A member of the Longwood College Modern Language faculty accompanies and remains with the group during the first part of the program. Longwood, in affiliation with Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio offers students a semester or full year program at Heidelberg University, Germany's oldest university. Resting on the banks of the Neckar River in the Rhine-Moselle region of Germany, Heidelberg is situated in the heart of Europe. A variety of course work is offered including internships to qualified students at the end of the first semester. Exceptional research libraries are available in the areas of German-American Relations, American History, and Jewish Studies.
Housing is provided in self-catering residence halls.
Program costs include tuition, health insurance, program sponsored study trips and excursions. Housing fees are assessed upon arrival depending on actual hall assignments. Located on the Mediterranean coast, Valencia enjoys a mild climate. Byzantine, Arab and later Spanish influences are evident throughout the city. For academic year and semester students, two years of college level Spanish are required with an over all GPA of 2.5.