The University                                                  

Germany’s universities are among the world’s best. SUNY-Oswego’s Office of International Education and Programs is affiliated with one of these.  The University of Osnabrück has 10 different schools and departments. The SUNY-Oswego program is open to students with German proficiency, but it is not exclusively for German majors.

The Program

This is a direct enrollment program which means that participants normally take courses in German alongside German students. It is also possible to take courses in English from select Osnabrück departments.

Admission Requirements

Students must a minimum GPA of 2.5 and must have completed at least one year formal German language training to participate. Two years of formal language training is preferred.

Program Dates

• Fall - late September to late February
• Spring - late March to late July

The Courses

Participants have access to all courses, programs and activities offered at the University of Osnabrück, including arts, computer science, humanities, liberal arts and social sciences as well as in languages, economics, health studies and theology. SUNY-Oswego participants are also permitted to take courses in the cognitive science program. This program is interdisciplinary with courses taught in English in psychology, linguistics, logic, and philosophy, as well as some courses in artificial intelligence and neuroscience. This program is especially popular with computer science students.

At Osnabrück courses are not offered on a regular basis as they are at a university in the US. Students interested in the courses that have been offered in the past few semesters should look at the ECTS Web site at: http://www.uni-osnabrueck.de/en/ Enter the subject you are interested in and a list of appropriate courses will appear. Descriptions of the courses are given in English as well as German.

Housing and Meals                      

Students typically live in SUNY-Oswego/University of Osnabrück designated residence halls. The rooms are mainly single-room occupancy with kitchen facilities. There are university cafeterias and many inexpensive restaurants in the area. Students can also live in off-campus apartments, with placement assistance provided by the University of Osnabrück.