Course Catalog 2006-2007.pdf - The American University of Paris

Catalog 2006-07
ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
STUDENT STATUS
Full-time Status
Full-time students usually complete their bachelor’s degree in
four years by taking 15 credits each semester to earn a total of
120 credits (see Graduation Requirements, page 20).
Full-time students who withdraw from classes and are enrolled
in fewer than 12 credits after the drop/add period maintain
their full-time status and are not granted partial refunds of
tuition.
Full-time, degree-seeking students may petition the Registrar to
change their status to part-time after at least one semester of
full-time enrollment and before a new semester begins. The
Registrar will examine his/her request between semesters and
only after having received written agreement from the student’s
Financially Responsible Person.
Full-time students may audit one course per semester by
permission of the Registrar and the instructor concerned. Audit
petition forms must be submitted to the Registrar during the
drop/add period at the beginning of each semester. Audited
courses will appear on students’ transcripts.
Part-time Status
Students registered in fewer than 12 credits per semester,
including courses audited, are considered part-time students.
Tuition for part-time study is calculated on a per-credit basis.
Part-time students must be 18 or older and have successfully
completed secondary education. Non-native speakers of English
must also submit TOEFL scores of at least 101 on the iBT or the
equivalent.
Part-time students are not eligible for student visas (except if
their status is due to a registered internship within the context
of full-time study) and The American University of Paris cannot
assist them in gaining French resident status. Part-time study
does not qualify students for financial aid from the University or
a convention de stage in order to work in French companies.
There are three categories for part-time study:
■ Part-time Degree-seeking Students must apply through the
AUP Admissions Office by submitting the regular application
along with supporting documents to be considered for
acceptance into the University. This status is deemed
exceptional as the University encourages full-time study.
These students have the right to academically-related AUP
services (advising, registration, etc.) but do not participate
in orientation, are not eligible for AUP housing, nor other
non-academically-related student services. They may
pre-register for their classes. They may petition the Registrar
for full-time status at the beginning of any semester.
■ Part-time, Credit-seeking, Non-degree Students are welcome
to enroll in courses on a space-available basis provided they
have, prior to, satisfied any applicable prerequisites. These
students must submit the part-time study application along
with an official copy of their last transcript and may pre-register
for their classes. If they wish to change their status to
degree-seeking, they must apply to the University through
the AUP Admissions Office.
■ Auditor Status (Auditeur Libre) is designed to meet the needs
of the adult community in the Paris area. Persons accepted
in this category may audit up to 11 credits per semester.
Auditors pay reduced tuition (for all but participatory art,
language, science, or computer science courses) but do
not accumulate academic credit. The grading of exams,
assignments, term papers, etc. for auditors is left to the
discretion of the instructor. Auditors register in courses on a
space-available basis during “walk-in registration” at the
beginning of each semester and upon presentation of a valid
piece of photo-ID (e.g. passport, carte nationale d’identité).
Visiting Student Status
Visiting students may apply to attend AUP for a semester or a
year.
SPECIAL ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
AND STUDY OPTIONS
Academic Advising
All full-time and part-time students are assigned a faculty
member as an academic advisor. The AUP advising program
is designed to closely follow each student's academic progress.
Freshmen will be advised by the faculty member who is
teaching their FirstBridge course during the first year at AUP, or
by the coordinator of the Advising Program. During the second
year of study, or before the student has declared a major, an
advisor from the Advising Center will be assigned. Once the
student has declared a major, the student will be assigned to
a faculty member in the department of their major.
ARC Seminars
As students in the English Foundation Program move into AUP's
general curriculum, they may elect to take student-facilitated
support seminars attached to entry-level courses. The ARC
seminars focus on study skills, note taking, paper and exam
preparation, and public speaking. Successful upper-division
students in the majors lead students enrolled in the ARC
seminars.
Directed Study
Directed Study allows the exceptional degree-seeking student
to work in an area of special academic interest under the direct
supervision of a faculty member. The student is expected to
develop his or her topic in close collaboration with the faculty
supervisor. Students with a minimum of junior standing and a
GPA of 3.0 are eligible. Directed Study projects may not be
taken on a “Credit/No Credit” basis. The successfully
completed project may earn one to three credits; a student may
take no more than one Directed Study in a given semester, and
submit no more than nine Directed Study credits for graduation.
Completed Directed Study forms must be submitted to the
Registrar by the end of the Drop/Add period.
The English Foundation Program
(For details concerning this program, see page 28)
Internships
The AUP Internship Program offers students the opportunity to
acquire professional experience while earning academic credit.
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