2023/24 Cost Breakdown for Pädagogische Hochschule Schwäbisch Gmünd (PHSG)
This is the estimated budget for this study abroad program. It serves as an estimated cost of attendance for your semester or year abroad. Students often pay for study abroad through a combination of financial aid, personal funds, scholarships, grants, and alternative loans. The total amount listed as the Total Program Cost is the maximum amount of financial aid that can be awarded to you by GVSU. This total program cost does not reflect the amount of aid you will qualify for, rather, it serves as the cap on what can be awarded.
Cost Billed to GVSU
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Item |
Cost |
Description |
|---|---|---|
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GVSU Tuition (12-15 credits) |
$7,664 *Tuition based on 2023-2024 upper-level in-state tuition rates (12-15 credits). Out-of-state students will pay the out-of-state tuition rate |
Paid to Grand Valley State University Student Accounts by the regular tuition payment deadline. |
|
IS 380 Course Fee |
$336 |
Paid to GVSU. The IS 380 course fee is $28 per credit hour. Participants of this program will register for 12 credits of IS 380. |
|
Chubb Health Insurance |
$175 |
The Chubb Health Insurance plan is mandatory for all study abroad students. The cost is $1.46 per day. This is a general estimate based on 120 days. The actual number of days of this program may vary. |
Additional Costs
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Item |
Cost |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Passport/Visa/Permit |
$390 |
Passport fees: $200. Visa fee is about 80 Euro . Students will also apply for a residence permit once they arrive in Germany which will cost 110 Euro. approx. $110 USD. |
|
Flight & ground transportation |
$1,500 |
Paid to Airline Provider. Students will fly into Stuttgart and take the train from the airport to Stuttgart Central Station and then a train to Schwabisch Gmund (SG) (cost is less than 20 euro). Once in SG, students can get a bus to the University. |
|
Health insurance |
$420 |
PHSG requires participants to purchase health insurance for approx. 105 Euro per month. Based on 4 months. |
|
Room & Utilities |
$1,200 |
Off-campus student residences. Approx. 280 euro per month for 4 months or $280 USD per month for 4 months. |
|
Books and Supplies |
$200 |
On-site personal expenses. |
|
Meals |
$2,000 |
On-site Personal Expenses. based on 16 weeks. Approx. $125 USD/week |
|
Personal Expenses |
$2,000 |
On-site Personal Expenses which includes an estimated cost for local transportation, laundry, purchase of a phone (but not for phone charges), and other basic necessities. Approx. $125 USD per week. |
TOTAL PROGRAM COST
(Costs billed by GVSU + Additional Costs)
$15,885* Per Semester (students pay less if they are selected to receive the stipend (see below for details)
$18,965 (estimated cost for out-of-state who do not receive a tuition differential scholarship)
Out-of-state students who receive a GVSU tuition differential scholarship will be able to use that scholarship towards the cost of this program. Exception: International students will not have access to the tuition differential scholarship for use towards the cost of study abroad, however, they may still be eligible for the Study Abroad Grant.
Estimated costs are based on a rate of exchange of 1 Euro = 1.11 USD. Exchange rates fluctuate and may impact the estimates listed above. The rate listed here is the rate as of June 2023.
*Based on in-state, upper-division tuition rates for 12-15 credits. If you complete more than 15 GVSU credits during your semester abroad, tuition charges for the additional credit above 15 will be billed to your GVSU student account after you return and PIC completes the transfer of credit.
**The cost of any study abroad program depends to a large extent on the participant’s personal spending habits and lifestyle. Personal travel, entertainment, gifts, souvenirs, and other types of personal spending are costs not reflected in the above estimates.
Baden-Wurttemberg Stipendium — Each year, a stipend of up to 2400 Euro (approx. $2400 USD) has been awarded to GVSU students studying at PHSG on the semester exchange. While this funding is not guaranteed from year to year, it has been awarded to GV students for the past several years. Applicants will be notified by PHSG with instruction on applying for the scholarship after they have received final acceptance to the program.