Money Matters
The program costs for the year 2008-2009 were $27,944. This sum includes:
- Tuition for the 4-week Presemester Program, including an excursion to Berlin. Students earn four semester credit hours during this time.
- Tuition for all courses at the Lewis & Clark Institute.
- Admission and all fees for the University of Munich.
- Rent for 12 months in a single room in the student dorm in the Studentenstadt. This includes the two-month semester break.
- All excursions offered by the program, such as Berlin, Augsburg, Neuschwanstein, Murnau or Vienna.
- Health insurance for 12 months. Students receive all benefits of the German health care system, including coverage for doctors, dentists, hospitals, and prescriptions. Also offered is coverage for health care in non-EU countries.
- Residence permit.
- Lewis & Clark transcripts.
- Individual tutoring to support academic progress in all courses at Lewis & Clark and the University of Munich.
- A full-time Program Director and staff.
Not included in the tuition are costs for food and incidental expenses, such as postage, paper, books, toiletries, individual travel and so on. Some students live very cheaply by buying their own food and cooking in the dorm, while others prefer to spend more on food by eating in restaurants. The student dining hall, the Mensa, provides an inexpensive lunch to those who do not want to cook.
The Year of Munich staff estimates that students need $300-600 per month for living in Munich.
Upon arriving in Munich, students will need approximately 200-250 Euro to cover their room deposit and deposits for telephone and washing machine. All of the deposits will be returned at the end of the year, if phone bills, etc. have been paid and the dorm room has been left in good in order.