Program in Western Civilization
Fall 2007 – AUP
Participation in this program is open to sophomores and juniors with a 3.0 GPA and no prior knowledge of French. Students who have already begun French language study are directed to EAP's other programs in France.

Academic program

All students enroll in beginning French in addition to three courses selected from the AUP catalog with subject matters emphasizing all aspects of Western Civilization, but with special emphasis on Paris, France, and European culture. These courses may fulfill general education and/or breadth requirements as well as major requirements in the fields of art history, literature, communications, history, urban culture, political science, and psychology.

Courses

All AUP semester courses are worth 4.5 quarter units. UC students will be expected to complete a full load of 18 quarter units/semester, and will take a course load of three content courses in addition to a language course. Students may register for an additional content course, on a space available basis, during the first full week of the semester.

Note : Not all courses are offered in every semester. Some courses have pre-requisites, but may be taken by permission of the instructor.

All students enroll in beginning French in addition to three courses selected from the AUP catalog with subject matters emphasizing all aspects of Western Civilization, but with special emphasis on Paris, France, and European culture. These courses may fulfill general education and/or breadth requirements as well as major requirements in the fields of art history, literature, communications, history, urban culture, political science, and psychology.

Courses selected from the AUP catalog during pre-registration must be chosen following three guidelines:

1) UC students may not take more than one course from the following AUP
departments: Art (Studio Art), Economics, Business Administration,  Information Technology,
Mathematics, Computer Science, or Science

2)  Students are not allowed to choose more than two courses from any single AUP department.

3) Two of the three semester courses must include an emphasis on French or European culture.

Students requesting exceptions to these rules must must nonetheless pre-register according to these restrictions and must consult with the Paris Study Center Director during the drop/add period of the first week of classes at AUP.