A few days after your arrival, you will depart for a two-day off-site orientation program. The location in the fall semester is the Morhiban and the Atlantic coast (Île aux Moine, Vannes, Guérande). Visits may include Blois, Tours, Azay le Rideau, Chenonceau, Chambord, or other castles depending on the program. This off-site program is designed to allow you to get to know the IES Abroad staff and other students. Several group activities will be organized. Though you will spend the first three nights in Nantes with your host family, you may want to pack an additional small bag for these few...

If you enroll in partner university courses, you are required to complete partner university exams before departure and depart IES Abroad housing the following day. Partner university courses currently do not have a final exam date and some exams might take place after the official departure date. Because no modifications or early exams are allowed, we encourage you to purchase a ticket with a flexible reservation change policy or select a course with an early exam date in order to ensure your departure by the official departure date.