Designed for students at all French language levels, this program allows you to acquire and improve French language skills while earning credit toward your major or graduation requirements. Your language courses focus on grammar, vocabulary development, listening comprehecours pratiques) and phonetics. Combine these intensive language courses at the Sorbonne’s Cours de Civilisation Française (CCFS) with a wide range of electives, taught in English at the CEA CAPA Paris Center. Choose elective courses from subjects such as history, business, art history, cultural studies, communication, and political science. An Early Start option in the Fall semester allows you to jump start your language learning before the semester begins.

Where You'll Study

Students take classes at the CEA CAPA Paris Center and at our partner institution, Cours de Civilisation Française de la Sorbonne. Located in the heart of the vibrant Marais District, the CEA CAPA Paris Center offers small class sizes and a wide range of electives taught in English. Choose the courses that best align with your academic, career, and personal interests. Founded in 1919 by la Société des Amis de la Sorbonne, the Cours de Civilisation Française de la Sorbonne is today an independent institution of higher education in France with institutional ties to Sorbonne Université. Students from around the world come to take courses in French language and civilization taught by trained FLE (French as a foreign language) instructors. Students will receive a transcript from CEA CAPA’s School of Record, and from Cours de Civilisation Française de la Sorbonne upon completion of their program.