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The University of Pittsburgh is pleased to offer a summer abroad program at the University of Augsburg in Germany. The program is designed to afford Pitt students the opportunity to participate in German university studies and to experience German culture. The program is well suited for independent and mature students.


The Program and Courses

THE CITY OF AUGSBURG

Augsburg is in the Federal State of Bavaria in beautiful, southern Germany. An old city, Augsburg has many cultural offerings such as theater, opera, museums, and music. It is close to Munich, the Bavarian Alps and Lake Constanz, as well as the famous castles of Ludwig II of Bavaria. Augsburg has a population of 260,000 people.

UNIVERSITÄT AUGSBURG

Founded in 1970, the Universität Augsburg is one of the youngest universities in Germany and has an enrollment of approximately 14,000 students. The University is located on the periphery of the city. Public transportation is very good and students will have no problem gaining access to the city from the university campus.

THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Participants are directly enrolled in regular Universität Augsburg courses and/or in the university language center courses, all of which are taught in German. Students can design a highly individualized program based on the course offerings in Augsburg after consulting with Pitt's German Department Advisor. During the summer, the Universität Augsburg offers a wide range of courses in many subject areas. Students usually take three to four courses for a total of six to eight credits. For ARTSC students, studying at Universität Augsburg fulfills all but the non-western portion of the Foreign Culture requirement.

Orientation at Pitt - During the Spring 2006 term at Pitt, students selected to participate in the Augsburg program must enroll in German 1102 which will provide further language preparation, as well as general information about life in Germany. In addition, students must enroll in a 1-credit tutorial, German 1103, which will provide specific information concerning Universität Augsburg. Students will also be required to take an Augsburg German language placement exam at Pitt before departure. In the fall term, students will meet with the Study Abroad Office for an Enrollment Meeting and in the spring term for the SA Contract and Health, Safety and Security Meeting.

Program dates for the Sommersemester 2007 semester are as follows:

TBD

12 weeks during the summer. Pitt students leave for Augsburg after the Pitt spring term ends.

Program Costs

Because of an agreement between the University of Pittsburgh and the Universität Augsburg, tuition will be absorbed by the Universität Augsburg. Below is a sample cost sheet of the expenses for the program. (These costs and any personal expenses are approximations and fluctuate with exchange rate changes. These are not exact costs. The exchange rate used in the calculations was 1 Euro = 1.22 USD, on 12 July 2005.)

Pitt non-refundable application fee $50
International Student Identity Card $25
Kaution / Refundable Room Deposit $213
Dorm Room (mandatory 6 month contract) $1050
Meals (mit Mo-Fo Mensamittagessen 'Plan') $905
Studentenwerk fee 1 $68
German Health Insurance $300
Pillow / Sheet / Blanket Rental $30
Internet Connection $60
Airfare $1000
Personal Expenses 2 $750
TOTAL (approximation) $4,451

1 Includes Semesterticket for public transportation
2 Includes fees such as passport, visa (if needed), transport to and from airport, books, and materials, etc.

It is recommended that students have additional $600 - $900 for optional extra traveling expenses and for fluctuations in the dollar, which are unpredictable.

FINANCIAL AID AND SCHOLARSHIPS

All state and federal financial aid (with the exception of work-study grants) and most Pitt scholarships which you would normally receive if you were studying on campus are applicable to this program. Students who wish to apply for financial aid should do so as early as possible to the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid in Alumni Hall. In addition to financial aid, these scholarships are applicable to the Augsburg Program program:

  • Study Abroad Scholarships
  • Provost's Scholarships for Study Abroad
  • Nationality Rooms Scholarships
  • Kessler Fellowship sponsored by the Center for West European Studies (CWES)
  • Germanic Languages and Literature Department scholarship
  • DAAD Undergraduate grants www.daad.de

Application Deadline and Requirements

Application deadline for Summer 2007:

Friday, 13 October 2006

Please visit the Applications and Forms Page to download the Pitt-Developed Application. If you are intending to do an internship, you must submit your internship application and your program application at the same time. There is no rolling admissions for this program; all complete applications will be reviewed after the application deadline. Students will receive notification of admission status within two weeks after the application deadline.

Admission Requirements

  • Pitt Undergraduate Student
  • QPA of 3.00 or higher
  • Two classes on the 1000 level (German 1000, 1001, 1003 and higher—excluding 1002)
  • Serious and demonstrated academic interest in the German-Speaking world
  • To participate in the program students must enroll in German 1102 & 1103 for the Spring term (see below)

Upon submission of your complete application, you will be contacted by Leslie Ann Smedley in the Study Abroad Office for an admission interview. PLEASE NOTE: This will not be a language evaluation. Your foreign language reference (Part 3 of the Pitt-Developed application) will serve as your primary language evaluation. If additional language evaluation is necessary, you will be contacted by the German Department for an interview.

Contact Information

For information regarding the Augsburg program, please contact

Leslie Ann Smedley
 Advisor / Program Manager
University of Pittsburgh - Study Abroad Office
802 William Pitt Union - Pittsburgh, PA 15260

phone - 412.383-7163
412.383.7166 - fax
smedley@ucis.pitt.edu




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last updated - 21 June 2005