Program Details

The program explores three distinct Francophone cultures in Québec City, Canada; Rouen, France and Dakar, Sénégal.

Quebec:  The program begins with a 2-week stay in Quebec City at Linguabec, a language and culture institute connected to Laval University.  During their time in Quebec students reside in home stays, study intensive French and learn about Quebecois culture.  The group then flies together to our program site in Rouen, France.

Rouen:  The St. Lawrence University Program in France is based in Rouen, a city of 125,000 people, 75 miles northwest of Paris. The University of Rouen  is a modern university with about 30,000 students. In Rouen students reside with host families and take courses in the University's International Relations Department. There are opportunities to socialize with French students; however, French students do not take program classes.

Sénégal:  The program includes a week-long educational excursion to Dakar, Sénégal organized by Africa Consultants International.  The week consists of a 2 day cross-cultural immersion program including Wolof language; lectures and talks from a variety of academics and professional experts in Dakar, the country's financial and cultural center as well as visits to sites of contemporary and historical significance such as Gorée Island, Saint Louis and Toubab.  Students are housed in pairs in host families throughout their time in Sénégal.