
- Lunches on weekdays (approx. $450)
- Incidental expenses (public transportation, etc.)
- Application and Deposit: $500 Non-Refundable Fee due by February 15, 2025. (This amount will apply to the Program Costs. If application is accepted, deposit is non-refundable; if application is rejected, deposit will be refunded to student.)
- 1st Installment: $1,700.00 Due March 1, 2025
- 2nd Installment: $1,543.00 Due April 5, 2025
- Insurance Payment (Required): $57 Due April 5, 2025
The $500 application fee is non-refundable. 80% of the remaining funds are refundable up to 40 days before the program start date, since program services are contracted in advance and must be paid whether or not the student is able to continue with the program.
- 2.0 Cumulative GPA
- Commitment to speak French during the program
Many forms of financial aid can be applied to the study abroad program costs; please note that the Hope scholarship applies to your Georgia Southern summer tuition, although it cannot be used to pay the program costs themselves. Georgia Southern students who intend to pay all or part of the study abroad program cost with financial aid should meet with their academic and financial aid advisor as soon as possible and should apply for summer financial aid no later than March 1, 2025. Students from other University System of Georgia schools should contact their academic advisor and financial aid office at their home institution for instructions.