Come summer, you will want to be sitting on the banks of the Neckar River or strolling down the Plantanenallee under 200-year-old plane trees in one of the most historic and picturesque cities in Germany: Tübingen. This magical city was recently voted as having one the highest qualities of living in Germany, and it has one of the most well-preserved districts of half-timbered houses. The University of Tübingen International Summer School offers courses in German and other disciplines (taught in German). This program is an intensive summer course during Summer Term only.
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DATES
Approximately August 3 – 29, 2022 (official dates TBA)
HOUSING
Included in your program cost, University of Tübingen will provide housing for you in local dorms and student apartments.
COURSES
Students are required to enroll in a minimum of six credit hours during the summer term.
Students may select any German courses between GERM 102–GERM 303, as well as GERM 311R, 343, and 345R.
COST
$1,700-2,200
Includes Latter-day Saint undergraduate tuition, housing, tuition to the University of Tübingen, international health insurance coverage, and some amazing cultural events and group excursions.
Does not include airfare, passport, personal travel, meals, cellphone international data plan.
TRAVEL
Students are responsible for purchasing their own airfare to and from the program. Airfare reservations must be made through BYU Travel. Students should contact a BYU Travel agent.
BYU Travel
(801) 422-6293 | travel@byu.edu | 280 HRCB
PREPARATION
Students should complete GERM 101 prior to departure.
Students are required to participate in a one credit hour IAS 369R course. This second-block evening course will be held during winter semester.
Married couples who wish to participate will need to be full participants of the program.
All participants are required to show proof of complete COVID-19 vaccination (including booster) at least two weeks prior to departure.
FUNDING SOURCES
Regular BYU tuition scholarships, Pell Grants, and Federal Insured Student Loans may be applied to study abroad programs.
Academic departments and colleges may assist with scholarships and grants. Private grants and scholarships outside of BYU may also assist (see kennedy.byu.edu/scholarships).
***IMPORTANT!!!*** If you commit to this program during fall semester, you are eligible for a DAAD scholarship that will cover most, if not all, your costs for this program: https://www.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/sommerkurse/en/detail/4899/. The DAAD scholarship application deadline is 1 December 2021.
Find more information here: https://www2.daad.de/deutschland/stipendium/datenbank/en/21148-scholarship-database/?detail=50035295
APPLICATION PROCESS
Students must be adults 18 years of age or older.
Complete the online application at kennedy.byu.edu/apply.
The application requires a $35 fee.
Students will be notified via e-mail of their acceptance into the program.
The first payment is due upon acceptance. Please refer to the 2022 Payment Information document (see kennedy.byu.edu/isp-forms/ISPpayments2022.pdf).
Deadline: 15 December 2021
FACULTY
Teresa Bell is the director of the Tübingen Direct Enrollment program.
3102 JFSB | (801) 422-4961 | teresa_bell@byu.edu
SCHEDULE AND TIME COMMITMENT
Students may want to also participate in an international study program during spring term and attend Tubingen after a Spring Term study abroad program. This would allow students to stay in Europe for most of Spring-Summer. Students are allowed to travel in the Schengen Zone in Western Europe for no longer than 90 days without a visa.
INTERESTED STUDENTS SHOULD CONTACT
International Study Programs
101 HRCB
(801) 422-3686
isp@byu.edu
PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS
International Study Programs (ISP) reserves the right to cancel this program, revise its offerings, or make any adjustments to the preliminary cost. If it becomes necessary for ISP to cancel a program, all program payments made to BYU ISP will be refunded to the student’s BYU financial account. ISP is the only office authorized to cancel any of its programs.