Summer German Language Program Suggestion Please

Pre-College Topics Summer Programs
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Hi, Our daughter is a first-year college student and studying German (just started). We are looking for an intensive summer German language program and I have created a list (sharing here). Would anyone know of any other programs? We like the “KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt - Summer School” the best but curious as to what others found.

There are some guardrails here:

  1. DAAD will not work for this year – you need 2 years of college/university first.

  2. Dates are important (past August 20 will not work) – unfortunately many of the programs are in August.

  3. Must provide room and board (what they call “accommodation” in Europe).

  4. It needs to be well-organized and somewhat curated (not language classes only at some place you show up to and leave after) — needs to have social + cultural aspects for coherency. I can check the program for this of course, just wanted to mention this.

  5. We are on a budget (so the $12k Middlebury college program is definitely not an option); trying to keep it $4k and under including airfare + food + accommodation.

  6. Strongly prefer it to be in Germany, and it must be High German (Hochdeutsch) dialect.

  7. Strongly prefer it to be in a university setting WITH credits – so she can apply them to her college credits. The language schools are an option but they don’t give credits necessarily (Goethe does not unless you take an exam).

Here is the list I came up with. Names of other programs are greatly appreciated and thank you in advance!

Program Link
University of Leipzig / Universität Leipzig (interDaF) https://www.interdaf.uni-leipzig.de/summer-language-course.html
University of Vienna / Sprachsommer der Universität Wien (Österreich) https://sprachenzentrum.univie.ac.at/en/german-courses/summer-intensive-courses
Catholic University of Eichstaett-Ingolstadt / KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt - Summer School https://www.ku.de/en/international/international-students/short-programs-at-the-ku/ku-summer-school
INTERKULTURELLE BILDUNG HAMBURG (IBH) Internationale Sommerkurse - IBH e. V.
Excellence Center Europe (Halle Germany) https://eceurope.org/intensive-german-summer-programs-2025/
FUBiS - Freie Universität Berlin International Summer and Winter University Admissions • FUBiS
AATG / AiB (Bonn) American Association of Teachers of German (aatg.org) - University Bonn College Summer Program - American Association of Teachers of German
Goethe-Institut — may not be as organized (?) Cultural and leisure programme - Goethe-Institut Germany
Die Deutsche Sommerschule von New Mexico — more expensive Tuition :: Die Deutsche Sommerschule von New Mexico | The University of New Mexico
Bauhaus Summer School German intensive course: Bauhaus Summer School
Uni Heidelberg International Summer School - Heidelberg University
Universität Tübingen International Summer Course | University of Tübingen
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin HUWISU | Summer on Campus
DKFA / LMU München OPTION 1: SUMMER INTENSIVE COURSE FOR ALL LEVELS
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München (LMU Munich) German Language Course - Summer German Language Course MISU SUMMER COURSE: GERMAN FOR STUDENTS OF ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES
University of Bremen - German program Summer Schools - Universität Bremen
University of Freiburg https://www.sli.uni-freiburg.de/summer-winter
International Summer School der Universität zu Köln https://iss.uni-koeln.de
Sommer-Deutschkurse – SDI München Summer courses - SDI München
TU Dresden - TUDIAS Sommersprachkurs Summer Courses
Universität Mannheim https://daf.uni-mannheim.de
Jade Hochschule (Wilhelmshaven) German summer course - Jade UAS
IIK / Uni Göttingen https://iik-goettingen.de
Universität Hamburg (IBH) https://ibh-hamburg.de
TU Braunschweig - International Summer School TU Braunschweig Summer School
Temple University - Temple Summer in Germany (Leipzig) German Language and Contemporary Issues | Education Abroad and Overseas Campuses
Humboldt-Institut - Various locations German Courses in Germany - Humboldt-Institut - Learn German
WorldStrides at Freie Universität Berlin German Language & European Studies | WorldStrides
IES Abroad (Berlin) https://www.iesabroad.org/programs/berlin-summer-language-culture
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My son attended FUBIS in Berlin last summer and really enjoyed it. The instructors were great and he learned a lot. He had one prior semester of college German, took A2 and B1 intensive classes at FUBIS, and this set him up to take third year college German in the fall. They provide a transcript with transferable credit.

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I have no specific suggestions regarding German programs…but if looking for college credit your D should be sure to get any program/coursework pre-approved (in writing) by the home university.

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My son studied at Humboldt Institut during high school for a few weeks each summer. They do a very fine job of teaching German in various cities across Germany. I’m not sure about how to get college credit with them though. The only downside with the language institutes is that the common language during the evenings between the kids tends to be English despite not having many Americans. My son’s classmates came from countries across the globe (Italy, Spain, France, Turkey, Mexico, etc), but English was the language used socially.

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Following. Did you look into any programs in Austria?