Semester in Paris
Unique Experiences
See the Mona Lisa
with your own eyes at the Louvre Museum
Learn about cheesemaking
from a local fromager and taste a variety of their products
Visit the Champs-Élysées
to explore theaters, cafés, and luxury shops
450
parks and gardens throughout the city
4th
best subway system in the world
6,100
streets in Paris
The Destination
If you’re looking to spend time in one of the world’s most prominent cultural, finance, and commerce centers, look no further than Paris. A top tourist destination, the capital of France, and the country’s most populous city, Paris offers some of the greatest sites in the world: the Arc de Triomphe, the Château de Versailles, the Louvre, and the Eiffel Tower, just to name a few.
The city boasts a modern, vibrant, and diverse culture that is turned toward the 21st century. Its peaceful parks, lively nightlife, and open-air markets with fresh food and flowers are scattered around residential areas, and a bakery is never more than a short walk away. You can’t miss Paris’ iconic stone Haussmann buildings lining its bustling boulevards, which contrast with the impressive modern glass and steel structures situated in La Défense, Paris’ financial district. From neighborhood to neighborhood, there is much to see along Paris’ winding cobble-lined streets.
CIEE wants all our students to feel welcomed, supported, and empowered to succeed while studying abroad. Local CIEE staff have provided details about conditions and cultural attitudes that students with specific identities might encounter in Paris.
Excursions & Activities
- Participate in excursions to fascinating French locations; previous destinations have included Amboise, Reims, Rouen, Giverny, Chantilly, and Vaux-le-Vicomte
- Participate in a cheese, croissant, and macaron tasting to discover your favorite French food
- Test your skills as a nose at the Fragonard Perfume Museum and learn about the history of perfume-making in southern France
- Take a stroll in the Montparnasse neighborhood to learn about the area’s influence on art and literature and stop for a crêpe at the end of the visit
Academic Projects
A for-credit internship (in English or French) allows students the opportunity to gain practical real-world work experience in a local company within a variety of industry sectors. Students can choose to intern for NGOs, schools, publishing companies, marketing agencies, businesses, and more. Internships include weekly classroom components that enrich the experience.
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Housing & Meals
Housing
CIEE Paris offers diverse housing options to ensure you are comfortable in your home away from home. All housing options are located in neighborhoods around Paris or in close suburbs called ‘la petite couronne,’ with convenient access to public transportation. From apartments to residence halls, you will find your housing is conveniently situated near grocery stores, city supermarkets, cafés, eateries, pharmacies, and everything else you could possibly need.
Standard Housing: Includes a single room in a homestay or a twin room at a shared apartment or at a residence hall/hotel/aparthotel all located under 50 minutes from CIEE Paris by public transport. Homestays feature a kitchen, living room, and bathroom shared with a host family. Shared apartments boast a kitchen, bathroom, and laundry facilities. Shared apartments with twin rooms also boast a living room. If you stay in a residence hall/hotel/studio in an aparthotel, you will be housed in twin rooms, which feature a bathroom, a kitchenette, and weekly cleaning. Laundry facilities are available at cost in the facility.
Select Housing: Includes a twin room located under 30 minutes from CIEE Paris by public transport or a single room located under 50 minutes from CIEE Paris by public transport, in a shared apartment. All students living in the apartment will share a bathroom and a kitchen. Laundry facilities are available within the apartment. Select housing requires an additional fee.
Select Plus Housing: Includes a single room in a shared apartment located under 30 minutes from CIEE Paris by public transport. All students living in the apartment share a bathroom and a kitchen. Laundry facilities are available within the apartment. Select Plus housing requires an additional fee.
A note: Housing is on a first-come, first-served basis. If we cannot accommodate your first housing choice, we’ll let you know before you arrive.
Meals
Residence hall/hotel/aparthotel and shared apartments: Meals are not included.
Homestays: Host families provide breakfast daily, plus five additional meals per week.
Academics
Students will have the opportunity to take a unique mix of courses at CIEE Paris and at CIEE’s renowned partner institution, Institut Catholique de Paris (ICP). Students with advanced French language skills (minimum of four semesters of college-level French or equivalent) can enroll in local university courses in French at ICP, in addition to classes at CIEE Paris. Course topics may include language, politics, photography, cuisine, or sustainability initiatives.
Courses are taught in English or French by esteemed faculty. Attendance in class is mandatory. Most students will take one course at the local university. More advanced students, with the permission of CIEE Paris faculty and staff, may take additional elective courses.
Strategically located in the historic heart of Paris, ICP offers a wealth of amenities where the old meets the new. Founded in 1875, ICP allows its students to have a rich and historic filled experience while enjoying the modernity of a 21st-century campus. ICP teaches more than 10,000 students; one third of which are international students.
Official host institution’s fall exams take place in January, and the official host institution’s spring exams take place in May/June. However, exams in early December and early May will be possible, and students can register for courses once the professors have confirmed they will be able to take early exams (they should be confirmed on an individual basis with the professor at the start of the regular semester session) during the add/drop period.
While the host institution instructs faculty to allow for early exams with single-semester international students across the board, as a precaution, these early exams should be confirmed on an individual basis with the professor at the start of the regular semester session, during the add/drop period. It is up to the discretion of each professor to offer exams before the start of the official examination periods. Professors cannot be forced to offer early exams so housing will be covered until exams are complete; students must remain on-site until assessment is complete.
Course Information
For students who want to take classes in French: A minimum of four semesters of college-level French (or equivalent) are required. Students will need to complete a language placement test post-acceptance to confirm their level and determine if additional language courses are recommended.
Academic Projects
Agriculture
Business, Economics, Management, and Marketing
Communication, Journalism, and Media
Social Sciences
Languages and Cultural Studies
Visual and Performing Arts
Academic Projects
Languages and Cultural Studies
Agriculture
Business, Economics, Management, and Marketing
Communication, Journalism, and Media
Health Professions and Related Programs
Social Sciences
Visual and Performing Arts
Natural Resources, Conservation, and the Environment
Institut Catholique de Paris (ICP)
With six libraries, classrooms equipped with the latest technology, and a brand-new auditorium, students at ICP feel at home and ready to explore new possibilities.
Thanks to its prime location, our campus is very easily accessible by public transport and all major services are within walking distance.
Course offerings may vary from semester to semester. Courses are taught in English or French as listed are typically 1 to 2.5 U.S. credits each (2 to 5 ECTS credits). Here is a sample of ICP courses:
Fall courses (in English)
- British Art History
- British Civilization
- Business Ethics
- Cinema and History
- Civilization of the Commonwealth
- Contemporary International Issues
- Economics for Business Lawyers
- Film Analysis Art
- Institutional law of the EU
- Introduction to English and American Art History
- Literature and Arts (for Art History students)
- Political Globalization
- Postcolonial Literature
- Visual Arts: Image and Representations
Spring Courses (in English)
- Anticorruption Compliance
- Comparative Politics
- Conflict Analysis
- Design and Management of a Business Plan
- European Freedoms
- European Taxations
- Film Analysis Art
- International Institutions
- Introduction to International Tax and Transfer Pricing
- Media and Politics
- Political Science in the European Union
- Introduction to English and American Art History
Fall courses (in French)
- Ancient Greco-Roman Art – Greek Art
- Ancient Greco-Roman Art – The Art of the Hellenistic and Roman Orient
- Ancient History (Greek)
- Ancient History (Roman)
- Art of Islam or Byzantine Art
- Civilization Ancient Near East
- Civilization of the Ancient Near East
- Classical Philosophy I: Descartes
- Comparative Literature
- Consumer Sociology
- Contemporary Issues
- Contemporary Political Thought
- Corporate Finance
- Economics of Globalization
- Emotional and Sexual Life Education in Social Intervention
- Entrepreneurship and Project Management
- Environment, Planning: Introduction to Touristic Planning
- Epistemology
- Ethics of Organizations
- Evaluation
- Geopolitics of the Media
- Group Dynamics and Conflict Management
- Heritage of Christianity
- History and Management of Collections and Exhibitions
- History and Sociology of Political Parties
- History of Political Ideas
- History of the Ancient Near East
- History of the Medieval Orient
- History of the Museum
- History of the Roman Republic and Empire
- Innovation and Pedagogical Practices
- Institutional Law of the European Union
- Institutions and Political Life Under the Fifth Republic
- Intercultural Mediation
- International Business – Strategies for the Internationalization of Companies
- International Security
- Introduction to Communication
- Introduction to Islam
- Labor Law: Individual Relations
- Lifelong Learning
- Literature and Spirituality
- Literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance – Various Genres
- Major Regions of the World: The Norths
- Management: Economic and Accounting Analysis for Companies
- Media Analysis
- Media History
- Medieval History
- Medieval Philosophy II: Bonaventure and Thomas Aquinas
- Modern and Contemporary French Literature – 19th-Century Novel
- Modern French
- Modern History
- Monetary and Financial Economics
- Old French
- Philosophy
- Political History
- Political Ideas in Antiquity
- Private Judicial Law
- Public International Law
- Public Policies
- Religion and Secularism
- Religion and Society in France from the Modern Era to the Contemporary Period
- Right to Fundamental Freedoms
- Social and Solidarity Economy: Comparative International Approaches
- Social Law
- Social, Cultural and Academic Diversity in Pedagogy
- Sociology of Family
- Sociology of Integration and Exclusion
- Sociology of Religions
- Sociology of the World of Work
- Sociology of Violence
- The Intercultural in Education
- The World of the Bible
- Theories and Sociology of International Relations
- Urban Sociology
- Western Medieval Art – Gothic Art
- Western Medieval Art – Romanesque Art
- 17th-Century Literature - Theater
- 18th-Century French Literature – Various Genres
Spring courses (in French)
- Ancient History (Greek)
- Art from the 15th to the 18th Century – The 17th Century
- Art from the 15th to the 18th Century – The 18th Century
- Art from the 19th Century to the 21st Century – From the 1860s to the Avant-gardes
- Art from the 19th to the 21st Century – From the Avant-gardes to the Present Day
- Business Strategy
- Christian Anthropology
- Civilization of the Ancient Near East
- Commodity Market Analysis
- Comparative Literature (18th-20th Century)
- Comparative Political Regimes
- Contemporary History
- Contemporary History: Political Ideas (1914-2014)
- Contemporary Issues in Democracy
- Contemporary Political Regimes
- Development Economy
- Digital Humanities: Challenges and Elements of Understanding
- Eastern Spiritualities and Religions
- Economics and Management of the New Economy
- Energy and Food Policies
- Environment, Planning: City and Town Planning
- Family Law
- Foundation of Human Rights in Europe
- Francophone Literature
- French and Francophone Literature
- Fundamental Marketing
- Fundamental Morality
- History of Art History
- History of Contemporary Art (Artwork and Life of Artworks)
- History of International Relations: Thematic Approach
- History of Legal Thought
- History of Political Ideas
- History of the Ancient Near East
- History of the Modern World (17th-18th Centuries)
- Human Resources Management and New Managerial Practices
- Identifying and Understanding the Reasons for Dropping Out of School: Professional Positions in Education: Personalized Training and Actions-Research-Training Track
- Individual Trajectories: Continuities and Ruptures in Educational Paths and Life Stories
- Interculturalities
- Interculturality and Economic Activities
- International Legal Issues
- International Political Stakes
- International Relationships
- Intra-family Educational Processes
- Introduction to Comparative Education
- Introduction to Competition Law
- Introduction to Museum and Cultural Policies
- Introduction to Phoenician, Hebrew and Aramaic
- Introduction to Pragmatics
- Introduction to Private International Law
- Introduction to Sociology
- Knowledge Management
- Labor Law: Collective Relations
- Latin: Literature and Civilization of the Imperial Period
- Literature and Spirituality
- Literature of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance – Various Genres
- Major Regions of the World: France
- Media and Politics
- Medieval History
- Metaphysical
- Modern and Contemporary French Literature – 20th or 21st-Century Novel
- Modern French
- Modern History
- Moral and Political Philosophy
- New Objects of Sociology
- Otherness and Interculturality
- Penal Procedure
- Phenomenology
- Philosophical Hermeneutics
- Philosophy of Religion
- Political Sociology
- Public Finance Lecture
- Public Labor Law
- Public Policy Analysis
- Religions and International Relations
- Social and Political Morality
- Social Public Policies
- Sociology of Culture, the Media and Digital Media
- Sociology of the World of Work
- Special Administrative Law
- Substantive EU Law
- Sustainable Development and Local Ecological Transition
- Sustainable Development in the Age of the Anthropocene
- Sustainable Development, International Standards and Paradigm Shift
- Taxation
- The Phenomena of Digitization and Their Challenges
- Theater (Theory and Practice) or Introduction to Ancient Greek
- Thematic Geography: Economy and Territories in Globalization
- Thematic Geography: Geography and Politics
- Theories of Integration and Political Regime of the EU
- Theory of Organizations
- Web Theory and Practice
- Web Writing Workshop: Case Study and Remediation
Note: This course listing is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a contract between CIEE and any applicant, student, institution, or other party. The courses, as described, may be subject to change as a result of ongoing curricular revisions, assignment of lecturers and teaching staff, and program development. Courses may be canceled due to insufficient enrollment.
"(GI)" denotes courses that originated at CIEE's Global Institutes and that are offered at multiple CIEE sites.
Scholarships & Grants
CIEE offers scholarships and grants annually to help students like you make your study abroad dream a reality.
Students who apply to this program are eligible for the following scholarships and grants:
- Ping Scholarships for Academic Excellence
- CIEE Gilman Go Global Grant
- MSI Grant
- Trailblazer Grant
To be considered, submit the CIEE Scholarships & Grants application within your CIEE program application.
Dates & Fees
You get more for every dollar when you study abroad with CIEE, because our high-quality programs include everything from excursions to insurance. There are no hidden charges, and no disappointing surprises when you arrive.
Program |
Application Due |
Start Date |
End Date |
Fees & Housing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Fall 2024 18 weeks | Start Date | End Date | Fees & Housing $20,950 | |
| Program Academic year 2024-2025 38 weeks | Start Date | End Date | ||
| Program Spring 2025 18 weeks | Start Date | End Date | ||
| Program Spring 2024 18 weeks | Application Due Deadline Passed | Start Date | End Date | Fees & Housing $20,950 |
To help you budget, keep in mind that students are responsible for the cost of international airfare, local transportation, books and supplies, visas, and personal expenses. In addition, your college or university may charge additional fees for study abroad, or may require you to receive a transcript via CIEE's School of Record, which carries an additional fee of $500.
Program Fees
CIEE offers the most student support of any provider in its program fee, including an airport greeting, full-time leadership and support, orientation, cultural activities, local excursions, pre-departure advising, and CIEE iNext travel protection with benefits.
Participation Confirmation = $300*
Educational Costs = $14,456**
Housing = $6,000
Insurance = $194
Total Fees = $20,950Estimated Costs
Students are responsible and manage costs related to travel, meals, books, and personal expenses. Below are estimates for consideration.
Meals not included in program fee = $1,728†
International Airfare = $1,250††
Local Transportation = $440
Books & Supplies = $300
Visa Fees = $393†††
Potential travel to consulate for visa = $500††††
Personal expenses = $300†††††
Total Costs = $4,911Optional Housing
CIEE accommodation options are detailed in the Housing section. Based on availability, Select or Select Plus Housing can be chosen during the application process for an additional fee:
Select Housing Fee = $750^
Select Plus Housing Fee = $1,500^^
Financial Aid
CIEE offers the most grants and scholarships of any study abroad organization, including $8 million/year in travel grants, merit-based scholarships, institutional and MSI grants, and Gilman Go Global Grants.
*non-refundable
**direct cost of education charged uniformly to all students
†For students in homestays, families provide breakfast and 5 meals a week. For students in residence halls/apartments, you should budget approx. $388 per month for groceries if you plan on making your own meals, and more if you plan on eating out regularly.
††round-trip based on U.S. East Coast departure
†††average cost, including Campus France fees
††††If no consulate in your home area
†††††$100 emergency fund + cell phone expense + toiletries
^based on availability
^^based on availability
Program Fees
CIEE offers the most student support of any provider in its program fee, including an airport greeting, full-time leadership and support, orientation, cultural activities, local excursions, pre-departure advising, and CIEE iNext travel protection with benefits.
Estimated Costs
Students are responsible and manage costs related to travel, meals, books, and personal expenses. Below are estimates for consideration.
Financial Aid
CIEE offers the most grants and scholarships of any study abroad organization, including $8 million/year in travel grants, merit-based scholarships, institutional and MSI grants, and Gilman Go Global Grants.
Program Fees
CIEE offers the most student support of any provider in its program fee, including an airport greeting, full-time leadership and support, orientation, cultural activities, local excursions, pre-departure advising, and CIEE iNext travel protection with benefits.
Estimated Costs
Students are responsible and manage costs related to travel, meals, books, and personal expenses. Below are estimates for consideration.
Financial Aid
CIEE offers the most grants and scholarships of any study abroad organization, including $8 million/year in travel grants, merit-based scholarships, institutional and MSI grants, and Gilman Go Global Grants.
Program Fees
CIEE offers the most student support of any provider in its program fee, including an airport greeting, full-time leadership and support, orientation, cultural activities, local excursions, pre-departure advising, and CIEE iNext travel protection with benefits.
Participation Confirmation = $300*
Educational Costs = $14,456**
Housing = $6,000
Insurance = $194
Total Fees = $20,950Estimated Costs
Students are responsible and manage costs related to travel, meals, books, and personal expenses. Below are estimates for consideration.
Meals not included in program fee = $1,944†
International Airfare = $1,250††
Local Transportation = $370
Books & Supplies = $300
Visa Fees = $393†††
Potential travel to consulate for visa = $500††††
Personal expenses = $300†††††
Total Costs = $5,057Optional Housing
CIEE accommodation options are detailed in the Housing section. Based on availability, Select or Select Plus Housing can be chosen during the application process for an additional fee:
Select Housing Fee = $750^
Select Plus Housing Fee = $1,500^^
Financial Aid
CIEE offers the most grants and scholarships of any study abroad organization, including $8 million/year in travel grants, merit-based scholarships, institutional and MSI grants, and Gilman Go Global Grants.
*non-refundable
**direct cost of education charged uniformly to all students
†For students in homestays, families provide breakfast and 5 meals a week. For students in residence halls/apartments, you should budget approx. $388 per month for groceries if you plan on making your own meals, and more if you plan on eating out regularly.
††round-trip based on U.S. East Coast departure
†††average cost, including Campus France fees
††††If no consulate in your home area
†††††$100 emergency fund + cell phone expense + toiletries
^first-come, first serve, based on availability
^^first-come, first serve, based on availability
What's Included
Tuition
Housing
Pre-departure Advising
Advising before you depart to set goals and answer questions
Optional on-site airport meet-and-greet
Orientation
Introduction to your program plus practical information about living in your host city
On-site Staff
Full-time program leadership and support in your city
Cultural and/or Co-curricular Activities
Excursions and/or Study Tours
Travel Protection
CIEE iNext travel protection
24/7 emergency on-site support
Some Meals
For students living in homestays
Our Staff
Delphine Mauny
Center Director
A born-and-bred Parisian, Delphine has extensive experience in international education, having worked with American high school students, college students, and adults traveling to France.
Franck Le Gac
Academic Director
Franck oversees the coordination, quality, and planning of all courses and educational programing in Paris. He is responsible for faculty staffing, finalization of syllabi, the course evaluation process, and program...
Linda Ponte
Student Life Manager
With a background in intercultural communication, Linda is a key contact for students and helps participants discover and understand the French culture.
Get Started
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START AN APPLICATION
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CONNECT WITH YOUR CAMPUS STUDY ABROAD OFFICE
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CONTACT US
Send us an email if you still have questions or need information about applying to this program.
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