French majors are normally required to study in a French or Francophone university during their undergraduate year in the context of a one-semester, full-academic year, or intensive summer program. Georgetown offers excellent programs in Strasbourg, Lyon, Nantes, Paris, Dijon, Poitiers, Nancy, and universities in Belgium, French Canada, and Francophone Africa--many of which require direct matriculation and must meet the overseas studies standards and guidelines established by the Office of Global Education. The Department of French and Francophone Studies also sponsors a six-week summer study program in Tours, France and an eight-week summer business program in Paris.