City University of New York
Arabic Language in Jordan
Location
Dates
Credits Offered
Application
Deadline
Financial Aid
Scholarship
Program Fee
Payment
Schedule
Amman, Jordan
December 29, 2014 - January 27, 2015
3 CREDITS (CUNY tuition is not included in program fee)
October 27
PELL, Student loans, Gilman Scholarship
S&W Ed.Abroad,
$1,125.00 (estimate) includes housing, some meals, excursions, cultural events,
international health insurance. Airfare not included.
$350.00 due with application. $775.00 due November 21. All payments by
certified checks or money orders (no cash, personal checks, or credit cards).
Program Description
Study in Jordan this January with Hunter College's Arabic Language program in Amman.
Amman is a vibrant, diverse, and safe Arab capital. Our program is held at the Qasid Institute, a
highly regarded Arabic language institute used by US government programs such as Fulbright
and the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS). Students will live in gender-segregated
apartments near the institute. Beginning students will study the equivalent of Hunter's Arabic
101 and be eligible to enroll in Hunter's Arabic 102 course in the spring 2015 semester. Nonbeginners will be placed in the appropriate class.
Language Courses
Beginning Arabic 1 - 3 CREDITS
Beginning Arabic 2 - 3 CREDITS
Intermediate Arabic 1 - 3 CREDITS
Intermediate Arabic 2 - 3 CREDITS
Advanced Arabic 1 - 3 CREDITS
Advanced Arabic 2 - 3 CREDITS
Credits & Grades
Students in this program may receive 3 credits. Students will only receive credits if their
grade is "C" or better. Letter grades for this program will appear in the "comments" section
of the transcript, and will not count towards their Hunter GPA.
Please note that regardless of what class you are placed in at Qasid, you will be eligible to
receive credit for the next Hunter course in the sequence. For example: if you complete ARB
201 at Hunter before going to Jordan, no matter what class you are placed in there, you can
receive credit for ARB 202 at Hunter (as long as you successfully complete the course in
Jordan with a grade of C or better). Please note, however, that if you receive credits for 102,
202 or 302 for classes taken in Jordan, the next courses in the Arabic sequence won't be
offered at Hunter until the following fall semester. The only way to continue with Arabic at
Hunter in the spring semester right after our January in Jordan program, would be to receive
elective credit for the course you take in Jordan and then take 102, 202 or 302 at Hunter.
Visits and Excursions
In addition to classroom study, students will make 3 trips during their stay: a two-night trip to
Wadi Rum and Petra and day trips to Ajloun Castle and the Dead Sea. Students will be in class 3
hours a day, 5 days a week. Each small class will have two instructors assigned to it. Students
will also have access to Qasid Institute's general events such as singing and poetry night and
guest lectures.
Academic Inquiries
Prof. Christopher Stone
Dept. of Classical and Oriental Studies
Office: 1303 Hunter West
Phone: (212) 650-3138
E-mail: cst@hunter.cuny.edu
Administrative Inquiries
Education Abroad Office, Room E1447
Monday - Friday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Phone: (212) 772-4983
Fax: (212) 772-5005
E-Mail: edabroad@hunter.cuny.edu
Estimated Costs of Attendance
Visa – $40.00
Tuition
$ 780.00 (3 Credits)
Program Fee $ 1,125.00 (includes insurance)
Not included in Program Fee:
Airfare
Meals
Visa
$ 1,100.00
$ 650.00
$ 40.00
US $ 3,695.00
Unfortunately, we have just learned that Hunter's application to the FY 2014 Fulbright-Hays Group
Projects Abroad (GPA) Program was not successful. Thank you for your patience while we awaited the
results of the application. Qualified students should apply for our S&W Scholarship for Education
Abroad. Simply attach to your application materials and submit by the October 27 2014 deadline.
www.hunter.cuny.edu/educationabroad