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 Mini-symposium of Pasteur Institute Summer Students from Pasteur Foundation Zuccaire and University of Chicago BSCD SARP |
The spring and summer Biology Study and Research in Paris (SARP) program is a spring-quarter academic program followed by a summer internship at the Institut Pasteur in Paris, and is administered by the College of the University of Chicago on behalf of its undergraduate students. This program is only open for first-year students who are taking the AP5 biology sequence, and who wish to take advantage of a combined academic and research experience in Paris during the spring and summer quarters. During the preceding winter quarter, the selected students will work closely with the Faculty Director in Chicago to train for internships at the Pasteur Institute in Paris. Then, during the first three weeks of the spring quarter in Paris, students will take an AP 5 biology course (Immunobiology in 2008) taught by a Chicago faculty member (Professor José Quintans in 2008) Following this course, students will merge into the second and third courses of the spring civilization program at the Center in Paris. In addition to this series of courses and running concurrent with it, is a French language course designed to help students make their way within and connect their studies to the French-speaking environment. This French course, which is pitched at various levels to match the diverse language backgrounds of the students, runs at a normal (non-compressed) pace through the ten weeks of the spring program. Aside from the French language course, classes are taught in English by Chicago faculty. For a virtual tour of Paris, visit http://paris.arounder.com/.
In addition to their coursework at the Center in Paris, students will visit the Institut Pasteur once a week for lab discussion during the spring quarter. In the summer, students will remain in Paris and participate in a summer research internship at the Pasteur Institute, a prestigious research institution known for its major contributions to biomedical research, especially in the areas of microbiology and immunology.
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Eligibility and Application:
Participants in the program must be first-year students and in good academic standing in the College. Students should also be enrolled in the AP 5 biology sequence, and preference is given to biology majors. There is no language prerequisite, although students with some knowledge of French may have an advantage in the admissions process (and will certainly be in a position to gain more from their experiences in Paris).
Students apply using the application, on-line and downloadable, available as a link from Chicago’s study abroad web site. Each application is examined on the basis of the student's scholastic record, personal statement, and academic recommendation. In examining an application the admissions committee is of course chiefly interested in the student's preparation in the biological sciences, though this is not the sole consideration. Admission to any of the College's programs abroad is competitive, and an offer of admission is, in all cases, a conditional offer, contingent upon the student's continued good work in the College. A student accepting an offer of admission is expected to secure his or her place with a non-refundable study abroad administrative fee. (To begin the application process, click on the Study Abroad General Application.)
Center in Paris:
Headquarters for all of the College's programs in Paris is the University of Chicago's Center in Paris. The Center in Paris builds upon the University's long association with various Parisian institutions, as well as its eminence, recognized by the French government, in interdisciplinary scholarship related to France. It acts as a gathering place for undergraduates, graduate researchers, and alumni as well as a site for lectures, conferences, and receptions. For participants in the various programs sponsored by the College in Paris, the Center, with its classrooms, offices, computers, language lab, and (modest) library, provides an administrative and instructional home as well as a supportive environment. Its location, in a "new," academically-oriented neighborhood in the thirteenth arrondissement, places it within easy walking distance of the relocated Bibliothèque Nationale de France, François Mitterand and just across the street from the new home of the Université Denis Diderot. For a virtual tour of Paris, visit http://paris.arounder.com/.
 Wei-Jen Tang, Chair of the Mini-Symposium of Pasteur Institute; Faculty Director SARP |
Housing:
For both the spring and summer quarters, participants reside in single rooms in one of the residence halls of the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris (CIUP), an international student residence. Students residing in these halls are entitled to take advantage of Cité Universitaire facilities. The residence includes communal kitchens, laundry facilities, and social and cultural programs. Inexpensive meals are available at the Cité's restaurant universitaire. Students are typically housed together by program, and will be notified of their exact residence hall closer to departure.
Registration and Tuition:
Students in the program remain registered as full-time students in the College during the spring quarter of the program. This registration includes the AP 5 biology course, the two civilizations courses and the French language course. In the summer, students will be enrolled in a research course (BSCD 29700 99, Internship at Pasteur Institute), the cost of which will be covered by the BSCD.
Students pay regular College tuition, the Paris Spring Biology program fee and the non-refundable study abroad administrative fee required of all participants in Chicago's programs abroad. For precise figures, see Study Abroad Program Fees.
Credits:
Students receive full credit (four courses) for their work in this program during the spring quarter, and one credit for their work during the summer. The spring quarter biology course completes the three-quarter AP 5 Fundamental Sequence. The two CIV (SOSC) courses can be used to complete the College’s civilizations requirement. Any course not used to meet a specific requirement may of course fill a general elective slot.
Grades for these courses (including the summer internship course) will be placed on each student's Chicago transcript at the end of the program. The normal quality grades in use at Chicago (A, B, C, D, and F with or without pluses and minuses) will be used for all courses. Neither Pass/Fail grading nor the grade of I is available for these courses. Students are expected to hand in assignments as they come due, abiding by all course deadlines and submitting all work by the end of the program.
 SARP Student Lab |
Financial Aid:
Students retain their financial aid eligibility. However, two expenses--the study abroad administrative fee and the round-trip airfare to Paris --are not underwritten by College Financial Aid. On the other hand, since students cannot be expected to work part-time while in Paris, the self-help component of their financial aid package does not include a term-time employment factor.
Each student will receive a $5,000 fellowship from the BSCD, meant to offset summer living expenses, including housing during the months of July and August, estimated to cost 630 euros/month.
Further Information:
If you would like to discuss the Biology SARP program and the possibility of participating in it, you are invited to contact Sarah Walter (Harper 207A; 834-3753).
