17 Limits and Load

AYF students are required to maintain full-time student status for both semesters. The minimum full-time load is 12 credits per semester. For Wintersemester, this minimum is in addition to the 3 credits for your orientation language course. Therefore, you will earn a minimum of 15 credits by the end of the first semester and a minimum of 27 credits by the end of the second semester.

Generally, AYF students earn a total of 27-30 credits during their year abroad. Credits for each of the regular semesters may include AYF program courses, university courses, courses at the university’s Language Teaching Center (Sprachlehrinstitut, or SLI), courses at the Pädagogische Hochschule, and the AYF Internship.\