Housing is in university dormitories or a local bed and breakfast. Intercultural Student Practicum in Rome and earn three credits for the experience. They are accompanied by a JMU faculty member and assigned to a Marymount classroom and teacher. The curriculum is American, and the student body is international. Weekend trips are planned to such places as Rome, Venice, and Florence.
Housing is in a local penzione.
Schloss Reichartshausen, a former castle and a protected historical building situated on the Rhine River, serves as the main part of the EBS campus. All class instruction will normally be in German. Prerequisite for study at EBS is completion of intermediate-level college German. Students must also pass a language competency exam administered by the JMU Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures. Prior to the start of the semester, EBS offers a two-week intensive German language course followed by a regular German language course during the semester.