GERMAN SHORT VISITS ABROAD PROGRAM:
Münster, Germany

The Alabama School of Math and Science has an exchange program with the Gymnasium Paulinum in Münster. Every year, two to four students from ASMS stay in Münster with a host family for a full term and students from Münster come to Alabama. Students who participate in this program may receive up to 1.5 CUs for German. Students interested in applying will have to show genuine interest in the further pursuit of German at ASMS and will have to demonstrate overall academic excellence.

A junior planning to participate in the fall of his/her senior year will have to have started the three-part AP Physics series in the spring of junior year, for instance, in order to be able to finish by graduation. Therefore, incoming sophomores are encouraged to strongly consider the program for their junior year. There are many benefits to our exchange program, the most obvious being the fluency gained in German in a relatively short period of time. Participants have achieved high scores on the College Board Advanced Placement (AP) exams, and often gained access into the college junior level of their target language or have taken care of their college language requirement entirely.

Below, please find further information and a few useful web sites:
Clothing: layers, raingear, hiking boots, anorak
Visa: valid passport, tourist visa

Web sites:
www.paulinum.net (Gymnasium Paulinum)
www.bahn.de (German rail system)
www.muenster.de (City of Münster)
www.schulferien.de (nationwide school calendar, click on Nordrhein-Westfalen)

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