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Tübingen Information Sheet
1. General
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Take all Tübingen-related handouts and copies with you.
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Make two copies of all official documents (passports, flight tickets, Eurail pass, drivers license, vaccinations or other medical information, and anything else that might be essential). Leave one set of copies with your parents or guardian, take the other to Tübingen with you as backup.
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Be sure to have enough money in traveler's checks, etc., to get along during the first several weeks in Tübingen, and enough cash in EURO to manage the first few days, especially if you are arriving on a weekend.
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Be sure that your passport is valid. Clayton Post Office has passport forms if you need them. It is useful to have extra passport pictures along with you - you need them for nearly everything in Germany (residence permit, student ID, etc.).
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Many returnees have recommended Lonely Planet as a useful source of information on hostels and pensions.
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Order any Eurail or German Rail passes you wish to purchase well in advance of leaving Wash U.
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An international student ID card is very worthwhile. You will not receive your Tübingen ID for several weeks after you arrive.
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Mailing address for Thomas Lange:
Dezernat fuer internationale Beziehungen
Akademischer Austausch
Wilhelmstraße 9, D-72074 Tübingen, GERMANY
email: thomas.lange@uni-tuebingen.de
Office Telephone: +49·(0)7071·29·77732, Fax: +49·(0)7071·29·5404
private: +49·(0)7071·440490
'49' is Germany's country code, '(0)7071' Tübingen's area code. Please note that the zero in parentheses in phone numbers should not be dialed when calling from outside of Germany (calling from US: 01149-7071-..., calling from Germany: 07071-...).
Thomas Lange will send you information by email in advance. Upon arrival, he will pick you up at the train station (Europa Platz), bring you to your dorm and hold a first meeting with you in the following days. Make sure to contact him as soon as you arrive in Tübingen.
In case you need to reach the Program Director at Washington University or confront an issue/experience a difficulty, which the on-site Director, Thomas Lange, cannot take care of, please contact:
Erin McGlothlin
Assistant Professor of German
Germanic Languages and Literatures
Campus Box 1104
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri 63130 USA
email: emcgloth@artsci.wustl.edu
phone: (314) 935·4288
Be sure to leave her an address where you can be reached.
2. Academic Calendar
3. Transfer of Credits
The exact amount of credit earned by each student and the distribution of credit among subject areas is determined following completion of the year abroad. In general it is expected that a student will earn between twenty-five and thirty credit units during the year abroad. Students may enroll in any course in which they are interested. However, during the two semesters, students must complete at least one course in German literature, culture, or art, and at least one course covering issues of German history or politics. Distribution requirements as well as requirements for a number of different majors may be completed in Tübingen. However, it is strongly recommended that students check with the department in question before going to Tübingen to see whether it will accept Tübingen courses in place of its own. This is particularly advisable in the case of pre-meds and science majors. Courses taken in Tübingen which relate to the study of German language and culture may count toward the major or minor in German; however, in the case of such courses as art history, history, sociology, etc. which are not squarely in the field of Germanistik, students must specify that they wish these to count toward the German major or minor. Courses may not be counted in two separate departments. Distribution requirements may be completed in Tübingen. Two or three unit courses will suffice. However, students must bear in mind that only introductory courses, i.e., courses which are not highly specialized and are broad in scope, are appropriate to fulfill distribution requirements. Letter grades are not awarded for work in Tübingen. Courses are listed on the transcript under the numbers of corresponding Washington University courses with the notation 'University of Tübingen, Germany.'
Students in Tübingen may receive up to 33 credits for participating in seminar courses, lecture classes, 'Lektoratsklassen,' or for composing special reports about their experiences abroad. The transfer of credits will be handled directly by the Program Director at Washington University. The basis for the transfer of credits regarding seminars, lecture classes, and 'Lektoratsklassen' is the Schein received for the particular course. Two credits taken in an appropriate class suffice to fulfill distribution requirements at Washington University.
Throughout the year abroad, students should consult both the Program Director at Washington University and the On-Site Director in Tübingen, Thomas Lange, about their academic plans, accomplishments, and problems. In addition, students are advised to take a copy of the most recent Washington University course offerings and bulletins along, as well as their most recent transcript, so that they can plan for the transfer of credits (i.e. major and distribution requirements) appropriately.
Students may receive three credits for regular seminars taken in Tübingen. In order to transfer these credits, they will have to do whatever work is required by the instructor for receiving a Schein for that course. At the end of the Winter semester, copies of the received Scheine should be sent directly to the Program Director at Washington University; at the end of the Summer semester they can be send or, upon return of the student, presented directly to the Director. Students should speak to the respektive instructor at the beginning of the semester to see what requirements are necessary for receiving a Schein and whether they can realistically expect to fulfill these.
Students may receive two credits for participating in lecture classes. In order to accrue these credits, students have to compose an 8-10 page paper related to the subject matter of the lecture series. Students should speak at the beginning of the semester to the lecturer and agree on a specific topic for this paper. The students will present their papers towards the end of the semester to the specific lecturer and receive a Schein for their work. A copy of the Schein should be sent to the Program Director at Washington University. In cases where lecturers seem unwilling to supervise these papers, students should contact the On-Site Director, who will help mediate. lf lecturers are unable to read or grade papers, credits may also be awarded for written exams or oral exams taken at the end of the lecture class, or for an 8-10 page paper submitted directly to the Program Director at Washington University and/or an expert in the field on campus. Students cannot transfer credits for more than two lecture classes per semester.
Students may receive two credits for 'Lektoratsklassen,' classes designed for increasing the foreign students' language skills. They need to complete whatever work is required by the instructor for receiving a Schein. Students cannot transfer credits for more than two 'Lektoratsklassen' throughout the entire year.
Students may also receive up to four German credits for the whole year if they submit a total of four reports ('Erfahrungsbericht') of 10 pages (250 words a page, double spaced and typed). Each report should reflect and conceptualize the student's academic, intellectual, or cultural experience during specific periods of his or her visit in Tübingen. These reports are to be mailed directly to the Program Director at Washington University. Mailing deadlines (post marked) are: Report 1-November 15, Report 2-February 15; Report 3-May 15-, Report 4-August 30.
4. Finances
You will receive an information packet from the Overseas Office, which will cover all financial matters (cost of the program, payment dates, financial aid information, etc.)
You will be covered by your normal Washington University health insurance and an additional German health insurance during the whole stay in Tübingen.
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