Photo credit: Sephora Fidel (PUC) Fidel Sephora credit: Photo Catalog of Courses 2020–2021 Academic Year Summer 2020 Catalog of Courses of Catalog Photo credit: Julie Weigel Photo credit: Darla Hibbler (SAU) ADVENTIST COLLEGES ABROAD | ACA HEADQUARTERS NORTH AMERICAN DIVISION OFFICE OF EDUCATION 9705 Patuxent Woods Dr., Columbia, MD 21046, USA Phone: (443) 391-7278 Email: [email protected] Website: www.acastudyabroad.com Director – Sandra Esteves Administrative Assistant – Evelyn Schimpf AFFILIATED INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS Universidad Adventista del Plata, Argentina Seminar Schloss Bogenhofen, Austria Faculdade Adventista da Bahia (FADBA), Brazil Newbold College of Higher Education, England Campus Adventiste du Salève, France Friedensau Adventist University, Germany Istituto Avventista Villa Aurora, Italy Middle East University, Lebanon Centro Universitario Adventista de Sagunto, Spain MEMBERS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN CONSORTIUM Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan Antillean Adventist University, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Avondale College, New South Wales, Australia Burman University, Alberta, Canada La Sierra University, Riverside, California Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California Oakwood University, Huntsville, Alabama Pacific Union College, Angwin, California Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, Tennessee Southwestern Adventist University, Keene, Texas Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska Walla Walla University, College Place, Washington Washington Adventist University, Takoma Park, Maryland Adventist Colleges Abroad is a Nonprofit Organization 2 ADVENTIST COLLEGES ABROAD CONSORTIUM Adventist Colleges Abroad (ACA) is a consortium of Seventh-day Adventist colleges and universities in North America and Australia which operates under the auspices of the Office of Education of the North American Division of Seventh-day Adventists, located at the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in Silver Spring, Maryland. The following colleges and universities are current consortium members: Andrews University Pacific Union College Berrien Springs, Michigan 49104 One Angwin Avenue Andrea Luxton, President Angwin, California 94508 Robert Cushman, President Antillean Adventist University Apartado 118, Southern Adventist University Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681 P.O. Box 370 Obed Jimenez, President Collegedale, Tennessee 37315 David Smith, President Avondale College P. O. Box 19 Southwestern Adventist University Cooranbong, N.S.W. 2265, Australia P.O. Box 567 Ray Roennfeldt, President Keene, Texas 76059 Ken Shaw, President Burman University 235 College Avenue Union College Lacombe, Alberta, T4L 2E5 3800 South 48th Street Loren Agrey, President Lincoln, Nebraska 68506 Vinita Sauder, President La Sierra University 4500 Riverwalk Parkway Walla Walla University Riverside, California 92515 204 South College Avenue Joy Fehr, President College Place, Washington 99324 John McVay, President Loma Linda University Loma Linda, California 92350 Washington Adventist University Richard H. Hart, President 7600 Flower Avenue Takoma Park, Maryland 20912 Weymouth Spence, President Oakwood University Huntsville, Alabama 35896 Leslie Pollard, President 3 The ACA consortium provides opportunities to qualified undergraduate students for study in other countries while completing requirements of their programs at their home colleges. Students are immersed in the culture and life of another country while becoming conversant in its language. Through such experiences students also may gain an appreciation of and perhaps an inspiration for mission or other multi-cultural service. THE FOLLOWING INSTITUTIONS ARE AFFILIATES OF ACA: River Plate Adventist University Friedensau Adventist University 25 de Mayo 99 An der Ihle 19 3103 Libertador San Martin 39291 Möckern OT Friedensau Entre Rios, ARGENTINA Sachsen-Anhalt, GERMANY Horacio Rizzo, President Roland Fischer, President Bogenhofen Adventist College Italian Adventist College Villa Aurora Bogenhofen 1 Via Del Pergolino 12 4963 St. Peter am Hart, AUSTRIA 50139 Florence, ITALY René Gehring, President Davide Romano, President Faculdade Adventista da Bahia (FADBA) Middle East University BR-101, Km 197 Sabtieh, Sad El Baushrieh Capoeircucu-Cachoeira-Bahia-BRAZIL 1202 2040, Beirut, LEBANON Caixa Postal 18-CEP 44.300-000 or P.O. Box 90-481, Eber Liessi, President Jdeidet El Metn Metn 1202 2040, Beirut, Lebanon Newbold College of Higher Education Larry Lichtenwalter, President St. Marks Road, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire RG42 4AN, GREAT BRITAIN Centro Universitario Adventista de Sagunto John Baildam, President Sagunto College Carretera de Petres s/n, IFLE — Institut de français langue étrangère 46500 Sagunto (Valencia) SPAIN Campus Adventiste du Salève Daniel Bosqued, President 33 chemin du Pérouzet 74160 – Collonges-sous-Salève, FRANCE Jean-Philippe Lehmann, President 4 5 Dates & Prices ACADEMIC YEAR SESSION A = Arrival SQ = Second Quarter TQ = Third Quarter D = Departure Argentina** Austria Brazil* England* $16,625.00 $17,633.00 $18,005.00 $19,548.00 A: Sept. 21, 2020 A: Sept. 13–14, 2020 A: Sept. 4–6, 2020 A: Sept. 3–6, 2020 SQ: Dec. 7, 2020 SQ: Nov. 30, 2020 SQ: Jan. 25, 2021 SQ: Jan. 25, 2021 TQ: March 15, 2021 TQ: March 8, 2021 D: May 14–16, 2021 D: May 14, 2021 D: May 24, 2021 D: June 7, 2021 France Germany Italy Lebanon* $19,273.00 $16,699.00 $17,617.00 $15,955.00 A: Sept. 8–9, 2020 A: Sept. 17–18, 2020 A: Sept. 20–21, 2020 A: Aug. 25, 2020 SQ: Jan. 5, 2021 SQ: Jan. 7, 2021 SQ: Jan. 7, 2021 SQ: Jan. 18, 2021 TQ: March 16, 2021 TQ: March 22, 2021 TQ: March 22, 2021 D: May 23, 2021 D: June 7–8, 2021 D: June 7–9, 2021 D: May 31, 2021 Spain * Semester system ** Students going for second quarter to Argentina, arrival date is Jan. 10, 2021; and $16,727.00 Austria, second quarter arrival date is Nov. 29, 2020. A: Sept. 18–21, 2020 Application Deadlines: SQ: Jan. 7, 2021 Fall: Monday, July 27, 2020 TQ: March 22, 2021 Winter/Spring: Monday, November 9, 2020 D: May 30–31, 2021 4 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Argentina ........................................................................................................................7 Austria ...........................................................................................................................12 Brazil ..............................................................................................................................18 England .........................................................................................................................20 France ............................................................................................................................24 Germany .......................................................................................................................31 Italy ...............................................................................................................................36 Lebanon ........................................................................................................................43 Spain ..............................................................................................................................45 Courses listed may be subject to minimum enrollment requirements. Contact the ACA office for details. 6 7 Argentina CERTIFICATES AND INTERMEDIATE LEVEL DIPLOMAS OF SPANISH Certifies that students are able to express themselves in daily life situations, and that they can conduct a Together with the state universities of Buenos simple conversation and understand native speakers Aires-Cordoba—UBA and UNC—the UNL (Univer- when expressing themselves orally or in written form. sidad Nacional del Litoral) is the headquarters of the CELU (Certificato de Espanol: Lengua y Uso) ADVANCED LEVEL I delivered by the Ministry of Education of the Republic Certifies that students are able to communicate of Argentina. The CELU evaluates the student’s in-depth and express themselves more completely as linguistic level in its written and oral form in daily, well as understand authentic text and write an essay. family, and socio-academic situations. There are two language levels: Intermediate and Advanced. ADVANCED LEVEL II ACA students who are interested in acquiring a Certifies that students are able to communicate diploma in Spanish totally accredited and recognized fluently and be aware of the syntax of the language. all over the world, will be prepared at the UAP for these examinations free of any extra charge. SPANISH COURSES ACADEMIC PROGRAM All students must participate in the outings designed as cultural tours. These tours Spanish courses are divided into three levels: are an integral part of the instructional Intermediate, Advanced I, and Advanced II. Each program. Record of attendance will be taken level has the following series of required courses: and specific assignments given. Students’ grammar, composition, conversation. Without completion of these assignments and additional costs one can take up to 18 credits (the positive participation on the tour will affect minimum is 12 credits to be full time) of classes. There their overall grades in certain courses for is a broad variety of elective courses that students which they are enrolled. will be able to take. INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Universidad Adventista del Plata is able to give a “Diploma de Castellano como Lengua Extranjera” SPAN241, 242, 243 (1, 1, 1qh) (Diploma of Spanish as a second language) certifying PREP FOR THE SPANISH CERTIFICATE: CELU linguistic competence in language and culture.