Academic credits for German courses at TREFF PUNKT

In many universities around the world it is possible to obtain academic credits for German courses taken abroad.

Our study abroad programme enables students to earn credits for their German language courses at their regular university.

In general there are basically two options to receive credits for your TREFF PUNKT course:

Option 1: Your University accepts credits from TREFF PUNKT directly

We regularly work with universities in the US and Great Britain that grant credit for our courses. The number of credits given depend on the learning progress based on the level system of "Common European Framework of the European Council".

In our experience, each university requires different documentation for their creditation process. This can include a course syllabus, a record of total hours taken, teacher evaluations, attendance reports, curriculum covered, a final graded exam, and other documents. Most of this information you will find in our comprehensive Student Guide - Syllabus 2011 (1,031 KB).

If you choose this option, please

1. read theStudent Guide - Syllabus 2011 and present it to your German instructor / university.
2. verify whether your educational institution accept credits awarded by Sprachinstitut TREFF PUNKT
3. fill in our Academic Application Form and send it together with your online course enrolment to TREFF PUNKT

In addition to the academic credits you can obtain the TestDaf certificate at TREFF PUNKT, further information at: www.testdaf-exam-center.com.

The costs for the option 1 are:

• course costs according to general conditions
• credit administration fee: € 50
• credits costs: no extra costs

If you need further documentation please write to academic-credits-programme@learn-german.com.

Option 2: Transfer Credits from Samford University to your Home Institution

Samford University has come to Sprachinstitut TREFF PUNKT since the summer of 2005. If students choose to participate in the annual "SAMFORD IN GERMANY" program, it is possible to get up from 8 hours of credit in either beginning, intermediate or advanced German.

The dates for Samford program in Bamberg 2011 are:

• 5-week-program: May 29, 2011 – July 2, 2011
• 10-week-program: May 29, 2011 – August 9, 2011

For further information, please visit the Samford in Germany website or contact the program coordinator Angela Ferguson, adfergus@samford.edu .

General information is on the Samford University web page: www.samford.edu

In order to gain credits with this option, please take the following steps.

1. Please verify with your home institution that they will accept credits from Samford University.
2. Contact Samford University German faculty directly (at the email listed above) for application forms and information about cost and dates of the program.

Option 3: Transfer Credits from Brookhaven College to your Home Institution

You will find all information on the extra page "Multinational Academic Program (MAP)" of Brookhaven College.