How can I study abroad in Germany while in College?

Ty Kirton: Almost all of them will. There are three different categories for studying abroad: in an already established partner program (yours is Berlin, mine is Bamberg), an independent exchange (either directly with the school or through a third party exchange program, or just directly abroad 9which will be for the entire degree, so you won't want that. The problem with independent exchange programs is that they tend to be far more expensive, because you are paying tuition, plus living/food/transportation fees, plus whatever that company is going to take for profit, so it can be substantially higher. You can try to do it directly through the school, most take 1-2 semester (realize first of all that they have 2 semesters instead of three like we do in America, and they are winter-October to February and summer- April to July, so you will need to go for the Spring if you are just going for one semester: if you went for the Fall you would miss the Spring semester upon retu! rning). This is going to be a little bit different from school to school s to their requirements. Also, if you do this you need to talk to someone from your school first, as there would be no guarantee that they would count any of your credits (but universities like to give students credit whenever they can, so you should be fine for German credits, but anything else would be up to the chair of that department). So I advise you, if you really, really cannot stand Berlin (South is better anyway!!!) to do an exchange straight through the school. At my University the Study Away office will work with you for this, even though it is not through the partner program (they really don't care, they just want students to get to study abroad). So I would head there first. Also, just a note, once you find a school in Germany where you would like to do an exchange make sure that you reserve your spot for student housing at least a year in advance, there is usually a 10-14 month wait for ! it. Good Luck!...Show more

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