Course Catalog 2005-2007.pdf - The American University of Paris

Catalog 2005-07
ADMISSION
PROCEDURES FOR STUDENTS
ADMITTED TO THE UNIVERSITY
Applicants who have been offered full-time admission to AUP will
be requested to confirm in writing their intention to attend the
University. At the time of confirmation, they must submit a nonrefundable
deposit, which will be credited towards their tuition.
Offers of acceptance assume successful completion of work
in progress. Accepted freshmen students are required
to send a transcript indicating final grades and graduation
date to the Admissions Office in order to complete their
admissions file. Transfer students must also have a final
college transcript forwarded. Only official copies of
transcripts are accepted.
VISAS AND RESIDENCE PERMITS
All students intending to enroll at AUP must obtain a student
visa for France before leaving their country of origin. This
does not apply to students who already hold a valid Carte
de Séjour (residence permit) for France or to European Union
(EU) nationals. Students from the ten new countries who
entered the EU on 1 st May 2004 are still required to apply for
a student visa and Carte de Séjour (until further notice).
Contact your local French consulate for more information.
The Carte de Séjour Office of the University helps all full-time
students comply with this requirement. Students who enter
with a student visa, and who are required to have the Carte
de Séjour, may not return to France once they leave unless
they have complied with this requirement. Students who
reside in France without the proper documents are subject to
deportation proceedings.
It is illegal to enter France on a tourist visa with the intention
of staying longer than three months. Student visas can only be
issued to you from your local French consulate in your country
of residence. Information on obtaining the necessary visa is
sent from the Office of Admissions to accepted students.
Questions or concerns about any visa or Carte de Séjour
procedures can be addressed to the Admissions Office.
ADVANCED ACADEMIC STANDING
Advanced Standing will be granted in the following cases:
■ 30 semester credits for IB Diploma results of 30 or above
■ 6 semester credits for IB Diploma results between 24 and
29 for each HL score of 4 or above
■ 6 semester credits for each IB HL Certificate with a score
of 4 or above
■ 30 semester credits for French Baccalauréat, Lebanese
Baccalauréat
■ 30 semester credits for German Abitur with a minimum grade
of 3, Italian Maturita with a minimum grade of 60/100,
Swedish Fullständigt Slutbetyg från Gymnasieskolan with a
minimum average grade of VG (15.00), Norwegian Vitnemål –
videregående opplærin with a minimum average grade of 4,
Danish Studentereksamen with a minimum average grade of
9, Finnish Ylioppilastutkintotodistus/Studentexamensbetyg
with a minimum average grade of magna cum laude
approbatur (5)
■ 6 semester credits for each Advanced Placement Test
of the College Board passed with a grade of 4 or above
■ 10 credits per subject for each GCSE 'A' Level
examination in which an A, B or C was achieved
The University does not recognize any other secondary
school examinations for advanced standing.
TRANSFER OF ACADEMIC CREDIT
Students may apply credits earned outside the university
toward a BA or BS degree under the following conditions:
■ New Transfer students may apply a maximum of 75
semester-hour credits from all sources (including Advanced
Academic Standing semester credits); a maximum of 66
semester-hour credits will be accepted from a junior or
community college.
■ Transfer students wishing to use previously earned general
education credits to fulfill requirements in the two
thematic rubrics - “Comparing Worlds Past and Present”
and “Mapping the World: Social Experience and
Organization”- will need to supply a syllabus for each of
the courses concerned to the Office of the Registrar for
review by the General Education Committee.
■ Once matriculated, AUP students may transfer in (but not
surpass the above total 75 semester-hour credit limit):
a maximum of 36 credits from recognized AUP study-abroad
programs OR a maximum of 18 credits from sources other
than recognized AUP study-abroad programs OR a total of
36 credits from recognized AUP study-abroad and other
sources (with a maximum of 18 credits from other sources).
■ At least 45 semester-hour credits must be earned in
residence, including the last 15, and half of all upper level
core courses must be completed at AUP.
Credits will be accepted from:
■ Regionally accredited American colleges and universities,
provided the courses are similar to those offered by The
American University of Paris and in which a grade of at least
"C" was earned. English composition courses will be
assigned EN or elective credit depending on results
obtained on the AUP English Placement Test. Credit is not
granted for EFL or ESL courses.
■ Non-American nationally recognized colleges or
universities, provided the courses are similar to those
offered by The American University of Paris and in which
minimum passing grades were achieved.
■ Other institutions, subject to the discretion of the Office
of Academic Administration (see Credit Earned Outside
the University, page 12).
Visiting students for one semester or one year will not receive
transfer credit, but are granted appropriate class standing.
READMISSION
Full and part-time students who have withdrawn from the
University, who have been absent for one or more semesters,
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