2012-13 Tuition and Fees*

 Eligible applicants

• Are enrolled at an accredited college or university and have completed one year of post-secondary study
• Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale); however, applications will be considered holistically
• Are physically and emotionally prepared to spend four to nine months in Egypt.
• Are willing to adapt to a new, potentially challenging environment

Application Deadlines

Fall 2012 or Academic Year 2012-13      May 15, 2012

Spring 2013                                                 October 15, 2012

The program is managed by AMIDEAST/EGYPT in conjunction with AMIDEAST headquarters in Washington, D.C. AMIDEAST works collaboratively with Arab Academy to oversee the academic curriculum and implementation of the program. It also manages all logistical elements of the program, including the on-site orientation, student accommodations, arrangements for excursions, and the planning of special events and extra-curricular activities. Finally, AMIDEAST provides comprehensive support to both participants and administrators in the event of any problems or unusual circumstances.

Orientation

Egyptology students enroll in 15 credits and choose three Egyptology specific courses and one course from a discipline of his/her choice. The purpose is to provide students specializing in Egyptology with some study of the current economic, political, social and cultural reality of contemporary Egypt.

Egyptian Arabic instruction begins during on-site Orientation and continues as a credit course throughout the semester. Students are placed in classes appropriate to their previous knowledge of Arabic (Egyptian Arabic 121, 221 or 321).

Egyptian Arabic I (Arabic 121; 3 credits)
Students are introduced to words, expressions, and structures used frequently in everyday life. Students practice them in class before they are given assignments to carry out with native speakers in real situations. Evaluation combines performance in class and successful interaction with Egyptians. By the end of the course, students are able to ask essential questions and understand the responses, express basic facts and opinions in simple sentences, and engage in basic conversations in Egyptian Arabic with native speakers.