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Spring Paris Program
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The College's spring-quarter program in mathematics is designed for students with substantial preparation in the subject (see "Eligibility and Application" below) and a desire to further their studies, intensively and in the company of a small group of like-minded students, in Paris. Students take, in succession, three mathematics courses, each compressed into three weeks. While these courses will be demanding, program participants are compensated by their small class size and highly focused approach. In addition to the math sequence, program participants take a French language course, which runs at a normal pace through the quarter, a course designed to help students connect with French (and Parisian) culture. While an intensely focused study of mathematics is at the heart of this venture, the program also includes a number of excursions within and in the vicinity of Paris. For a virtual tour of Paris, visit http://paris.arounder.com/.
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.
Housing:
Students will live in one of the residence halls of the Cité Internationale Universitaire, a campus-like assemblage of houses for international students. In addition to its various national residences, the Cité comprises a library, restaurant (with adjoining cafeteria) and several sports and exercise facilities. Located at the southern edge of Paris (the fourteenth arrondissement), the Cité offers easy access, by metro and bus, to all of Paris.
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Participants in the Paris Math program receive four credits, one for each of the three mathematics courses and a fourth for the language course. Students may use the three math credits within their major if their major subject at Chicago is mathematics. If a student is not a math major, they must have the credits approved by the program chair. Students may use any course not falling within their major, including the French course, as a free elective. Course titles, units of credit and grades are placed on the student’s Chicago transcript.
Registration and Tuition:
Students remain registered full-time in the College and pay regular College tuition, the Spring Paris 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.
Financial Aid:
Participants in this program retain their financial aid eligibility. However, two expenses--the study abroad administrative fee and the round-trip airfare--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.
Eligibility:
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The Paris Mathematics program is open to University of Chicago undergraduate students only. Applications from outside the University are not accepted.
The sequence is designed for undergraduates in good standing who are beyond their first year in the College. To be eligible for this program, students must have completed any analysis sequence and the first two courses in the algebra sequence (either Math 25400 and 25500 or Math 25700 and 25800). In Paris, students will receive credit for the third course in the algebra sequence. Thus, although the program is open to students of all majors with sufficient mathematical preparation, it will be of special interest to mathematics majors, normally in their third or fourth year. While the program stipulates no minimum grade-point average, an applicant’s transcript should demonstrate that they are a serious student who will make the most of this opportunity. Because the math courses are taught in English, there is no language prerequisite, although students are encouraged to take French on campus before the program begins.
Each application is examined on the basis of the student's scholastic record with special attention to the pre-requisite math courses, personal statement and academic recommendation.
A student accepting an offer of admission is expected to secure his or her place with a non-refundable study abroad administrative fee.
Further Information:
If you would like to discuss the spring Paris program in Mathematics and the possibility of participating in it, you are invited to contact Sarah Walter (Harper 207A; 834-3753).
Statements contained on this site are subject to change without notice.
