Jordan - Arabic Language Immersion

Location: Amman, Jordan

Dates: December 27, 2023 - January 23, 2024
It is strongly encouraged that students arrive on December 26, as Orientation will take place on December 27.

Credits Offered: 3 CREDITS (CUNY tuition is not included in program fee)

Application Deadline: October 15, 2023

Program Fee: $1,160 (estimate) includes housing (shared apartments), cultural excursions and international health and travel insurance. Tuition and airfare are not included in the program fee. All students are responsible for arriving at their study abroad location by the first day of the program; this may mean flying the day before.

Students will be required to pay Qasid a partially refundable checkout fee deposit of 150 JOD ($212 USD), which is separate from the program fee. This will be used at the end of the program stay to compensate for all utility costs as well as any maintenance required after students depart their housing in Jordan. A dry-cleaning fee of 10 JOD ($14 USD) and general maintenance fee (7-22 $USD) will also be deducted from the total returned to the student. Any charges collectively exceeding the balance of the deposit will be charged directly to the student.

Payment Schedule: $350 application fee and deposit is due by October 15, 2023. $810 (program fee balance; estimate) is due no later than November 1, 2023. Students must also pay their winter tuition by November 1, 2023. Late fees will be applied to all delayed payments. Please refer to our payment policies for more information.

Payments should be made at the Office of Education Abroad during office hours.

Students are responsible for meeting the payment deadline regardless of funding source, i.e. Macaulay Opportunities Fund, scholarships, loans, or any other type of financial aid. Late fees will be applied to all delayed payments.

Financial Aid: Please be sure to meet with the Financial Aid Office to discuss your particular financial aid package.

Scholarships:

Gilman Scholarhips
Students interested in applying for scholarships should email Stephen Lassonde at ops@hunter.cuny.edu.

Qasid Institute Scholarship
Additionally, one Hunter applicant, who has paid his/her deposit and been accepted to the program, will be selected for a partial scholarship to the program ($1,500), thanks to the generosity of the Qasid Institute.

The scholarship will be awarded in the form of a program fee discount. The scholarship winner will be chosen based on financial need (with academic record acting as a tie breaker). No separate scholarship application is necessary but the EFC (Estimated Family Contribution) that appears in your FAFSA report should be provided, in order to establish financial need.

After submitting your program application, applicants should email edabroad@hunter.cuny.edu (subject line: Jordan Winter 2023-2024 Scholarship EFC) with your FAFSA/EFC included as an attachment.

Credits & Grades: Students will only receive credits if their converted grade is "C" or above. Letter grades for this program will appear on the transcript, but will not count towards the Hunter GPA. If grades convert to below C (C- to F), they will appear on the transcript as F.

Please note that regardless of what class you are placed in at Qasid, you will be eligible to receive credit for the next Hunter course in the sequence. For example: if you complete ARB 201 at Hunter before going to Jordan, no matter what class you are placed in there, you can receive credit for ARB 202 at Hunter (as long as you successfully complete the course in Jordan with a grade of C or better). Please note, however, that if you receive credits for 102, 202 or 302 for classes taken in Jordan, the next courses in the Arabic sequence won't be offered at Hunter until the following fall semester. The only way to continue with Arabic at Hunter in the spring semester right after our January in Jordan program, would be to receive elective credit for the course you take in Jordan then take 102, 202 or 302 at Hunter.