Dates

• Fall Semester: Late August/early September through mid-February
  
• Spring Semester: Late February/early March through late July

Application Deadline

• Fall: April 15
• Spring: October 15

Language of Instruction

• German.
• At least four semesters of college-level German (or equivalent) are required for the direct enrollment track
• English language track

Host University

Philips University

Academic Calendar

Students may apply for the full year or for one semester. The German academic calendar is significantly different from its American counterpart. Fall semester runs from late October to late February, and spring term runs from late April to late July. Students who wish to return to the United States before Christmas may enroll in the compact semester, which runs from late October to late December and offers courses run by BCA. All new BCA students arrive in Marburg five weeks prior to their first term to attend an orientation course.

Housing

University housing, private dorms or Castle

Orientation

All new BCA students arrive in Marburg five weeks prior to their first term to attend an orientation course.

Resident Director

Kristopher Riggs

GPA Requirement

3.0

Required Courses

• German Language: Composition, Grammar and Conversation
• Speak and write (for students with fewer than four semesters of German)