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BUCKNELL en France
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ounded in 1987, Bucknell en France provides an opportunity
for all Bucknell students, regardless of major or background in French,
to enrich their Bucknell education by studying in France for an
academic year or semester. The program is located in Tours, a
prosperous, and culturally rich city of 260,000 people situated in the
very heart of France, 150 miles southwest of Paris in the Loire Valley.
It is administered by the Bucknell French program in cooperation
with the Université François Rabelais, a French university of
29,000 students. Each semester ten to twenty Bucknell students are
accompanied by a Bucknell professor-in-residence and supported
by a permanent program coordinator in Tours. They live with host
families, take courses in a variety of disciplines, go on excursions,
participate in cultural and athletic activities in the city, and travel
on their own during vacations.
ADMISSION
Bucknell en France is open to all Bucknell students in good
standing. For the novice level there is no minimum French
requirement, although students are encouraged to take as many
French courses as possible before going to France. To qualify for
the intermediate level (the major program), a student must have
completed at least FREN 150. Although not required, FREN 230,
FREN 231, FREN 270 or FREN 271 are strongly recommended.
Qualification for the advanced level is attained by studying one
semester at the intermediate level, or by previous extended
residence and study in a French-speaking country. While no

minimum grade average is needed, letters of recommendation must give evidence
that the student has the maturity, integrity, independence, and responsibility
necessary for study abroad.
CURRICULUM
Students remain officially enrolled at Bucknell and at the same time are registered as
students of the Université François Rabelais. Courses are taught in French, integrated
into the Bucknell curriculum, and receive Bucknell grades and credit. Students usually
enroll in four courses per semester. Courses approved by the student’s adviser count
toward the major or minor. Course offerings vary slightly from semester to semester,
but usually include four or five of the following subjects: language, literature, history,
art history, translation, economics, management, and political science. Courses in
engineering and the sciences are also available. The first month of study is spent in
intensive language study at the Institut de Touraine.
Advanced Options in the Spring Semester
Students are strongly encouraged to study in France for a full academic year.
While a semester’s stay in Tours is highly beneficial, students who remain for the
year have significantly more time to increase their language proficiency, integrate
more fully in the French culture, travel in France and Europe, and consolidate
the benefits of their experience abroad. Single semester students often wish they
had planned to stay the year.
Students who have completed a regular fall semester program in Tours can
take advantage of their improved language and cultural skills to participate in
more advanced or specialized options. Remaining in Tours, they may take one
or more courses at the Université François Rabelais, or the Institut Universitaire
de Technologie.
Intensive French Language and Civilization in the Fall Semester
Students who do not meet the minimum language requirement for participation
in the regular Bucknell en France program can enroll in the novice option: a
semester of intensive French at the Institut de Touraine, where they earn credit
for the equivalent of three Bucknell French courses. A fourth course is offered
by the Université François Rabelais. Students are housed with French families,
participate in all the program activities and pay the same fees as for a regular
Bucknell en France semester. Upon successfully completing the novice semester,
they may benefit from a full academic year by enrolling in the regular Bucknell
en France program during the following spring semester.

CALENDAR
The academic calendar of Bucknell en
France is similar to Bucknell’s, with
adjustments for the French academic
year. The first semester begins in early
September and ends in mid-December,
including a week’s vacation in early
October. The spring semester runs from
early January until early May, with a two-week spring vacation
coinciding with that of the Université François Rabelais.
HOUSING
Students are placed with host families and so have an opportunity to experience life
in French society, to make friends among the French people, and to speak French in
all aspects of life. Students have a private room and take breakfast and the evening
meal daily with their host family. They eat lunch on their own in town or in one of
the student restaurants. The program coordinator in Tours screens and approves all
the host families, many of whom have been housing Bucknell students for a number
of years. Returning students consider their experience living with the French family
to be one of the most valuable aspects of their study in Tours.
TRAVEL
Bucknell en France provides round-trip airfare
between a New York-area airport and Paris, and
coordinates travel as a group to Tours at the beginning
of the semester. Upon arrival in Paris students
are met by the Bucknell professor-in-residence and
transported by bus directly to the city of Tours and
to their host families. Those who wish to make the
transatlantic trip between other cities may make
their own arrangements and will be reimbursed for
the actual cost of their ticket, up to the amount of
the arranged group flight ticket. All receipts must be submitted to the Bucknell
en France Program Coordinator to process with the Finance Office. Frequent flier
miles are not reimbursable. Students who remain in Tours for the academic year are
strongly encouraged to stay abroad between semesters.

FINANCES
Tuition: The fee for Bucknell en France is the same as tuition on campus. Room
and board costs are based on the Bucknell comprehensive fee for room and board.
Payments for tuition, room and board will be billed by the university and will be
due at the same time as for on-campus students.
Bucknell en France Fees Include:
– round-trip airfare between a New York-area airport and Paris
– charter bus from Paris to Tours upon arrival
– tuition for courses in Bucknell en France
– enrollment in the Université François Rabelais
– organized excursions and group activities.
Bucknell en France Fees Do Not Include:
– passports and visas
– personal expenses (telephone, laundry, local transportation, independent travel)
– textbooks and study materials
– cost of meals beyond those provided by the family
– meals on excursions
– transportation from Tours to Paris for the return trip to
the USA at the end of the semester.

ADMINISTRATION
Program Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angèle Kingué
The French and Francophone Studies Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philippe Dubois
Renée Gosson
Angèle Kingué
Allison Stedman
John Westbrook
Program Coordinator, Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . France Desombre
Program Coordinator, Bucknell University. . . . . . . . . Marguerite Castelnau-Santorine
FACULTY
Marie Laure Barcat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Art & Architecture de Touraine
Monique Bazin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . French Language, Institut de Touraine
Cécile Boulaire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . French Literature, Université François Rabelais
Christine Bousquet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . History, Université François Rabelais
Annie Fazelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . French Language, Institut de Touraine
Christian Garbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . International Relations, Université François Rabelais
Michelle Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Art History, Château Azay-le-Rideau
Hélène Maclennan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Economics, Institut Universitaire de Technologie
Jean-Paul Monge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Biology, Université François Rabelais
Martine Pelletier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Translation, Université François Rabelais
Catherine Rauly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Management, Institut Universitaire de Technologie
Christian Rolde. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Political Science, Collège La Béchellerie
Jean-Jacques Tatin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . French Literature, Université François Rabelais
Guy Tessier, Professor Emeritus . . . . . . . French Literature, Université François Rabelais

STUDENTS’ PERSPECTIVES
“Bucknell en France, with the Institut,
UFR, and BEF group activities guarantees
an invaluable semester or year and opens
a myriad of possibilities to students with
any variety of interests. The program
manages to retain its cohesion and to
provide all students with the basis they
need to explore and achieve, creating an academic
structure which integrates students into the French
scholastic system and translates into productive
academic work on both sides of the Atlantic, in terms of
credits, experience, language skill gain, and content acquisition.”
Mary Kellam, French, Economics, Political Science
“Breaking down the language barrier between myself and my host family forced me
to grown in ways that I had never imagined, and hearing my host mom say that she
truly considered me ‘bilingual’ was one of the most moving experiences of my life. Her
confidence and enthusiasm was contagious!”
Cristina Settar, French, Psychology
“There is no better way to experience France than with
a warm, enthusiastic French family who wants to share
their language and country with you. That is exactly what
Bucknell en France provides.”
Heidi Brown, French, Secondary Teaching, Linguistics
“Living with a host family in Tours was my favorite part
of the Bucknell en France experience. For four months I
was truly a member of a French family. I loved having
six French siblings and by the end of
my experience in Tours, I had really
bonded with them. The hardest part of
leaving France was leaving my family.”
Kira GaNun
International Relations,
French, Economics

“The Bucknell en France program is unique in that
it provides a solid foundation that will help you to
succeed in a foreign country but gives you enough
freedom to try new things. The program gave me the
chance to interact and befriend French students my
age in my classes at the French university, which was
the most rewarding aspect of the program for me.”
Bryan Bzdek, Chemistry, French
“Bucknell en France gave me the opportunity to
immerse myself in a different culture. Living with
a host family was the best experience of studying abroad because I was able to be
myself and learn first-hand not only the language, but the customs and lifestyle of the
French in an intimate setting.”
Elizabeth Stein, Political Science, French, Legal Studies
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Angèle Kingué
Professor and Director of Bucknell en France
French and Francophone Studies Program
570-577-1351 or 570-577-1353 / kingue@bucknell.edu
Marguerite Castelnau-Santorine
Program Coordinator
Bucknell en France Program
570-577-1608 / mcastsan@bucknell.edu
Information is also available on the Bucknell en France homepage:
www.bucknell.edu/enfrance
The Bucknell en France policies stated in this brochure are subject to revision without notice.
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