MSU Exchange at IFI in Rouen, France

• Take advantage of a renowned International Institute!
• Receive MSU credit in Business
• Pay MSU tuition and use current financial aid, or adjust financial aid.
• Take classes in French culture and language

Program Requirements

You must be accepted to the College of Business. All students must be in good academic and disciplinary standing, with a minimum GPA of 2.7. MSU students must enroll in at least 12 credits while at IFI.

Information about next fall nominations to IFI from MSU:

Our Fall Nomination Deadline has been set to April 30th at the latest. 
1. No students shall be admitted without prior nomination by her/his home university (an Email from the home university stating the family name, first name, birth date, gender and email address of the student) all information are needed to create their informatics account in advance.

2. Once the student will be officially nominated, we will contact him / her directly by e-mail (May 2nd ) to inform him / her about the online coming procedures (administrative, housing and course selection.)

3. Upon receipt of the nominees list, we will send a letter of acceptance to the students.

Applications & Deadlines:  (links to be announced)

-  On-line registration / Application form:  mid May

- On-line Housing options  &  selection:  end of May to early June

- On-line course selection:  late June  (exact dates to be anounced yearly)

Housing:

As far as accommodation is concerned, we work on a "first come, first served basis". The sooner the application reaches us, the more chances your students have to get a room in a university residence.

Anissa R'MILI
Head of Incoming Exchange Students
Anissa.RMili@groupe-esc-rouen.fr

www.groupe.esc-rouen.fr

Course Equivalencies

MSU Business Course	IFI Course
MGMT 480 (3) Human Behavior in Organizations	Human Resource Management
MRKT 428 (3) International Marketing	International Marketing
IB 419 (3) International Business Seminar	Contemporary European Business Studies
FINA 469 (3) International Business Finance	International Finance (in French)
FIRE 482 (3) Commercial Bank Management	International Banking (in French)
Accounting Elective	Financial Analysis (in French)
FREN 393 (3) Supervised Study in French-Speaking Countries	French Culture, Art and Civilization
FREN 101/293 (3) Supervised Study	French Language - Beginner
FREN 102/293 (3) Supervised Study	French Language - Intermediate
FREN 293 (3) Supervised Study	French Language - Advanced
Gen. Ed. Category 6 (Humanities and Arts)	French Art, Culture and Civilization
Gen. Ed. Category 8 (Global Perspective)	European Cultural Issues

Language/Culture Course

Students on the this exchange are required to take one French language or culture course. 

City/University Info

Rouen is a city in the province of Normandy in Northwestern France. The city is just one hour from Paris and 45 minutes to the ocean. The metro area of Rouen has approximately five hundred thousand people. Rouen is known for its beautiful Notre Dame Cathedral, half timbered buildings and as the location where Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in 1431.

ESC Rouen started in 1871, with the IFI extension beginning operation in 1985.

Academic Calendar

IFI - Rouen has a similar calendar to MSU. The fall semester starts in early September and ends in mid December. The spring semester starts in early January and ends in mid May.

Accommodation

Students have the choice of staying in student housing or arranging a local apartment.

Visa/Residency Requirements

MSU Students attending IFI - Rouen must obtain 6 month student visa. Students will register with Campus France as a first step in obtaining their visa. A passport and acceptance letter are required before a visa application can be processed.  This link in English has the form for your visa application.