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Advisor/Important notes:
- Hybrid/Group Programs offer students the ability to learn alongside other global study students from US institutions at international study centers. Some hybrid/group programs allow students to enroll in a couple of courses at local universities, but a majority of these programs are taught by local faculty and professionals through an affiliated study abroad provider at their program’s academic center. These programs frequently offer courses that relate to the program location including language and culture classes, and they tend to focus less on STEM courses. On a vast majority of hybrid/group programs, students live with host families/homestays, providing them a great connection to the local culture.
- This program is only offered during the Spring semester.
- Students live with local homestays, either in a traditional homestay or an independent homestay.
- AiB provides all students with a local transportation pass to cover the cost of their transport to and from the study center, and personal travel in the city as well.
- The faculty director and corresponding course rotates annually. The course will always satisfy some sort of Gettysburg Curricular Requirement.
- Students enroll in 4 courses through AiB: required german language course, required faculty director course, and 2 elective courses.
- Gettysburg will offer 3 elective course options for the students to choose from, and it may be possible for students to enroll in electives offered through other partner schools running a program through AiB as well.
- Elective courses are taught by local German professors from the University of Bonn or the University of Cologne.
Who to contact:
- Gettysburg College Faculty Director - this individual changes each year so you can reach out to CGE (cge@gettysburg.edu) for contact information
Program Highlights:
- Currently our Spring 2025 program is themed towards Health Science/Public Policy/Environmental science.
- Courses are highly experiential and the program aims to incorporate excursions throughout the city. The program includes two multi-day study tours, three 1-day study trips, and one group bonding trip.
- Bonn was previously the capital of west Germany from 1949 – 1990. Because of this it has many capital city benefits such as an efficient and easy public transportation system, beautiful architecture, high levels of English fluency, and historic political organizations and NGOs. As it is not currently the capital it also doesn’t have some of the cons of a capital city such as high tourist congestion and expensive prices. It’s located on the beautiful Rhine river and only a 20-30 minute drive to an International Airport. Population size of the town is 335,000, and Bonn University (located right in the center of town) has a student population of 31,400 so there are plenty of students in the area.