Study Abroad

Schorndorf

Spring 2013

The faculty director for the Spring '13 Schorndorf program will be Professor John Bolen.

Building facework in SchorndorfThe "Simpson Experience Abroad" in Schorndorf, Germany offers students an intensive living and learning experience in Germany. The program is located in Schorndorf, a city of 40,000 some 30 minutes from Stuttgart. Students live with German families and receive daily instruction in German language, culture, history and literature. Theater, opera, concerts and museums in Stuttgart provide the advantages of a large city. On weekends, students travel to cultural and historical sites. Included are also week-long study tours to Berlin and Munich. Students depart in early January and return in May.

Spring 2013 Program Director John Bolen will be offering the 4 credit course PHIL 190 “Introduction to German Philosophers” which will fulfill both a CT and a WC requirement in the Engaged Citizenship general education curriculum, and all students will take a two-credit hour study abroad reflection course led by Professor Bolen.

What's it like in Schorndorf?
The Schorndorf Program is one of Simpson College's premier educational experiences. Recently returned Simpson students named as highlights of the program:

  • living with a German family
  • traveling all over Germany
  • living German culture, not just learning about it
  • visiting Berlin and Munich
  • the opportunity to visit other countries

Cost of the program
To participate in the program, students pay Simpson tuition, room and board plus a program fee of between $3,100-$3,400 (the actual cost will be announced soon). In addition, students are also responsible for covering their air transportation costs to and from Schorndorf (approximately $1,000 from Des Moines).

Requirements
Students must take and pass a one-credit hour orientation course during the fall semester preceding the semester in Schorndorf. Students must also have a grade point average of at least 2.5 both at the time of application for the program, and at the time of departure in order to be able to study abroad. Students must also have successfully completed three semesters of college German or the equivalent.

To apply for admission into the 2013 program, students should submit the following items by Friday, Mar. 2, 2012 to the Office of International Education (located in Maple House on North D Street, across from the BSC parking lot):

  • Two copies of the completed application form
  • A one to two page personal statement explaining why you're interested in this semester program and how it fits into your educational goals.
  • A copy of your current degree audit.
  • The names and contact information for two people who could serve as references (neither of whom are related to you and at least one should be a Simpson professor).
  • A copy of the data page from your passport, if you already have it, but if you don’t already have a passport, then provide a copy of your completed passport application (with your SSN blacked out).
  • Proof of having made a non-refundable $200 deposit payment to the Business Office.

When you drop off your application materials at the Office of International Education, you will be asked to sign up for a 15-minute interview with the Program Director and the International Education Coordinator, which will take place during the week of Mar. 12, 2012.

Students will be notified of their status in the Argentina program during the week of Mar. 19, 2012.  A second deposit payment of $300 will be due by Oct. 15, 2012.

Final program payment is due to be paid with Spring Semester tuition, room, and board prior to December 31, 2012.


For more information, contact:

John Bolen
Assistant Professor of Religion
(515) 961-1285
John.Bolen@simpson.edu , or

Jay Wilkinson
International Education Coordinator
Simpson College
701 North C Street
Indianola, IA 50125
(515) 961-1288
toll free (800) 362-2454, ext. 1288
jay.wilkinson@simpson.edu

 

town square in schorndorf
Last Updated: 1/25/11