The program ends around December 20th for fall semester students. Spring semester students are in Tours from January until April. The academic year program ends around mid-June. Students may earn credit for up to four courses for a semester and up to eight courses for the academic year. A member of the Davidson faculty serves as resident advisor to assist with academic and personal matters and to teach one course per semester.
All students live with families, where they have two meals a day.
Applications from non-Davidson students are welcome. This site of Davidson's Junior Year in Germany Program was founded in 1582 and now has about 18,000 students. The program starts in September with a month-long family home stay in northern Germany. There, courses are offered in all disciplines of the humanities and sciences. A member of the Davidson faculty serves as resident advisor to assist with academic and personal matters and to teach one course during the fall semester.