Application Information

 IMPORTANT!

Please note that this online application is no longer available. The new online application will be available by the end of December 2009.

Meanwhile if you would like to know what the application requirements are or if you want to begin preparing your application materials, you can review the items below because the application materials will not change. You can begin to write your personal statement, request transcripts, and think about who will write your recommendations. You should also make sure you have a valid passport by the time of application.

If you would like us to notify you when the new online application is available, please send an email to with the following information:

  • Full name
  • Email address
  • Home school
  • Name of program
  • Study abroad term and year

We apologize for any inconvenience this might cause and we appreciate your interest in the program.

Office of Global Programs, Columbia University

 

IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT PASSPORTS: Most consulates will only issue a visa for a passport that is valid for at least 3-6 months past the end of the program date. If your passport does not meet this requirement, please consider renewing your passport. Remember that passports can take several weeks to renew so please plan accordingly.

 


University of Chicago

University of Chicago students normally participate in this program for the full year only.

Please contact for more information about the application process.

Application Deadline

Academic year: January 30

How to Apply

Application materials except for official transcripts and the German Language Evaluation Exam are part of the online application. An admissions decision will not be released until we have received your official transcript. Complete applications are due by the deadline. A complete application consists of the following:

  • Completed online application form
  • Statement of purpose (500 word statement about personal and academic goals and how you intend to achieve them). This may be uploaded into the online application.
  • Completed online study abroad approval form.
  • Completed online faculty recommendation form.
  • Completed online language recommendation form.
  • Transcript. To expedite the admissions process, you will be asked to upload a scanned copy of your transcript into the online application. However, to complete the application you must submit an official transcript directly to Columbia's Office of Global Programs:

    • Berlin Consortium for German Studies
    Office of Global Programs
    Columbia University
    204 Lewisohn
    Columbia University
    2970 Broadway, Mail Code 4111
    New York, NY 10027

  • Completed online German Language Evaluation Exam. Please read instructions below and complete online by the stated deadline. Make sure to allow yourself enough time to complete this test before the deadline stated in the exam instructions.
You may access the online application by clicking here.

German Language Evaluation Exam

The goal of the Berlin Consortium for German Studies language test is to gain as complete a profile as possible of your current German competency level. Your test results are an important component of your BCGS application and will be reviewed along with the other pieces of your application. Your application is not considered complete until you have completed your test. 

Please contact the BCGS Language Director at your school, Dr. Catherine Baumann (), who will provide you with further instructions on accessing and taking the exam. 

Contact Information

If you have any questions related to the program, please contact:

David Levin
Professor
Wieboldt 126
773-702-8532

Lewis Fortner
Associate Dean of Students in the College, Academic Director of Study Abroad
213 Harper
773-702-4858

http://study-abroad.uchicago.edu

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Columbia University/Barnard College

Columbia/Barnard students are encouraged to participate in the full-year program when possible.

Application Deadline

Spring term: October 15
Academic year: March 1

Please submit your completed application by the above deadline.

How to Apply

Application materials except for official transcripts and the German Language Evaluation Exam are part of the online application. An admissions decision will not be released until we have received your official transcripts. Complete applications are due by the deadline. A complete application consists of the following:

  • Completed online application form
  • Statement of purpose (500 word statement about personal and academic goals and how you intend to achieve them). This may be uploaded into the online application.
  • Completed online study abroad approval form:
    • Barnard students: Dean Gretchen Young should complete this form for you.
    • Columbia College students: Do not complete this form. Please see Dean to be cleared for study abroad.
    • General Studies students: Do not complete this form. Please see Dean to be cleared for study abroad.
  • Completed online faculty recommendation form.
  • Completed online language recommendation form.
  • Transcript. To expedite the admissions process, you will be asked to upload a scanned copy of your transcript into the online application. However, to complete the application you must submit an official transcript to the Office of Global Programs.
  • Completed online German Language Evaluation Exam. Please read instructions below and complete online by the stated deadline. Make sure to allow yourself enough time to complete this test before the deadline, which is before the application deadline.
You may access the online application by clicking here.

German Language Evaluation Exam

The goal of the Berlin Consortium for German Studies language test is to gain as complete a profile as possible of your current German competency level. Your test results are an important component of your BCGS application and will be reviewed along with the other pieces of your application. Your application is not considered complete until you have completed your test. 

Please contact the BCGS Language Director at your school, Dr. Richard Korb (), who will provide you with further instructions on accessing and taking the exam.

Submitting the Application

Once you have completed the online portions of the application, please make sure to submit your official transcript to:

Berlin Consortium for German Studies
Office of Global Programs
Columbia University
204 Lewisohn
Columbia University
2970 Broadway, Mail Code 4111
New York, NY 10027
212-854-2559
Fax: 212-854-5164

Contact Information

If you have any questions related to the program, please feel free to contact:

Professor Mark Anderson
Department of Germanic Languages
319 Hamilton
212-854-3202

Lindsey Schram
Office of Global Programs
204 Lewisohn
212-854-4120
Fax: 212-854-5164

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Cornell University

Application Deadline

Spring term: September 15
Academic year: February 15

Actual deadlines depend on your individual college. Preference in admissions goes to full-year applicants.

Please submit your completed application by the above deadline.

How to Apply

Application materials except for official transcripts and the German Language Evaluation Exam are part of the online application. An admissions decision will not be released until we have received your official transcript. Complete applications are due by the deadline. A complete application consists of the following:

  • Completed online application form
  • Statement of purpose (500 word statement about personal and academic goals and how you intend to achieve them). This may be uploaded into the online application.
  • Completed online study abroad approval form.
  • Completed online faculty recommendation form.
  • Completed online language recommendation form.
  • Transcript. To expedite the admissions process, you will be asked to upload a scanned copy of your transcript into the online application. However, to complete the application you must submit an official transcript to the Cornell Abroad office.
  • Completed online German Language Evaluation Exam. Please read instructions below and complete online by the stated deadline. Make sure to allow yourself enough time to complete this test before the deadline stated in the exam instructions.
You may access the online application by clicking here.

German Language Evaluation Exam

The goal of the Berlin Consortium for German Studies language test is to gain as complete a profile as possible of your current German competency level. Your test results are an important component of your BCGS application and will be reviewed along with the other pieces of your application. Your application is not considered complete until you have completed your test. 

Please contact the BCGS Language Director at your school, Dr. Gunhild Lischke () who will provide you with further instructions on accessing and taking the exam.

Application Procedure

Cornell Abroad
300 Caldwell
607-255-6224

http://www.cuabroad.cornell.edu/

Cornell applicants must complete both the Cornell Abroad application (available on the Cornell Abroad web site at www.cuabroad.cornell.edu/prepare/apply.asp) and the Berlin Consortium application (above). The Cornell Abroad application must be printed after completion and submitted along with all other materials to Cornell Abroad, 300 Caldwell. (DO NOT send any materials directly to the Berlin Consortium for German Studies at Columbia University.) There is no application fee.

All applicants must take a German language test, which will be administered by Gunhild Lischke, Language Program Director in German at Cornell (). Before you take the test you may wish to speak to Professor Lischke, who can give a preliminary assessment of your language level. You should plan to take the test when your German language skills are at their highest level but before the application deadline.

Cornell students admitted to the program will pay the Cornell Abroad tuition, which includes tuition, housing during the intensive German language session at the start of the term, and dormitory housing during the rest of the program. Students who choose to live outside the dorms, and who share quarters with Germans, will receive a subsidy of $1,000 per semester toward the cost of their housing.

Cornell financial aid (including federal, state, and institutional aid) is available for all approved study abroad programs and is calculated on the same basis as if the student remained at Cornell. Aid awards are adjusted to account for the possible difference between the cost of study in Berlin and in Ithaca. For more information on finances and aid, and to view sample budgets, see the Cost, Billing, and Financial Aid section of the Cornell Abroad Web site.

If you have questions about the application procedures, the approval process, and the terms of your participation in the Berlin Consortium program, please contact Cornell Abroad (contact information above).

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The Johns Hopkins University

For advice concerning the application procedure and study in Berlin, students should consult the Department of German and Romance Languages and Literatures, Dell House 502.

Application Deadline

Spring term: October 15
Academic year: March 1

Please submit your completed application by the above deadline to the Department of German.

How to Apply

Application materials except for official transcripts and the German Language Evaluation Exam are part of the online application. An admissions decision will not be released until we have received your official transcript. Complete applications are due by the deadline. A complete application consists of the following:

  • Completed online application form
  • Statement of purpose (500 word statement about personal and academic goals and how you intend to achieve them). This may be uploaded into the online application.
  • Completed online study abroad approval form.
  • Completed online faculty recommendation form.
  • Completed online language recommendation form.
  • Transcript. To expedite the admissions process, you will be asked to upload a scanned copy of your transcript into the online application. However, to complete the application you must submit an official transcript directly to Columbia's Office of Global Programs.
  • Completed online German Language Evaluation Exam. Please read instructions below and complete online by the stated deadline. Make sure to allow yourself enough time to complete this test before the deadline, which is before the application deadline. 
You may access the online application by clicking here.

German Language Evaluation Exam

The goal of the Berlin Consortium for German Studies language test is to gain as complete a profile as possible of your current German competency level. Your test results are an important component of your BCGS application and will be reviewed along with the other pieces of your application. Your application is not considered complete until you have completed your test. 

Please contact the BCGS Language Director at your school, Dr. Debra McGee Mifflin (), who will provide you with further instructions on accessing and taking the exam.

Submitting the Application

Once you have completed the online portions of the application, please make sure to submit your official transcript to:

Berlin Consortium for German Studies
Office of Global Programs
Columbia University
204 Lewisohn
Columbia University
2970 Broadway, Mail Code 4111
New York, NY 10027
212-854-2559
Fax: 212-854-5164

Contact Information

If you have any questions related to the program, please feel free to contact:

Lori A. Citti, Ph.D.
Director for Study Abroad
Johns Hopkins University
Levering Hall Annex, Suite 04B
3400 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218-2685
Phone: +1-410-516-7066 or 7856
Fax: +1-410-516-7878
lcitti1@jhu.edu
studyabroad@jhu.edu

Deborah McGee Mifflin
Department of German and Romance Languages and Literatures
Dell House 403B
Johns Hopkins University
3400 N.Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21218-2685
410-516--7592/Fax 410-516-5358

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University of Pennsylvania

All University of Pennsylvania students must attend a Penn Abroad 101 session and schedule an appointment with the Penn Abroad adviser for study in Germany in the Office of International Programs well in advance of the application deadline.

Application Deadline

Spring term: October 1
Academic year: February 15

How to Apply

Application materials except for official transcripts and the German Language Evaluation Exam are part of the online application. An admissions decision will not be released until we have received your official transcript. Complete applications are due by the deadline. A complete application consists of the following:

  • Completed online application form
  • Statement of purpose (500 word statement about personal and academic goals and how you intend to achieve them). This may be uploaded into the online application.
  • Completed online study abroad approval form.
  • Completed online faculty recommendation form.
  • Completed online language recommendation form.
  • Transcript. To expedite the admissions process, you will be asked to upload a scanned copy of your transcript into the online application. However, to complete the application you must submit an official transcript to Penn Abroad contact below.
  • Completed online German Language Evaluation Exam. Please read instructions below and complete online by the stated deadline. Make sure to allow yourself enough time to complete this test before the deadline stated in the exam instructions.
You may access the online application by clicking here.

German Language Evaluation Exam

The goal of the Berlin Consortium for German Studies language test is to gain as complete a profile as possible of your current German competency level. Your test results are an important component of your BCGS application and will be reviewed along with the other pieces of your application. Your application is not considered complete until you have completed your test. 

Please contact the BCGS Language Director at your school, Dr. Christina Frei (cefrei@sas.penn.edu), who will provide you with further instructions on accessing and taking the exam.

Submitting the Application

Once you have completed the online portions of the application, please make sure to submit your official transcript to:

Office of International Programs
Penn Abroad
3701 Chestnut Street, Suite 1W
215-898-9073
http://sa.oip.upenn.edu/

Contact Information

If you have any questions related to the program, please feel free to contact:

Professor Catriona MacLeod
German Department
745 Williams
215-898-7334

Catherine Heimerl
Overseas Program Manager
Penn Abroad
Office of International Programs
University of Pennsylvania
3701 Chestnut Street, Suite 1W
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-3199
215-898-9073
fax: 215-898-2622

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Princeton University

Application Deadline

Spring term: October 15
Academic year: March 1

How to Apply

Application materials except for official transcripts and the German Language Evaluation Exam are part of the online application. An admissions decision will not be released until we have received your official transcript. Complete applications are due by the deadline. A complete application consists of the following:

  • Completed online application form
  • Statement of purpose (500 word statement about personal and academic goals and how you intend to achieve them). This may be uploaded into the online application.
  • Completed online study abroad approval form.
  • Completed online faculty recommendation form.
  • Completed online language recommendation form.
  • Transcript. To expedite the admissions process, you will be asked to upload a scanned copy of your transcript into the online application. However, to complete the application you must submit an official transcript to Princeton's Study Abroad Office.
  • Completed online German Language Evaluation Exam. Please read instructions below and complete online by the stated deadline. Make sure to allow yourself enough time to complete this test before the deadline, which is before the application deadline.
You may access the online application by clicking here.

German Language Evaluation Exam

The goal of the Berlin Consortium for German Studies language test is to gain as complete a profile as possible of your current German competency level. Your test results are an important component of your BCGS application and will be reviewed along with the other pieces of your application. Your application is not considered complete until you have completed your test. 

Please contact the BCGS Language Director at your school, Dr. Jamie Rankin (), who will provide you with further instructions on accessing and taking the exam.

Submitting the Application

Once you have completed the online portions of the application, please make sure to submit your official transcript to Dean Nancy Kanach (contact information below).

Contact Information

If you have any questions related to the program, please feel free to contact:

Professor Michael Jennings
Germanic Languages and Literature
228 East Pyne Bldg.
609-258-4133

Dean Nancy A. Kanach
Office of the Dean of the College
36 University Place, Suite 350
609-258-5524

http://www.princeton.edu/sap

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Vassar College

Application Deadline

Fall, spring, academic year: Beginning of December

How to Apply

Application materials except for official transcripts and the German Language Evaluation Exam are part of the online application. An admissions decision will not be released until we have received your official transcript. Complete applications are due by the deadline. A complete application consists of the following:

  • Completed online application form
  • Statement of purpose (500 word statement about personal and academic goals and how you intend to achieve them). This may be uploaded into the online application.
  • Completed online study abroad approval form.
  • Completed online faculty recommendation form.
  • Completed online language recommendation form.
  • Transcript. To expedite the admissions process, you will be asked to upload a scanned copy of your transcript into the online application. However, to complete the application you must submit an official transcript to the Vassar Study Abroad contact below.
  • Completed online German Language Evaluation Exam. Please read instructions below and complete online by the stated deadline. Make sure to allow yourself enough time to complete this test before the deadline stated in the exam instructions.
You may access the online application by clicking here.

German Language Evaluation Exam

The goal of the Berlin Consortium for German Studies language test is to gain as complete a profile as possible of your current German competency level. Your test results are an important component of your BCGS application and will be reviewed along with the other pieces of your application. Your application is not considered complete until you have completed your test. 

Please contact either Dr. Jeffrey Schneider () or Dr. Silke von der Emde (), who will provide you with further instructions on accessing and taking the exam.

Submitting the Application

Once you have completed the online portions of the application, please make sure to submit your official transcript to:

Susan Correll, Ph.D.
Director of Study Abroad, Vassar College
124 Raymond Avenue
Dean of Studies Office--Box 5
Main Building--Room N-173
Poughkeepsie, NY 12604
845-437-5260
Fax: (845) 437-7060

Contact Information

If you have any questions related to the program, please see:

http://german.vassar.edu/curriculum/studyabroad/jya.html

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Visiting Students

Application Deadline

Spring term: October 15
Academic year: March 1

Please submit your completed application by the above deadline.

How to Apply

Application materials except for official transcripts and the German Language Evaluation Exam are part of the online application. An admissions decision will not be released until we have received your official transcript. Complete applications are due by the deadline. A complete application consists of the following:

  • Completed online application form.
  • $50 application fee. Credit card information must be provided on the application before it can be submitted.
  • Statement of purpose (500 word statement about personal and academic goals and how you intend to achieve them). This may be uploaded into the online application.
  • Completed online study abroad approval form.
  • Completed online faculty recommendation form.
  • Completed online language recommendation form.
  • Transcript. To expedite the admissions process, you will be asked to upload a scanned copy of your transcript into the online application. However, to complete the application you must submit an official transcript to the Office of Global Programs.
  • Completed online German Language Evaluation Exam. Please read instructions below and complete online by the stated deadline. Make sure to allow yourself enough time to complete this test before the deadline, which is before the application deadline.

You may access the online application by clicking here.

German Language Evaluation Exam

The goal of the Berlin Consortium for German Studies language test is to gain as complete a profile as possible of your current German competency level. Your test results are an important component of your BCGS application and will be reviewed along with the other pieces of your application. Your application is not considered complete until you have completed your test. 

Please contact the BCGS directly at . We will provide you with further instructions on accessing and taking the exam. 

Submitting the Application

Once you have completed the online portions of the application, please make sure to submit your transcript to:

Berlin Consortium for German Studies
Office of Global Programs
Columbia University
204 Lewisohn
Columbia University
2970 Broadway, Mail Code 4111
New York, NY 10027
212-854-2559
Fax: 212-854-5164

Contact Information

If you have any questions related to the program, please feel free to contact:

Professor Mark Anderson
Department of Germanic Languages
319 Hamilton
212-854-3202

Lindsey Schram
Office of Global Programs
204 Lewisohn
212-854-4120
Fax: 212-854-5164


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