How do I choose courses?

While in France each student will take a full load of courses determined in consultation with a foreign study advisor in the department of the major UVA's French Department and with Professor Michelot in France. As is the case with all study abroad programs, you are advised to pre-select a range of courses prior to departure with the understanding that certain modifications may have to be made once in Lyon. It is imperative that each UVA student checks with a foreign study advisor in his or her major department prior to departure. Students must inform themselves, for instance, of the maximum number of credits that may be transferred toward their major. As with other foreign study programs, no letter grades will appear on your UVA transcript for courses taken abroad.

Before leaving for Lyon, students will pre-select at least ten courses in consultation with a foreign study advisor in the major department AND a foreign study advisor in the French department. Once in France, students will review their pre-selected courses with the exchange program's Academic Advisor and instructions will be given on how to register for courses. Pre-selection of courses and consultation with the exchange program's Academic Advisor in Lyon is essential to success in this program. In France, there is no "course shopping period" during the first week or two of classes, so students need to have resolved their scheduling conflicts ahead of time.

Departmental contacts for study abroad course pre-approval:
http://www.virginia.edu/artsandsciences/people/dups.html

Database of classes already approved for transfer credits:

http://web.virginia.edu/ArtsSci/study_abroad/courses.asp?inst=Universite+Lumiere+Lyon+2&city=Lyon>

"How do I select courses at Lyon 2?"

The first thing to do is to consult the course evaluation forms completed by former UVA students in Lyon. These evaluations can be found in the ISO Library in Minor Hall and will be your best guide to getting started with course selection.

After that, please consult the courses on the following websites: (Remember that unlike UVA, university websites in France are not complete and you will still have to visit individual departments for course updates once in Lyon).

http://www.univ-lyon2.fr/02146459/0/fiche___pagelibre/

(Then, for specific course info, click on “Construire son programme d'études ”.)