{"id":78,"date":"2017-10-16T21:22:22","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T21:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-german\/calendar\/"},"modified":"2024-05-17T18:35:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T18:35:45","slug":"calendar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/german\/studyabroad\/calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Calendar &amp; Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Calendar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Part I : Berlin<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Classes at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humboldt-institut.org\/en\/german-courses-in\/berlin-mitte\/\">Humboldt-Institut <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.humboldt-institut.org\/en\/german-courses-in\/berlin-mitte\/\">Berlin-Mitte<\/a> start in early January (typically the first Monday in January); students complete one five-week course and then take two weeks of a second course for a total of seven weeks of intensive German instruction. Students have a five-to seven-day break before traveling to Vienna or on the first program excursion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Part II: Vienna<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The two Macalester program courses run March through early June. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Courses at the University of Vienna start on March 1 and end on June 30.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the semester, there will be no classes during Easter Break (two weeks) and Pentecost (four days, and on the following holidays: Ascension, May Day, Corpus Christi, and Dies Academicus. More information can be found on the <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/studieren.univie.ac.at\/studienjahr\/\">Academic Calendar<\/a> of University of Vienna.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Costs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The program fee is set each year by the Center for Study Away. In the past, costs have usually been equal to the Macalester&#8217;s comprehensive fee for one semester. Program fees cover:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Housing in Berlin and Vienna<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transportation within Europe: monthly public transportation passes in Berlin and Vienna, and train ticket from Berlin to Vienna<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tuition (German course, Macalester program courses, University of Vienna)<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Books for the Macalester program courses<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Theater tickets<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Allowance for culture programs in Berlin and Vienna<br><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Activities with student mentors in Vienna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Excursions (two longer trips, several day trips)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transatlantic airfare and visa fee is <strong>not<\/strong> included.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Financial Aid (Macalester students)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>All Macalester students, regardless of citizenship and major, may apply their financial aid to the program fee.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calendar Part I : Berlin Classes at the Humboldt-Institut Berlin-Mitte start in early January (typically the first Monday in January); students complete one five-week course and then take two weeks of a second course for a total of seven weeks of intensive German instruction. 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