Beijing, China (ACC)

Program Provider:

Associated Colleges in China - ACC

Duration:

• Spring Semester   (Jan - May)                        
• Fall Semester       (Sep - Dec)

Requirements:

• GPA - 3.2

Academics      

• Students will study at the Capital University of Economics and Business.
• ACC is a language-intensive program with an extremely rigorous study schedule.
• Students should expect to spend most of their time with the program attending classes, completing assignments and studying.
• Strict attendance policies and the language pledge are upheld by professors and by the Field Director.
• All students in the program meet every Friday to eat lunch with several of the instructors.

Housing

• Students as well as the Field Director and the primary teachers are housed in doubles in the Foreign Students Dormitory.
• Students have host families with whom they may visit during the weekends.

Links:
ACC - Beijing

Beijing, China (CIEE)

Program Provider:

Councils on International Education and  Exchange (CIEE)

Duration:

• Spring Semester (after Lunar New Year - late May)
• Fall Semester (early Sep - mid-Dec)                 

Requirements:

• GPA - 2.75

Academics      

• Students will study at Peking University.
• One-on-one tutorials with Peking University peer tutors for a total of four each week.
• Twenty hours of in-class language coursework per week.
• The Peking University Center for Teaching Chinese houses over eight different language levels and many other elective courses that benefit the specific needs of each student.

Housing

• International dormitory with CIEE roommate
• Local off-campus facility with university faculty and staff
• Chinese homestays (limited)

Links:
CIEE - Beijing

Beijing, China (CET)

  Program Provider:

CET Academic Program 

Duration:

• Spring Semester (after Lunar New Year - late May)
• Fall Semester (early Sep - mid-Dec)                 

Requirements:
GPA - 3.0

Academics:    

• Students will study at Beijing Institute of Education (BIE), a national university located in the central western part of the city.
• Good setting for language and cultural learning – total immersion.
• Well-organized curriculum and highly trained teachers.
• Courses available from 100 to 400 levels with 5(6) levels (beginner to advanced).   
• Language Pledge – no English.

Housing

• CET students live with their Chinese roommates in a newly-renovated international students' dormitory on the CNU campus.

Links:
CET-Beijing