The Department of French & Italian offers beginning and intermediate language courses online, and we welcome IU students, students from other colleges or universities, guest students, and high school students to enroll in these courses. If you are not currently a student at IU, please click on the appropriate tab for information on how to enroll. We also offer hybrid language classes on the Bloomington campus. These are 4-credit elementary language classes where 3 hours are spent in the classroom, and the fourth credit is earned through work done online. Please click the appropriate tab for more information. If you have any questions, please contact the Director of Italian Language Instruction, Karolina Serafin or the Acting Director of French Language Instruction, Kate Bastin
Info for Non-IU students
Verify your dates with the IU Calendar
Non-IU students are very welcome in our online French and Italian courses. Unlike some courses that you could sign up for anytime, our online courses do follow the IU calendar for the traditional Spring, Summer and Fall schedules. Each course proceeds at the pace determined by the instructor and would require keeping up with that pace. Visit the IU calendar here for class dates.
Course fee Information
The fees for online classes are currently the same as they are for regular classes taught on the IU-Bloomington campus. Students pay by credit hour, either in-state or out of state tuition depending on the situation. New, lower rates will soon be in effect for non-degree out-of-state students who want to take only online foreign language courses. The first-year classes (100/150 level) are 4 credits and the second year classes (200/250 level) are three credits. Please check the bursar website for current course fees. (Choose the term you wish to begin under Fee Rates and choose "credit hour" under the Category drop down). Another useful tool to determine fees is the tuition calculator found here. Currently we do not offer any special Distance Education fees for our online courses.
Admission to IU as a non degree student
The first step is to be admitted to IU-Bloomington as a non-degree student. More info about this can be found on the University Division website. After reading about the nondegree program and requirements, you should complete the following form, have it notarized and then fax or email back to the University Division. (The form is found here.)
Indiana University ID number and login name
Once the visiting/non-degree application has been submitted and the application has been approved, an Indiana University ID number will be issued. With this IUID, you can obtain an IU computing username and set your passphrase.
Class registration/permission
We do require a special permission to be entered for online French classes and an email permission from Professor Karolina Serafin for Italian online classes (starting with M150-you do not need permission to register for M100 online) before you will be able to register. Please email Professor Serafin here for Italian and access the permission form for French here.
After your permission has been entered and you have your IU computing account, you can log in and register for classes through one.iu.edu. Type class registration in the search box to get to the right application.
Ensuring correct placement
If a student has previous language experience and is unsure of the appropriate level to enroll in, then the online placement test is recommended. More information can be found by looking either on the French or Italian link on our website. You will see a link on those pages for more information. This will take you to the Office of First Year Experience website. Click on the "Foreign Language Placement Exam (FLPE)" and you will see the red link to access the exam. There is a current charge of $50 (non-refundable) to take the test, and this will be charged to your bursar account. You can only take the exam after you have been issued an IUID and IU computing username
If for some reason you are unable to take the placement test or believe you have the prerequisite course equivalent, please arrange a time to talk with either Professor Serafin or Bastin (in person or by phone/Skype) to determine the appropriate course level. You will be asked to provide a copy of your transcript and past syllabus showing completion of the prerequisite course and its contents.
Please note:
- Students must provide documentation of completing the pre-requisite course before enrolling in an upper level course.
- Auditing language classes is not permitted.
- If you are a graduate student at another university and want to take only an online French or Italian class at IU, you should still follow the above procedure and apply through University Division.
Source : http://frit.indiana.edu/courses/online.shtml