Fall 2026: Pre-Departure Timeline

Attend one: April 6 or April 7, 2026, 5:30pm

Deadline to complete the “General info” tab and upload the following documents to the “Documents” tab in the VWPP database:
– PDF scan of your passport
– Passport-style photo against a white background (in JPEG format)
– JPEG photo or PDF scan of the front and back of your current student ID card (from Vassar or Wesleyan)

Important note: Passports must be valid for at least three months beyond your planned date of departure from the Schengen area. Please respect the format required for each document. Other formats will not be accepted and may delay your enrollment. 

April 29, 2026
Attend one: 9am or 12pm

Housing pre-departure meeting with Hannah Gersten, Assistant Director of VWPP. Please review the VWPP’s housing webpage in advance of the meeting.
Zoom link: https://vassar.zoom.us/j/4682335757

April 29 at 9am or 12pm (all students must attend one of the two sessions)

Deadline to commit to the round-trip group flight (refer to communications with Study Abroad Office/Office of International Programs).

If you decide to opt out of the group flight, you must be prepared to meet the group at Charles de Gaulle airport on August 23 at 9am. You will be taking a bus to Tours together. Arrivals outside of this window cannot be accommodated.

Deadline to complete your French university request in the VWPP database (under the “Univ. reg.” tab): https://data.vwpp.org/.
Please familiarize yourself with our partner universities and discuss your choice with your French professor. Language requirements: You must have a minimum Ev@lang score of B2 to request enrollment at Sorbonne Université or Université Paris Cité. You must have a minimum score of B1 to study at the Sorbonne Nouvelle or UPEC.

Supporting information: You must provide an academic justification for your choice and specify a primary and secondary academic department (UFR) where you will enroll in courses. Please refer to this spreadsheet (column B) and the university websites below to familiarize yourself with the departments and offerings at each university.

Sorbonne Université
Université Paris Cité
Sorbonne Nouvelle
Université Paris Est Créteil (Licences)

In addition to your primary and secondary UFR, you must include at least three course choices in your request (see our website for courses taken in the past, and the departmental brochures from this fall/spring for ideas). These can be adjusted later, but should reflect your interests and plans for your time abroad.
Without these materials we cannot complete your registration, and you will not be eligible to take courses at a French university. 

Deadline for pre-registering for Reid Hall courses in the database (tab: “Courses”): https://data.vwpp.org/. You must rank all writing intensive courses and seminars in order of preference.

Reid Hall course enrollments will be finalized in August/September. 

Vassar: Office of International Programs – General study abroad pre-departure orientation for all programs (mandatory for any Vassar student going abroad in the fall)

College Center (Main Building), Villard Room

Individual housing meetings with Hannah Gersten over Zoom.

Sign up for a 30-minute slot here.
Zoom link: https://vassar.zoom.us/j/4682335757

Deadline to: 
1) upload a PDF scan of your student visa to the VWPP database.
2) send your IBAN and BIC (Wise account in Euros) to info@vwpp.org.
3) add your French phone number to the VWPP database.
4) ensure that your phone is unlocked by the operator.
5) join the VWPP WhatsApp group (with your U.S. phone number – you can change this later).

You will be invited to join the shared F26 – VWPP Student Drive and be given access to the VWPP calendar. Please bookmark this page and synchronize the calendar to your phone and computer!