Paris Fall Semester
The Paris Fall Semester offers full Rice credit (no transfer needed), allowing students to take their studies abroad without disrupting their academic track while fully immersing themselves in the vibrant city of Paris. Open to all Rice undergraduate students who have not graduated by Fall 2026, this program is perfect for those interested in health professions or life sciences.
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Program Details:
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Admissions: Admissions decisions will be communicated mid- to late-April.
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Program Dates: Fall 2026 Semester – Students will arrive a few days before the semester begins to participate in mandatory orientations and team-building activities.
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Program Location: Rice Global Paris Center | Paris, France
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Cost: Same tuition and rooming charges as for a semester on campus at Rice in Houston
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Financial Aid: If you receive/are eligible for financial aid in Houston, the same financial aid is applied to this program.
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What's Included with Cost: The program will provide housing, local travel, and course-set excursions/tickets. Students choose their curriculum from approximately seven 3-credit hour courses.
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Course Credit Details: This is Rice credit, so students will register the same way as for any course - no transfer needed.
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Language of Instruction: Classes are taught in English by a Rice professor.
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Eligibility: Open to all Rice undergraduate students who haven't graduated by Fall 2026.
*Students who apply to this program should also proceed with their planned Fall 2026 course registration. If accepted, students can drop and re-register Paris courses.
Courses offered:
For a full description of the courses listed below, visit our Course Description Page.
Fall 2026 courses are still under review; please join our mailing list for announcements.
CONFIRMED FOR FALL 2026
- BIOS 301 - Biochemistry I
- Instructors: Natasha Kirienko & Dereth Phillips
- 3 credit course
- BIOS 341 - Cell Biology (DIII Credit)
- Instructor: Janet Braam & Dereth Phillips
- 3 credit course
COURSES OFFERED FALL 2025
- PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology (DII credit)
- Instructor: Mikki Hebl
- 3 credit course
- PSYC 202 - Introduction to Social Psychology (DII credit)
- Instructor: Mikki Hebl
- 3 credit course
- PSYC 485 - Undergraduate Supervised Research
- Instructor: Mikki Hebl
- 1-3 credit course, instructor permission required
- FREN 314 - Contemporary French Society (DI credit)
- Instructor: Julie Fette
- 3 credit course
- FREN 141 - First Year French I
- Instructor: Julie Fette
- 3 credit course
- HART 367 - Architectures of Power, Resistance, and Coexistence: A Global Perspective (DI credit)
- Instructor: Fabiola López-Durán
- 3 credit course
- HART 465/566 - L.A.B (Latin American Bodies): On Modernism (Via Zoom)
Graduate seminar; interested undergraduate students considered. This seminar counts for the Medical Humanities Minor.- Instructor: Fabiola López-Durán
- 3 credit course
If you are interested in a course with a pre-requisite you have not taken, please contact us and we will connect you with the appropriate instructor.
Extracurricular Programming:
- Guest lectures by PSL and Saclay faculty
- Field-based course or activity with a local professor (PSL collaboration)
- Tours of medical and research institutions, including:
- Necker Children's Hospital and The Imagine Research Institute on Genetic Diseases
- Brain Institute (existing research collaborations)
- Visits to medical museums in Paris:
- Museum of Psychiatry and Neuroscience (14th arrondissement)
- Pierre & Marie Curie Lab (5th arrondissement)
- Musée de l’Histoire de la Médecine (6th arrondissement)
- Musée des Moulages (10th arrondissement)
- Musée Fragonard (Maison Alfort)
- Additional programming still in development
Please note that the extracurricular activities listed are all still in development and subject to change.
More Information:
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Check out our Student Life in Paris page to learn about where you will live and learn.
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For more questions, please contact us at ParisSemester@rice.edu