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Summer Intensive Introductory German

Summer Intensive Introductory German


Course Status: Pre-College Application: Jan 2026

Applications for Pre-College courses will open in early January. We encourage you to review the courses offered below. Remember: you can select up to 3 in your application. We look forward to seeing you!

Course Code

GRMN 10123 10

Course Description

Summer Introductory German is an online 7-week course designed for students wishing to develop intermediate proficiency in reading, writing, listening and speaking for use in everyday communication. You will work with authentic materials as well as gain familiarity with the different cultures of the German-speaking countries. Summer Introductory German is the equivalent of the 10100-10200-10300 sequence offered during the regular academic year at the University of Chicago, and satisfies the university competency requirement.

Course Criteria

All students participating Summer GRMN 10123 will participate in an online four skills proficiency assessment as the final exam for the course. Students will receive a University of Chicago certification describing their language skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening, based on the results of the proficiency assessment.

This course includes a break from 12:00-1:30 pm.

This course is primarily comprised of undergraduate students. A select number of places are reserved for advanced high school students.

The cost of this course for pre-college students is $8,550

Instructor(s)

Maeve Hooper

Course Duration

Summer Online

Session

Session 1

Course Dates

June 15th - July 31st

Class Days

Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu

Class Time

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Eligibility

11th Grade, 12th Grade, Undergrad

Modality

Remote