Program Costs

The Program Fee includes instruction as well as an extensive cultural program:

• Orientation program
• Enrollment at French universities, schools and institutes
• On-going academic support
• On-going individual language and methodology support
• Independent study projects
• Applied and performing arts classes for majors
• Liability insurance
• Public transportation pass for unlimited travel within Paris and Ile-de-France
• Computer facilities
• Tickets to performances: opera, dance, theater…
• Free access to most museums
• Carte Louvre Jeunes, unlimited access to permanent collections and temporary exhibitions at the Musée du Louvre.
• One day-trip per semester
• One weekend trip per semester
• Walking tours and visits in Paris
• Other CUPA-sponsored activities (pétanque, goûters, etc.)

Please note: Personal expenses, passport and visa/titre de séjour fees, textbooks and study materials, musical instrument rentals, practice rooms, art supplies, cell phones, personal health insurance, transatlantic transportation or any trips not organized by CUPA are not covered by the program fee.

• Private room in a Francophone household
• Breakfast daily and 5 dinners per week*
• Household linens
• Laundry facilities

*Except during university breaks.

The following are estimates of additional expenses not covered by the CUPA tuition fee. These figures are obtained by averaging reported student expenses over the course of a semester. How much you actually spend during your time in Paris will ultimately depend on your lifestyle.

Pre-Departure (in $USD)

• Visa and passport fees: $500
• ISOS Student Traveler Medical insurance: $450*
• Transatlantic airfare: $800

During the semester (in euros€)

• Additional meals: 1800 € **
• Books and academic supplies: 250 €
• Cell phone expenses: 550 €
• Personal items: 300€

*CUPA students are required to be covered by an ISOS Scholasic Traveler Medical plan.  If their home school provides ISOS coverage, students are waived from this requirement.
**For students who have chosen to live independently, this figure will be higher.

• Additional cultural expenses: 250 € *
• Cafés, restaurants, etc.: 375 €
• Vacation travel, major purchases: 600 €

*CUPA sponsors a number of cultural activities each semester. Learn more about our cultural program.

The Program Fee includes:

• 2 credit-bearing courses
• Homestay for the duration of the program
• Public transportation pass for unlimited travel within Paris and Ile-de-France for the duration of the program
• Free access to most museums *
• One weekend trip *
• All program-sponsored activities (“pauses gourmandes”, end-of-program dinner, etc.) *
• Tickets to performances: opera, dance, theater, exhibitions… *

* Please note: Extra curricular and CUPA sponsored activities may be revised according to French health regulations at the time.

The following are estimates of additional expenses not covered by the CUPA program fee. These figures are based on former student evaluations. How much you actually spend during your time in Paris will ultimately depend on your lifestyle.

Pre-departure (in $USD)

• ISOS Student Traveler Medical insurance: $150*
• Visa, and passport fees: n/a for U.S. citizens
• Transatlantic airfare: $800

During the summer (in euros€)

• Additional meals: 400 €**
• Cell phone expenses: 250 €
• Personal items: 100 €

*CUPA students are required to be covered by an ISOS Scholasic Traveler Medical plan.  If their home school provides ISOS coverage, students are waived from this requirement.
**For students who have chosen to live independently, this figure will be higher.

• Additional cultural expenses: 75 € *
• Cafés, restaurants, etc.: 150 €
• Vacation travel, major purchases: 200 €

*CUPA sponsors a number of cultural activities each semester. Learn more about our cultural program.