Application Deadline for UA French in Besancon extended
UA French in Besançon students at the Eiffel Tower.
The application deadline for the UA French in Besançon summer program has been extended to Monday, Feb. 16. This month-long program (May 26-June 26) features a four-day stay in Paris at the beginning of the program. In Besançon, students will stay with host families and take intensive language classes at the world-renowned Centre de Linguistique Appliquée. Students will earn 6 credit hours in French (credit depends on level of proficiency in French).
Apply online at hogsabroad.uark.edu/?go=Besancon.
The World Languages, Literatures and Cultures Scholarship and the Office of Study Abroad Scholarship deadline is Feb. 15. Apply online at studyabroad.uark.edu/funding.
Contacts
Kathy Comfort, associate professor of French
World Languages, Literatures and Cultures
575-6062,
kcomfort@uark.edu
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