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Terms and Conditions to register at the ILCF Paris

«Joining the ILCF is a commitment»
The registration to one of the courses proposed by the ILCF implies the acceptance of the present general conditions of sale.

Eligibilty

To join the ILCF it is necessary to be 18-year-old minimum and to have a high school diploma.

Conditions of sale

Attending an ILCF course involves the payment of the following fees: annual registration fees (95€), tuition fees and services fees (ex: DHL). The banking fees must be paid by the student.

  • For monthly courses, evening classes and courses in English, the full payment is compulsory at the time of the registration.
  • For semester courses, a downpayment is possible at the time of the pre-registration. In that case the student pays a deposit of 320€ per semester. The balance is due the day of the placement test.

Registration rules

Registration and the payment must be done online on the website www.icp.fr/ilcf
Classes are open under condition of a sufficient number of students. We will do our best to replace a course, according to the circumstances.
The ILCF can refuse the registration of a student already enrolled at the ICP, who hasn’t completed the payment of the tuition fees.

Cancellation and refund

Registration fees and the services fees (accommodation fees, DHL, airport transfer) are not refundable.
Cancelling your registration generates the following penalties:

4.1 General conditions:

If the visa is rejected or in case of a severe illness: Tuition fees will be entirely refund if the ILCF receives the request of cancellation with a proof document (copy of a letter from the Consulate/Embassy or letter from a doctor) before the first day of the session.

  • Cancellation: The request of cancellation must be send by post mail or email directly to the ILCF.
  • Cancellation request received at least 30 days before the course starts: the entire tuition fees will be refund. school fees will be entirely paid off Cancellation request received less than 30 days before the course starts: see paragraph 4.2.

Date taken for granted is the date when ILCF receives the letter/email.

4.2 Particular conditions of the sessions:

  • Cancellation request received within the 30th day and the 15th day before the first day of the session: the ILCF keeps a 160€ penalty.
  • Cancellation request received within the 15th day before the course starts and the 1st course of the session: the ILCF keeps a 320€ penalty.

Date taken for granted is the date when ILCF receives the letter/email.

4.3 Refund after the beginning of the session:

  • No refund is possible after the beginning of the course.
  • No possibility to reduce the number of hours chosen.

However in case of severe illness or of incapacity (justified by a medical certificate) that requires the withdrawal of the student, the refund will be calculated pro rata.

4.4 Particular cases:

The students registered through agents will have to send their request to the agent; the ILCF will handle these requests only with the concerned agent.
In case of a refund the student must give back the student card and the proof of attendance to the courses.

Delay, changes, modifications

In case of late arrival of a student (after the first day of the session), the ILCF cannot guarantee a place in a course even if the total payment is made.
Some courses may be full. In that case, the ILCF will propose a place in the next session. ILCF cannot be held for responsible for this situation.
The legal French holidays or foreign holidays, the late arrivals and early departures give rise neither to reductions nor to refunds nor to postponements.

The Catholic University of Paris reserves the right:

  • to cancel a course if the minimum student number is not reached. If the ILCF cannot offer an equivalent course, the total tuition fees will be refund.
  • to modify courses schedule and calendar. In case of change the students will be personally informed.
  • to replace a teacher with another teacher.

Rules and regulation

The Catholic University of Paris can expel a student:

  • who doesn’t respect the safety instructions (smoking ban...)
  • who brings illegal products in the campus (drugs, arm…)
  • who uses the internet access to illegal purposes,
  • whose behaviour is not suitable neither to a life in community nor to a serene climate of education (insults, drunkenness, improper clothes, psychological abuse, disrespect of the ICP ethics, drug abuse, extortion etc. …)

Insurance

Every student from a country outside the European Economic Area, aged 18 to 28 years old and registered for more than three months at the ILCF, must take out the Social Security - French national health insurance (code of the Social Security, arrested of June 29th, 1999). This subscription covers the academic year from October 1st till August 30th.
Students working as an «au pair» with a long term contract (at least one year) are exempted from this subscription. The ILCF will require a copy of the contract.
Other insurances: mutual company, liability insurance are chargeable to the student.

Applicable Law and jurisdiction

Only French laws will be applicable. In the event of dispute the parties shall attempt to reach an amicable agreement. French courts shall have jurisdiction to resolve any dispute between the parties.

Address

Institut de Langue et de Culture Françaises - ILCF Paris
21 rue d'Assas - 75270 Paris Cedex 06
Tél : + 33 (0)1 44 39 52 68 - Fax: + 33 (0)1 44 39 52 09

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