Quick Facts

Application Deadlines

• Fall:  April 15
• Spring:  October 1

Program Dates

Language of Instruction

English

Host University

• City University offers a thriving postgraduate community and high quality life in downtown Athens.
• Classes taught in English
• Greek language class
• Access to Greek Public Library and computer lab

Academic Calendar

BCA Athens operates on a quarter system. BCA will convert your quarter credits to semester credits upon completion.  Each 6 unit City University course is equal to 4 standard U.S. semester credits.

Housing

Live in the heart of Athens in furnished apartments close to City U and the American Embassy

BCA Orientation Course

Get acquainted with Athens during the first three weeks of your stay with a comprehensive orientation program that includes educational excursions and the course Greek Culture and Contemporary Life (3 credits).

Resident Director

Full-time, on-site director, Aphrodite Vavouyios, has directed the Athens program for more than 20 years.  Previously a professor of Greek language and culture at the American Embassy, Aphrodite also taught Greek language, culture, and literature at the University of La Verne in Athens for 15 years. Aphrodite enjoys working with students in securing courses, showing them many wonderful sites, providing assistance in numerous ways and in sharing her beautiful homeland of Greece.

Educational Excursions and Activities

Delphi, Mycenae, Epidaurus, Meteora, Olympia, Ancient Corinth, Sparta, Mystras and Nafplion are just a few of the sites students have visited. Museums, Internet cafes, markets and shops are nearby.

Required Courses

• Greek Culture and Contemporary Life (3 credits)
• Modern Greek Language: Writing and Grammar (5 credits)