American University of Paris

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Description

The American University of Paris (AUP) is where global minds come to meet, right in the heart of the seventh arrondissement. As the oldest American university in Europe, AUP blends international perspective with interdisciplinary learning in a setting that’s hard to beat. Just a short stroll from the Eiffel Tower and steps from the Seine, the campus sits among Paris’s most iconic landmarks—les Invalides, the Champs-Élysées, Musée Rodin, and the Jardin des Tuileries. At AUP, there is a spirit of curiosity and connection that fuels a tight-knit community with a global outlook.

Eligible Majors:

  • Advertising and Marketing Communications
  • Art History and Museum Professions
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Fashion Business Management
  • Film and Media
  • International Trade and Marketing

Program Type: Exchange, Semester Study Abroad 
This unique program lets students study abroad either through “Semester Abroad” (paying the partner school’s tuition) or “Exchange” (paying FIT tuition while studying at a partner school, with limited spots available).

Looking to Fund Your Study Abroad Experience?

FIT offers competitive scholarships - up to $10,000 - for students enrolled full-time while abroad. Awards are based on an essay, recommendations, GPA and financial need. Learn more about Paying for Study Abroad.

Review the AUP Financial Budget Sheet (Google Doc) and meet with a financial aid counselor to discuss your program costs. 

Eager to Study Abroad? Apply Now!

Submit your application through the Study Abroad Portal and then complete the required Course Equivalency Form with your Office of International Programs (OIP) program coordinator. After that, your department will review your completed course plan and application. See How to Apply step-by-step.

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Program Details

If you have further questions about this program, contact the International Programs office at (212) 217-5380 or studyabroad@fitnyc.edu.

Fall Semester: Applications reviewed and approved on a rolling basis through February 15

Spring Semester: Applications reviewed and approved on a rolling basis through September 15

  • Minimum GPA: 3.0
  • Enrollment: Must be matriculated in a Bachelor's degree program
  • Capacity: Since this is both an exchange and semester abroad program, FIT is able to send as many eligible students as are approved by their academic departments.

Additional Requirements by Major:

Advertising and Marketing Communications (AMC):

  • Meet with an academic advisor and/or thoroughly review degree requirements in Degree Works
  • Meet with an OIP program coordinator
  • Obtain approval from the department chair or international coordinator
  • Students may take major-area, related-area, and liberal arts courses with the department's approval of the course equivalent
  • Eligible to participate in the 6th or 7th semester

Art History and Museum Professions

  • Meet with an academic advisor and/or thoroughly review degree requirements in Degree Works
  • Meet with an OIP program coordinator
  • Obtain approval from the department chair or international coordinator
  • Students may take major-area, related-area, and liberal arts courses with the department's approval of the course equivalent
  • Eligible to participate in the 6th semester

Entrepreneurship

  • Submit a full course of study plan to the department chair
  • Meet with an OIP program coordinator
  • Obtain approval from the department chair or international coordinator
  • Students may take major-area, related-area, and liberal arts courses with the department's approval of the course equivalent

Fashion Business Management

  • Meet with an academic advisor and/or thoroughly review degree requirements in Degree Works
  • Meet with an OIP program coordinator
  • Obtain approval from the department’s international coordinator
  • Students may take major-area, related-area, and liberal arts courses with the department's approval of the course equivalent
  • Eligible to participate in the 5th or 6th semester

Film and Media

  • Meet with an academic advisor and/or thoroughly review degree requirements in Degree Works
  • Meet with an OIP program coordinator
  • Obtain approval from the department’s international coordinator
  • Students may take major-area, related-area, and liberal arts courses with the department's approval of the course equivalent
    • The FI department will assess readiness for Third-Year Production courses before approving study abroad applications. Since some courses (e.g., FI 321) may only be offered in specific terms at AUP, early planning is essential.

  • Eligible to participate in the 5th or 6th semester

International Trade and Marketing (ITM):

  • Meet with an academic advisor
  • Contact Christine Pomeranz, department chair, before applying to discuss program options
  • Meet with an OIP program coordinator
  • Obtain approval from the department chair
  • ITM students may only take liberal arts courses abroad
  • Eligible to participate in the 6th or 7th semester

AUP offers a wide range of liberal arts courses, but does have some major area elective (MAE) options. Students will take four 4-credit AUP courses for the equivalent of 16 FIT credits in order to be full-time. Additional courses will incur further tuition costs. Since AUP is not an exchange program, any online FIT courses will be charged at the applicable per-credit hour tuition rate, in addition to the AUP tuition. 

See: AUP Course Catalog (search by term for accurate listing)

A detailed Academic Calendar can be viewed on the AUP website. Students are generally expected to arrive the weekend before orientation begins.

Students are able to choose from several AUP-approved housing options, though there are some exceptions for independent housing. Further details will be provided to students as part of their AUP application process after being approved by FIT.

OIP also combines housing resources from all of its local partners (google doc) here. 

Students will be required to obtain a Long-Stay French Visa for the full duration of their time in France. The Office of International Programs (OIP) will hold a visa orientation to provide guidance and necessary institutional documents. However, it is the student’s responsibility to complete the required steps and secure the visa. Please note that this process cannot begin early, as visa applications may only be submitted within 90 days of the program’s start date.

FIT requires all students to be covered in the U.S. and internationally for the duration of their study abroad program. Students are automatically enrolled in the UHC Study Abroad Insurance, which is included in AUP program budget sheet (google doc). This policy is SUNY-mandated, therefore, it cannot be waived. 

The UHC Study Abroad Insurance is ACA compliant and students may waive the FIT Haylor Student Health Insurance using the Study Abroad policy.

As AUP's Student Life Office site puts it, "New school, new city, new language, new apartment: we know that while this is exciting, it can also be intimidating...We see you and we’ve got you."
See: AUP Services