Paris, France (population:  ca.10 million)

Fall Quarters, Winter-Spring Quarters, Full Year

Northwestern Requirements for this program:

• 2 years+ or equivalent of college French and the ablility to do coursework in French.  All students will be required to meet with Prof. Margaret Sinclair in order to assess their language skills prior to application.
• When choosing a world-class institution, careful academic counseling and planning is essential to successful integration into non-American settings. Working with the International Program Development office (847-467-6953), your college and departmental advisors, and following up with your own research, will make issues such as credit, cultural adjustment and course selection work for you as an individual student. A high degree of independence and initiative are also qualifications for an exchange program, which often offers less structure and on-site support than other types of programs.
• All participants in programs sponsored by the Office of International Program Development must purchase health insurance coverage from HTH Worldwide. For more details, click here.

Students combine intensive course-work with research. After preliminary acceptance by NU, students will identify (with faculty assistance) a set list of proposed courses and research. This proposal, along with an application to Ecole Polytechnique will be sent for final approval to the faculty in Paris . Applicants must also supply a CV and course descriptions of previous classes in the sciences and math. Admission to Ecole Polytechnique is highly competitive, and students may not know immediately if they are accepted. Therefore, close consultation with the Office of International Program Development is advised.

Ecole Polytechnique, situated in Palaiseau, about 30 minutes from the center of Paris, is the most renowned of the Grandes Ecoles and was established just after the Revolution. It trains France's scientific and industrial elite, as well as the upper echelons of France's civil and military officials. EP is also renowned for their training in the physical sciecnces, engineering and mathematics.

Direct university enrollment for science, math, economics and engineering students.

Admission to this program  is highly competitive, and students may not know immediately if they are accepted. Therefore, close consultation with IPD is advised.

The campus of Ecole Polytechnique provides dormitories for international and French students, all equipped with telephone and internet.

Full year or fall/spring quarter students pay full Northwestern tuition, while semester students (six credits) pay Northwestern tuition equivalent to one semester (1.5 quarters). (Since students pay Northwestern tuition, they will not be charged a Study Abroad Administrative Fee). In addition, students are responsible for all other expenses, such as room and board, excursions, airfare, class materials, health insurance, etc. Students on aid will have their aid adjusted to reflect most, if not all, of these costs.

1. All study abroad students must complete the mandatory Study Abroad 101 Quiz on Blackboard.  Call (847-467-6400) or e-mail studyabroad@northwestern.edu (include your name and net ID) to be registered for this quiz.
2. After completing the 101 Quiz with a score of 90% or above, students can pick up the Northwestern University Application for Permission to Study Abroad at the Study Abroad Office. This application is not available online.
3. Students must complete the Northwestern University Application for Permission to Study Abroad by the specified deadline.
4. Students must complete the Northwestern University Application for Permission to Study Abroad by the specified deadline (click for more specific information).
5. All Northwestern students must also complete an IPD program application (which can be obtained from IPD) AND an Ecole Polytechnique application. Call International Program Development well in advance of the study abroad application deadline at 847-467-7834 or email international@northwestern.edu to first set up a personal interview – as this is required as the first step towards application.
6. In addition, students will be required to meet with Prof. Margaret Sinclair in order to assess their language skills.

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