The programme is split into two divisions:

• First Division: language training

Level 1, elementary, offered in the first term

Level 2, intermediate, offered in the first and second terms

Level 3, advanced, offered in all three terms

• Upper Division: linguistic specialisation

Level 4, offered in the second and third terms

Level 5, offered in the third term

Students are registered for levels 1, 2 or 3, according to their results in the placement test given at the beginning of the year. They then progress from one level to another each term. In the summer session, only the first division is offered.

Language learning is developed through:

• Traditional language classes: spelling, grammar, verbal and written communication, the study of authentic texts and literature.
• A variety of optional courses on general culture or on more specialized subjects: European and international organizations, the arts, French culture and society, and on various social and religious themes.
• Dynamic, structured oral exercises done individually or in groups with the documentary resources and equipment of the multimedia centre of the campus library.

Formal training is agreeably complemented by:

• Cultural trips: Paris, the chateaux of the Loire Valley, Strasbourg, the South of France, the Côte d'Azur, Monaco, Lyon, the D-Day landing beaches of Normandy, the Mont Blanc, etc.
• Frequent daily contacts with the French-speaking population of the campus.
• Participation in the social, cultural, sporting and recreational activities organized on and off campus.