Apply to CUPA Immersion
Application Procedure
CUPA Immersion
Applications are considered for acceptance as they are received. Applying early is highly recommended. Late applications will be considered if space allows.
October 1, 2024: deadline for Spring 2025 semester applicants. CLOSED
APPLICATIONS FOR FALL 2025 SEMESTER / YEAR 2025/2026 WILL OPEN THE 1ST OF JANUARY 2025
March 15, 2025: deadline for Fall 2025 semester / Year 2025/2026 applicants.
Via our online application form, students provide the required information to review their candidacy. Fill in this form carefully and completely. Please note that you can save your application while in progress, and return to finish it later.
As part of the online application, you will be asked to submit a variety of additional materials (personal statement, ID photos, etc.) and are required to take a language placement test in order to determine the type of courses you can take. Before starting your application, read through the list below to be aware of what documents you will be asked to provide.
Application Fee: $50 USD
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Application Materials
Transcript
Required for all applicants
You will be asked to upload a transcript from your current university (if you are a transfer student, please also upload your transcript from your previous university). We accept unofficial transcripts as long as they include the following information:
- Name and address of the school
- Student’s name
- Dates of attendance
- Names of individual courses completed
- Number of contact hours per week for each course
- Length of the term
- Grade or evaluation received for each course
- Grading scale (i.e., A = Excellent, F = Failure) or a description of the grading system.
- Courses currently enrolled in (which will of course, not have a grade yet)
Please make sure that your upload is in PDF format, and that it shows your academic record sequentially by semester (not by graduation requirements, or requirements fulfilled/not fulfilled)
If your school is sending your transcript directly to our Admissions Office, please upload a place-holder document with your name, and the name/contact information of the office submitting the transcript
Official paper transcripts sent directly from your school should be sent to the following address:
CUPA – U.S.A.
P.O. Box 9611
North Amherst, MA 01059
Official e-transcripts should be sent to cupa@cupa.paris.edu
Recommendations
Required for all applicants
You will be asked to fill out the contact information for two recommenders:
- French Professor Recommendation
- Study Abroad Office approval
An email will be sent to these two individuals with a link to a recommendation form. Please be sure to double check your recommender name and email address, as the email will be sent as soon as you input/confirm that information (not after you have completed the entire application).
Study Proposal
Required for all applicants
An important part of your study abroad experience will be choosing your courses.
Although the final course selection takes place in Paris, this initial study proposal will let us know which requirements you will need to fulfill.
To complete this section of the application, according to the chosen semester, students may use the Fall Former Course Offerings of Spring Former Course Course Offerings Catalogues. NB: Access to French university courses is contingent upon obtaining a B2 level or above on the required French placement test. Course offerings are modified from semester to semester, and some courses may have pre-requisites. For this reason, and because scheduling conflicts may arise, students must consider alternate course selections.
Personal Statement
Required for all applicants
You will be asked to submit an essay in French which answers the following question: Décrivez vos raisons de vouloir étudier en immersion à Paris en citant vos principaux objectifs académiques et personnels. Expliquez la façon dont vous pensez vous adapter à une nouvelle culture. (500-750 mots, écrit en français)
Other Materials
The materials listed below are required ONLY for students who complete the “Special Areas of Study” section of the application.
These additional materials will include one or more of the following, and will vary by subject area chosen on the Special Areas of Study section:
- Repertoire/music sample (for music majors)
- CV (in English and in French)
- List of required STEM courses
- Internship Essay
- Foreign Language recommendation and explanation (if planning to take a language other than French)
Special Areas of Study include:
- Advanced music lessons (majors only)
- STEM*
- Internship
- Intensive Theater or Dance curriculum
- Foreign Language (other than French)
- Special request/other (e.g. research, independent study, etc.)
*STEM majors in France follow a very different curriculum and methodology compared to the US. This means that if you plan to take classes in these areas, your level of French needs to be exceptionally strong.
STEM course options can be very limited for a given semester. If you want to pursue STEM courses you must contact us at info@cupa.paris.edu to discuss your options individually before or right after you submit your application.
For scheduling reasons, students must not plan to take more than 1 STEM course per semester.