Dates and Fees
Spring 2024, Mainz, Potsdam, Berlin
Note: In the Spring of 2024, the required individual Intensive German Course for Non-Midd and Midd-Undergraduate students is administered by Sprachule ProfiL in Mainz and by GLS Berlin for Berlin and Potsdam students. Tuition is covered by the program.
For those fully vaccinated or recovered: make sure to bring your official certificates!
At this moment, Germany accepts Comirnaty (Biontech), Covid19 Vaccine Janssen, Covid-19 Vaccine Moderna and Vaxzevria AstraZeneca
For those not fully vaccinated: Dates below assume that you self-quarantined 14 days before departing for Germany and that you can provide a negative Covid-19 test (microbiological swab test) and a medical certificate about your having no symptoms obtained not earlier than 48 hours prior to your arrival. You will be asked to present the test results when you enter the country, so that you will not have to go into quarantine. Should you not be able to obtain the test results/medical certificate within 48 hours, you can get both at the Frankfurt Airport upon arrival. Click here for information on registration and costs.*
Mainz Spring 2024*
Mar 13 - Mar 14 | Arrivals (no arrivals after 3 p.m. local time) |
March 14 - 15 | Local Admin |
Mar 18 - April 05 | Intensive German Prep. Course (Sprachschule ProfiL, Mainz) |
Mar 25 - Mar 28 | Online Orientation (ORN) (Mandatory) remotely, ALL students |
Mar 29 | Good Friday (Holiday) |
April 1 | Easter Monday (Holiday) |
April 8 - April 12 | On-Site ORN Mainz, Culture and Composition Module 1 (Intensive Academic Writing, Sprachschule ProfiL, Mandatory), all students |
Apr 15 | Courses Start |
May 01 | Labor Day (Holiday, no class) |
May 09 | Ascension Day (Holiday, no class) |
May 20 | Pentecost Monday (Holiday, no class) |
May 30 | Corpus Christi Day (Holiday, no class) |
July 05 | All Papers for Mainstream Courses Due |
July 19 | Last Day of Class |
July 31 | Program Ends (university registration and insurance end) |
Potsdam, Spring 2023*
Mar 20 - Mar 24 | Online Orientation (ORN) (Mandatory) remotely, ALL students |
Mar 27 - Mar 28 | General Arrival Potsdam (no arrivals after 3 p.m. local time) |
Mar 29 - Mar 31 | Local Admin |
Apr 02 | Group Travel to Mainz |
Apr 03 - Apr 06 | On-Site ORN Mainz, Culture and Composition Module 1 (Intensive Academic Writing, Sprachschule ProfiL, Mandatory), all students |
Apr 06 | Group Travel to Potsdam |
Apr 07 | Good Friday (Holiday) |
Apr 10 | Easter Monday (Holiday) |
Apr 11 - Apr 14 | Local Admin Potsdam |
Apr 17 | Classes Start |
May 01 | Labor Day (Holiday, no class) |
May 18 | Ascension Day (Holiday, no class) |
May 29 | Pentecost Monday (Holiday, no class) |
July 28 | Last Day of Class, all Papers Due |
August 15 | Program Ends (university registration and insurance end) |
Berlin, Spring 2024*
Mar 13 - Mar 14 | Arrivals (no arrivals after 3 p.m. local time) |
Mar 14 - Mar 15 | Local Admin |
Mar 18 - Apr 05 | Mandatory Intensive German Prep. Course (Sprachschule GLS, Berlin) |
Mar 25 - Mar 28 | Mandatory Online ORN All Sites |
Mar 29 | Good Friday (Holiday) |
Apr 1 | Easter Monday (Holiday) |
Apr 07 | Group Travel to Mainz |
Apr 08 - Apr 12 | On-Site ORN Mainz, Culture and Composition Module 1 (Intensive Academic Writing, Sprachschule ProfiL, Mandatory), all students |
Apr. 14 | Group Travel to Berlin |
Apr 15 | Courses Start |
May 1 | Labor Day (Holiday, no class) |
May 09 | Ascension Day (Holiday, no class) |
May 20 | Pentecost Monday (Holiday, no class) |
July 05 | All papers for mainstream courses due |
July 19 | Last Day of Class |
July 31 | Program ends (university registration and insurance end) |
*All dates and COVID-19 regulations are subject to change
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Fall 2023-24 Mainz, Potsdam, and Berlin
Note: In the Fall of 2023-24, the required individual Intensive German Course for Non-Midd and Midd-Undergraduate students is administered by Sprachule ProfiL in Mainz and by GLS Berlin for Berlin and Potsdam students. Tuition is covered by the program.
For those fully vaccinated or recovered: make sure to bring your official certificates!
At this moment, Germany accepts Comirnaty (Biontech), Covid19 Vaccine Janssen, Covid-19 Vaccine Moderna and Vaxzevria AstraZeneca
For those not fully vaccinated: Dates below assume that you self-quarantined 14 days before departing for Germany and that you can provide a negative Covid-19 test (microbiological swab test) and a medical certificate about your having no symptoms obtained not earlier than 48 hours prior to your arrival. You will be asked to present the test results when you enter the country, so that you will not have to go into quarantine. Should you not be able to obtain the test results/medical certificate within 48 hours, you can get both at the Frankfurt Airport upon arrival. Click here for information on registration and costs.*
Mainz Fall 2023-24*
Sep. 11 - Sep. 12 | Arrival Undergraduate Students Mainz (no arrivals after 3 p.m. local time) |
Sep 13 - Sep 15 | Admin / Registration Undergraduate Students |
Sep 18 - Sep 22 | Online, remote Orientation (ORN) (Mandatory for all Students) |
Sep 18 - Oct 06 | Intensive German Course (Mandatory for Undergraduate Students) |
Oct. 2 | Arrival Graduate Students (no arrivals after 3 p.m. local time) |
Oct 3 | Day of Reunification (Holiday, no class, no moving into dorms) |
Oct 4 - Oct 6 | Admin Graduate Students |
Oct. 9 - to Oct. 13 | On-Site ORN, Intensive Academic Writing (Sprachschule ProfiL), Mandatory for all students) |
Oct. 16 - Oct 20 | Admin / Registration Mainz |
Oct. 23 | Classes Start |
Nov 1 | All Saints’ Day (Holiday, no class) |
Dec 23 - Jan 7 | Christmas Break |
Jan 8 | Classes Resume |
Jan 26 | All Mainstream Papers Due |
Feb 09 |
Last Day of Class |
Feb 16 | Extensions End |
Feb 28 | Program Ends (university registration and insurance end) |
Potsdam, Fall 2023-24*
Please note: The rental period for dorm rooms in Potsdam starts on October 1st. Therefore, Undergraduate Potsdam students have to arrange for interim lodging (Sep 11 or 12 to Oct.1). We’re happy to help you with that process.
Sep 11 - Sep 12 | Arrival Undergraduate students (no arrivals after 3 p.m. local time) |
Sep 13 - Sep 15 | Admin / Registration Undergraduate Students |
Sep 18 - Sep 22 | Online, remote Orientation (ORN) (Mandatory for all Students) |
Sep 18 - Oct. 6 | Intensive German Course (Mandatory for Undergraduate Students) |
Oct 2 | Arrival Graduate students / All students move into Potsdam dorms |
Oct 3 | Day of German Reunification (Holiday - no arrivals, no access to dorms) |
Oct 4 - Oct 6 | Admin / Registration Graduate Students |
Oct 8 | Group travels to Mainz |
Oct 9 - Oct 13 | On-Site ORN Mainz, Intensive Academic Writing (Sprachschule ProfiL), Mandatory for all students) |
Oct 13 | Return to Potsdam |
Oct 16 | Classes Start |
Oct 31 | Reformation Day (Holiday, no class) |
Dec 23 - Jan. 7 | Christmas Break |
Jan. 8 | Classes Resume |
Feb. 2 | All Mainstream Course Papers Due |
Feb. 9 | Last day of Class |
Feb 16 | Extensions End |
Feb 28 | Program ends (university registration and insurance end) |
Berlin, Fall 2023-24*
Sep 11 - Sep 12 | Arrival Undergraduate Students (no arrivals after 3 p.m. local time) |
Sep 13 - Sep 15 | Admin / Registration Undergraduate Students |
Sep 18 - Sep 22 | Online, remote Orientation (ORN) (Mandatory for all Students) |
Sep 18 - Oct 6 | Intensive German Course (Mandatory for Undergraduate Students) |
Oct 2 | Arrival Graduate Students |
Oct 3 | Day of German Reunification (Holiday - no arrivals, no access to dorms) |
Oct 4 - Oct 6 | Admin / Registration Graduate Students |
Oct 8 | Group Travels to Mainz |
Oct 9 - Oct 13 | On-Site ORN Mainz, Intensive Academic Writing (Sprachschule ProfiL), Mandatory for all students) |
Oct 13 | Return to Berlin |
Oct 16 | Classes Start |
Dec 23 - Jan 7 | Christmas Break |
Jan 8 | Classes Resume |
Feb 2 | All Mainstream Course Papers Due |
Feb 16 | Last Day of Class |
Feb 23 | Extensions End |
Feb 28 | Program ends (university registration and insurance end) |
*All dates and COVID-19 regulations are subject to change
2023-2024 Fees
Semester Tuition (includes health insurance): $17,810
Year Tuition (includes health insurance): $35,620
Middlebury College students pay an additional $1,900 study abroad fee per semester.
Estimated Out-of-Pocket Expenses
Semester | Year | |
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Room/Board | $4,430 | $8,850 |
Books/Supplies | $510 | $1,010 |
Personal | $1,060 | $2,120 |
Travel from New York | $1,200 | $1,200 |
Visa/Residency Permit | $100 | $100 |
Total | $7,300 | $13,280 |
Additional Notes
- Calculations for Room and Board are calculated based on an average of current dorm rents.
- Students wanting to arrange their own housing should be aware that rents might be far higher than what they’d be paying in a dorm. While dorms vary between 350 - 480 Euros a month with all utilities included, there’s no upper limit for rents charged by private landlords.
- Personal expenses cover some basic necessities (local transportation, cell phone, bank fees, program-sponsored excursions, etc.) and do not include your discretionary spending (e.g. entertainment, fitness, and travel). All fees are subject to change. Exchange rate used: $1 = €1.01.
- We recognize there may be additional expenses related to COVID (required testing, quarantine, etc.), which we will calculate to the best of our ability prior to the program start date.
- Students who reserve dormitories in Mainz will transfer money from their German bank accounts to the School in Germany after onsite arrival (when they will open their bank accounts). Students in Potsdam and Berlin will be paying their rents to dorms from their German bank accounts directly.
- Students who wait and select apartments will transfer their rent from their bank account to their landlord’s account.
Important: All students must remain in Germany until they have taken their final exams/turned in their final papers within the program’s deadlines. If you choose to leave early, you may forfeit credit for the entire semester.
If you are a fall-only student, you may not leave earlier than the Thursday before your courses start in February. No exceptions for deadlines apply.
Please note that final exams may be scheduled after the last day of class, even though this information might not be listed in the course catalogue. You must ask the Professor of the course in question within the first three weeks of class when the final exam is scheduled.
If you find out that you cannot take the exam with the course, or that the date of the exam won’t be announced before the middle of the term, you cannot take that specific course for credit.