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First Year Abroad and Visiting Students

Welcome First Year Abroad and visiting students! The advisors in the ACE Center look forward to supporting you as youfigure out how to maximize your experience with us here in Paris, both academically and for your professional development.

Arrival andPlanning

The staff advisors in the ACE Center are your point people when it comes to sorting out your academic plans for your time at The American University of Paris.We will register you into your courses, help you solve problems, and, most importantly, ensure that your course selection is in alignment with your academic goals.In addition, it is our office that manages the formal articulation of courses and communication regarding academic planning with the universities associated with our First Year Abroad students. For example, we updatethese advising pages for,, andFirst Year Abroad students every semester.

While You’re Here

Whether you are with us at ҵ for one or two semesters (or longer), the staff advisors in the ACE Center will be available to guide you. In fact, all students at ҵ havean assigned official advisor, and yours will be someone in the ACE Center. You can seek us out to ask all manner of questions pertaining to your academic planning, and we can help you troubleshoot other issues as well. Youradvisor is a person you can count on to support you if you have a problem that needs solving. We may not have all the answers, but we generally know who does, and we are dedicated to connectingyou with the abundantsupport and resources available here at ҵ.

Departure (OrChoosing to Stay)

As you prepare to leave ҵ, you may have questions about when and how you will be able to access your final grades and transcripts, or you may seek support in completinga transfer application from our career team. We are happy to help. However, you may find that ҵ has becomeyour home away from home and decide to stay and finish your studies here. If you do, we can help you understand what steps you need to take, beginning withor .