Whether attending Portland State or transferring your credits to another school, we want you to be recognized for the time, effort, and growth you experience during your year abroad!

You can utilize credits to satisfy degree requirements or to simply earn general elective credits at your school.

Each of the courses listed below have specific requirements, please contact gapyear@andego.org for more details.

Courses available:

• FR 320: French for the Working World (4 credits)

• FR 326: French Conversation (4 credits)

• FR 404: Cooperative Education Internship (4 or 8 credits)

Tuition Cost:

For Portland State students (current or anticipated):

• Portland State students can receive 8 credits at Challenge Exam rate ($200/course) for FR320 & FR326.

• 4 credits ($900) or 8 credits ($1,200) for French 404 are available during your internship and may be taken either fall or spring term of your gap year.

• Students may earn a maximum of 12 credits during their Andégo Gap Year.

For non-Portland State students (credits to be transferred to another school):

• 4 credits ($900) or 8 credits ($1,200) for French 404 are available during your internship and may be taken either fall or spring term of your gap year.

• Additional credits (FR320 or FR326) are subject to Portland State University's regular tuition rates.

• Students may earn a maximum of 12 credits during their Andégo Gap Year.

Interested in getting started?  Contact your Andégo program coordinator for an application!

Pacific University wants to encourage you to participate in the Andégo Internships Program by validating your internship and awarding you 12 credits for prior experiential learning as well as scholarship incentives. As a result, students participating in the Andégo Internships Program and later attending Pacific University are eligible to benefit from all of the following:

• 12 credits CPEL (Credit for Prior Experiential Learning):

  • • WORL 365 – 4 credits

    • 6 credits GE-2TR (Gen Ed credits count toward total number or credits required for graduation)

    • 2 credits of FREN 3TR (upper division credits in the major)

• A $1,000 travel scholarship for participating in a short-term travel course or study abroad semester in a Francophone country*.

• A $500 scholarship for pursuing a major in French at Pacific University.  

• Zero textbook costs for all French courses you take at Pacific.

• The opportunity to serve as a mentor in an introductory-level French course.

• The option to waive the 8-credit Study Abroad requirement in the French Major by completing those credits on the Pacific University campus instead.

• Deferred admission to Pacific University.

* Limited availability. The scholarship is confirmed at the time deferred admission to Pacific University is granted, on a first come, first served basis. 

Interested in getting started?  Contact your Andégo program coordinator for an application!