Registration is facilitated by a Vanderbilt faculty member who serves as resident director and is available to students throughout their stay abroad. Applicants must be undergraduate students of an accredited American college or university, with four full semesters of college work, who have a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or better and sufficient knowledge of German to pursue their studies successfully. The minimum language requirement is two years of college German or the equivalent with grades of B or better in the German courses. It is highly desirable that students intending to go on a foreign language program should be studying the appropriate foreign language during the whole year preceding their arrival overseas. Students must be in good academic and disciplinary standing in order to apply for or participate in any Vanderbilt Study Abroad program.
Earlier submission is advisable.
If spaces are still available, consideration will be given to late applicants. In addition to the application form , students must submit an official transcript, a brief essay in German, and a written recommendation from their current or recent instructor in German. Applicants from institutions other than Vanderbilt must also submit a letter of recommendation from their Dean stating that they are in good academic, financial and disciplinary standing with their university. Applications cannot be processed until all materials have been received. Students from other institutions are not eligible for financial aid from Vanderbilt.