For more information about completing a minor in German through the Kiel program, contact the program's faculty adviser in the Department of Germanic and Slavic Languages. Attendance at all orientation sessions is mandatory. Participants pay Penn State for their room arrangements. Students must buy their own groceries or meals on site. Round-trip air transportation is an additional cost to the student.
Students are responsible for making their own flight arrangements.
Textbooks and personal expenses are extra. International Education Programs and Studies has a cost-estimate sheet detailing the various costs. The standard forms of financial assistance are available through the Office of Student Aid. Since students remain registered at Penn State, most forms of financial aid continue during the period of time students are enrolled in this program. International Education Programs and Studies works closely with the Office of Student Aid to help needy students obtain funds to cover the additional cost incurred by study abroad.