RADFORD UNIVERSITY SUMMER PROGRAM IN FRANCE
Université Catholique de l'Ouest in Angers (France)
Coming Summer of 2014
The International Programs Office of Radford University is sponsoring a four-week summer school
session in France, at the Université Catholique de l'Ouest in Angers. Located in the Loire Valley, near some
of the world's most beautiful castles and scenery, Angers is a historic French city, which is renowned for its
hospitality, gentle way of life, 11th century castle and cathedral, multiple artistic activities, famous museums,
and of course, its legendary gastronomy.
It also boasts a selective, internationally-known summer school program attended each year by over
500 students from 30 different countries. The summer school program of the Université Catholique de
l'Ouest, now in its 63rd year, offers rigorous instruction by a dedicated French faculty, as well as numerous
opportunities for excursions, sight-seeing tours and independent extra-curricular activities.
Dr. Eric du Plessis, Professor of French at Radford University, will accompany the students to France
and work closely with them and the French administration of the Université Catholique de l'Ouest. Upon
successful completion of the four-week program, each student will be awarded a Certificat de Langue
Française as well as six hours of summer school credits. Courses are offered on many different levels.
Prospective students can join whether they are nearly fluent, or never had any instruction in French.
The program offers an exciting blend of serious study and great fun. Paris is only 1½ hours away by
the T.G.V. (the world's fastest passenger train), and the sandy beaches of the French Atlantic Coast are just
one hour away.
The estimated cost for the entire program is $6190 (in-state students).
It includes:
Round-trip airfare Paris-Washington, D.C. on a regularly scheduled flight (the return
date can be individualized to accommodate students' traveling plans after the
program is completed)
Transportation between Charles de Gaulle Airport and downtown Paris
Two nights accommodation in a 3-star Paris hotel, with breakfast (double
occupancy)
Round-trip transportation on the T.G.V. high-speed train between Angers and Paris
Summer school tuition and fees at the Université Catholique de l'Ouest in Angers
Complete room and board for four weeks (private rooms, three meals a day)
Medical insurance
All administrative costs and airport taxes
Radford University in-state summer school tuition
(A $1,000.00 non-refundable deposit will be due on or before December 1st; $2500 by February 1st and the
balance by June 1st )
Interested students should contact Dr. Eric du Plessis, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, at
ehduples@radford.edu .