France Summer Program

• This program is led by Professor Timothy Pett, from the Department of Business of Rollins and Professor Laurent Sié, a Professor of Knowledge Management and Innovation at ESC Pau Business School, the host University for this program.
• ESC Pau Business School offers a range of further education, higher education and executive programs from Bachelor to Masters Level. ESC Pau Business School collaborates extensively with the region’s major industrial poles of excellence, including Aeronautics, Geosciences, Food Industry, Carbon Fibre, Chemicals, the Horse Industry and the Sports Industry.

These classes satisfy one major business core course requirement (MGT 354 High Performance Organizations) and one elective course, BUS 390. The program also fulfills the Global Experience required for all students in the Business major.

All students on the program will take two courses as follows:

• MGT354F - High Performance Organizations (HPO)
• BUS395F Special Topics in Business - Knowledge Management

• Students typically take 2 courses for a total of 8 credits. 
• Grades appear on the Rollins transcript and factor into the GPA. It can take up to three months for grades to be processed.

• Rollins students will be housed in an extended stay hotel in downtown Pau in double occupancy rooms close to the Groupe ESC Pau campus.
• Two regular bus services operate between the Campus and Pau town center, which is only a 5 minute bus ride away (25 minutes if walking).

• There is a large supermarket and other shops a 5-minute walk from the campus.
• There are also several inexpensive dining options on campus open during the week.

• Students take classes on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Wednesdays are used for program excursions and there is one weekend excursion as well.
• Examples of business visits include the Pau Chamber of Commerce, the Emmaüs Community, and the Chem’Park chemistry cluster.
• Examples of cultural excursions include visits to Biarritz, San Sebastian (Spain), Bordeaux, and the Pyrenees Mountains.

• Application Deadline: February 17, 2025
• Applications open in November
• Juniors and Seniors
• Clean record with the Office of Community Standards and good academic and college standing
• Professional application: materials are submitted on-time, are edited before submission, and are thorough and thoughtful
• Minimum 3.0 GPA
• Prerequisites: BUS236 (Statistics for Business) and BUS245 (International Organizational Behavior)
• This program requires an advising session (30 mins) as part of the application process.