University of Delaware Institute for Global Studies
Spring 2025: Athens, Greece

Program Dates January 07, 2025 - May 07, 2025
This program is closed.

Program Overview Important Program Info:

Minimum GPA	2.75
Visa Required/Fee	Yes/ additional cost of aprox $175
Internship	No
Move In Date	January 7
Orientation	January 9-10
First Day Classes	January 13
Drop/Add	January 13-15
Move Out Date	May 7

ACG Academic Calendar

PASSPORT:
All applicants must have a valid passport by the program’s application deadline. Your passport’s expiration date must be more than six months after the program ends. If you do not have a current passport, apply through the U.S. State Department. It takes an average of 10-13 weeks (3-4 months) to process a passport.

VISA:
Students are responsible for obtaining their Greek visa including an FBI background check with fingerprints. A valid passport is required to apply for a visa.The visa process requires you to surrender your passport for October and November while visa application is being processed.

COVID:
Please review the CGPS COVID-19 Updates page before applying to a study abroad program for information about COVID-19 related travel requirements and policies for UD study abroad

Traveling and studying abroad at this time poses new challenges and requires accepting a higher level of uncertainty than in the past. Students who choose to study abroad must be prepared to adapt to evolving situations and must take responsibility to act in accordance with the rules, regulations, and recommendations of UD, their program leadership, and legal authorities of their home and host country which are subject to change at any time.

The University will continue to monitor the ongoing situation with COVID-19 (coronavirus) as we approach the departure date for this program. Please reach out to your program coordinator or faculty director with questions and continue to monitor the UD coronavirus webpage for updates. If UD decides to cancel a study abroad program, we will communicate directly with affected students.

Make your home in the place where modern education, democracy, and Western civilization began. Walk in the steps of ancient philosophers and travel to sites of classical antiquity that you may have only seen in books or movies. Spend a semester studying in Athens at the University of Delaware's partner, the American College of Greece (ACG). Founded in 1875, ACG is the oldest American-accredited college in Europe and the largest private college in Greece. Located in the Athens metropolitan neighborhood of Aghia Paraskevi, ACG's 64-acre campus overlooks the capital city. ACG is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education in the U.S. and boasts top faculty and scholars from across the globe and an international student body representing 58 countries.

ACG on-campus facilities and resources include a simulated trading room, fully online library, computer labs, both a black box theatre and outdoor amphitheatre, as well as an Olympic-sized swimming pool and indoor athletic arena. ACG's status as a full-fledged secondary educational institution means that it offers the services and amenities to support a successful semester, including counseling, career services, health services, a writing center, and more. In addition, UD students in Athens may choose to participate in student clubs, music, theatre, intramural sports, and Intercollegiate athletics such as basketball, rugby, soccer, swimming, tennis, volleyball, and water polo.

Some courses include out-of-class experiences around Athens (which may require an additional fee) to take advantage of the city’s historic and artistic treasures.

Housing:
Students will live in double-occupancy rooms in apartment-style residence halls with kitchens, laundry, fitness facilities and just a short walk from campus. All students are required to stay in program sponsored housing, independent housing arrangements are not allowed by UD or the program partners.

Experiential Learning
Semester-long study abroad programs may offer opportunities for more immersive experiences such as community service engagement. The university provides extensive off-campus activities, including community outreach opportunities, field trips, service-oriented clubs, and a 3-day "Meaningful Engagement Trip" to another region of Greece (at an additional cost and via competitive application), all designed to facilitate intercultural understanding and respect through true cultural and linguistic immersion experiences. need to verify

The Program Fee includes housing, international insurance, airport transfer upon arrival in Athens, orientation week activities, as well as full access to all ACG facilities and services.

The program fee does NOT include airfare, meals, return trip to airport, visa fees. Students will need to budget for meals, cell phone, books and supplies, and other personal expenses. ACG offers optional meal plans at additonal expense.

Upon acceptance to the program, students wil be given recommended flight itineraries for traveling together. See the Cost section below for estimated airfare. The program officially begins when students arrive in Athens.

ACCESSIBILITY: Students with disabilities are welcomed and encouraged to study abroad, but should be aware that accessibility and accommodation in some program locations may differ from the United States. Transit systems and legacy building construction practices may not meet U.S. accessibility standards, and alternative access to public transportation, buildings, or public sites cannot be guaranteed. Review these questions with the Office of Disability Support Services to determine whether this program can meet your accommodation needs.

Courses: Students must enroll in all credit-bearing courses for a grade. Only the UNIV (zero credit) course may be taken pass/fail. Audit registration is not permitted on UD Travel Study. Please refer to the University Catalog to verify requirements and prerequisites. All students must enroll in at least 12 credits, as well as the 0-credit UNIV course. All course are taught in English (with the exception of foreign language courses)

Students may take up to 16 credits.

Please note: Courses offered are subject to change as the host institution’s schedule may change.

Please note: Courses ending in 67 (example BISC 267) may only meet an elective requirement.

ACG Course Catalog

Program Costs:

How much does it cost?.

	Delaware Resident	Non-Delaware Resident
Estimated Tuition based on current year	$7,300.00	$19,595.00
Final Program Fee	$4,625.00	$4,625.00
UD Registration & Activities Fee	$0.00	$0.00
Total to be charged to UD account (estimated)	$11,925.00	$24,220.00
Plus Airfare Estimate (purchased separately)	$1,400.00	$1,400.00

The rates above may not apply to you if you are a UD graduate student during the time you are studying abroad. Please refer to http://www1.udel.edu/finaid/rates.html for the appropriate rates.


When and how do I pay?
If you are offered acceptance to the program, you will have 3 days to withdraw without financial penalty. After the 3 days have passed, you will be officially accepted to the program, and IGS will post the full Program Fee and Tuition/Fees to your UD student account.

• An initial payment of $1000.00 will be due in mid-October.
• The balance of the Program Fee and Tuition/Fees will be due in early January.
• Payments are submitted through My Finances in UDSIS.
• All charges, once posted to your account, are considered non-refundable.

*All students will receive an email when they are accepted to a program and will have 10 days from that notification to make their $1,000.00 Initial Payment.


Contact Information:


Deadlines:
Submit Program Application by 5pm on September 20, 2024
Recommendation also due by 5pm on September 20, 2024
Acceptance and Scholarship Announced: October 02, 2024



Interest Meetings:
04/30/2024, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Zoom https://udel.zoom.us/j/92940482917?from=addon
05/08/2024, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Zoom https://udel.zoom.us/j/98068721606?from=addon
09/02/2024, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM, Zoom https://udel.zoom.us/j/94973051273?from=addon


Program information is subject to change at any time. Please check this web site periodically for updates.