Students who want to live in the German House must meet a language requirement. The student must be at least proficient at the intermediate level of the language because only German is spoken in the house. The cost to live in the German House is the same as if the student lived in a traditional residence hall room at Hood. There is no requirement as far as years of college completed or grade point average. Freshmen students are welcome to live in the German House.
Some people leave the house temporarily while they spend a semester or a year abroad.
They often move back in when they return to finish their degree at Hood. Beginning in the fall semester of 1999, a Franco-German major will be added to the Hood curriculum. This new major will require that students spend an academic year abroad to fulfill the requirements necessary to obtain their degree.