Hessen: Wisconsin Exchange Program Wisconsin Student Manual www.wisconsin.hessen.de Last Updated: April 2014 2 Contents Welcome to the Hessen-Wisconsin Exchange! ................................................................................................................................................. 4 The German Education System ........................................................................................................................................................................ 5 Academic Calendars ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Terminology ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Intensive German Language Study Options ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 Semester & Year Study Options in German ..................................................................................................................................................... 7 Semester & Year Study Options in English ...................................................................................................................................................... 7 Semester & Year Study Options and Practical Information by Institution ....................................................................................................... 7 Hochschule Darmstadt................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main ............................................................................................................................................................ 8 Hochschule Fulda ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Hochschule RheinMain (Three campuses: Wiesbaden, Rüsselsheim, Geisenheim) ................................................................................... 9 Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main ....................................................................................................................................... 10 Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt ......................................................................................................................... 10 Goethe-Universität Frankfurt .................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen .............................................................................................................................................................. 11 Philipps-Universität Marburg .................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Philipps-Universität Marburg IUSP Program ............................................................................................................................................ 13 Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen ........................................................................................................................................................ 14 Technische Universität Darmstadt ............................................................................................................................................................. 15 Universität Kassel...................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Short-term Study Options and Practical Information by Institution ................................................................................................................ 16 Universität Kassel - January ...................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Goethe-Universität and Fachhochschule Frankfurt am Main .................................................................................................................... 17 Hochschule Fulda ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen .............................................................................................................................................................. 17 Philipps-Universität Marburg .................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Universität Kassel - Summer ..................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Study in Hessen – Additional Opportunities ................................................................................................................................................... 18 Academics ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Course Design ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) ................................................................................................................................................ 19 Course Load .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 19 Proposed Study Program & Learning Agreement ..................................................................................................................................... 19 Course Selection ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 19 Course Enrollment ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Exams ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 21 Course Transfer ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Schein & Transcripts ................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 Application ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 2 3 Program Eligibility & German Language Requirements ........................................................................................................................... 24 Application Process ................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Application Materials ................................................................................................................................................................................ 25 Timing the Student Exchange.................................................................................................................................................................... 25 Connect with Returning Peers ........................................................................................................................................................................ 26 Scholarships .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Internships ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Working in Germany ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Tuition, Fees and Program-related Expenses .................................................................................................................................................