Program Site
Copenhagen is a vibrant European metropolis, yet is has a small town feel where you can meet friends at a café. Copenhagen has a low crime rate and 24 hour a day public bus system. Copenhagen is connected to Sweden by a 10 mile bridge and it takes only a half day to travel to Berlin. The DIS program is located in the very center of medieval Copenhagen, in a beautifully restored building from 1798. The DIS center includes a library, student advising and information services, architecture studios and a few classrooms. DIS is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen and most classes are held in University of Copenhagen classrooms located nearby.

Academic Program Highlights
Courses at DIS are taught in English by Danish professors. DIS offers intellectually challenging academic programs in humanities and social sciences, international business, and economics, architecture and pre-architecture, marine biology and ecology, molecular biology and genetics, environmental biology, medical practice and policy, and child development and diversity. Students take required core courses (if any) in their academic program and participate in program-related study tours. Beyond these requirements students are free to select any combination of courses across the various programs. Students take five 3-credit courses per semester for a total of 15 semester hours of credit. A 3.0 GPA, official transcripts, three letters of recommendation, and a statement of purpose are necessary for admission to the program. All students must be enrolled at Rio Salado College.

Student Life
Program participants may choose to live with a Danish family or in a European-type student residence hall (Kollegium) with Danish and other international students. Meals are provided to students who live with a Danish family, but students at the Kollegium must prepare their own meals. Students participate in course-integrated field studies and may conduct an optional comparative field project or take an optional Bornholm bicycle trip.

Program Duration
Fall: August 27-December 22
Spring: January 21-May 21

Application Deadlines
Fall: pril 1
Spring: October 1

Recommended Credits:
up to 15 credits

Costs
Semester: $8470.00 (approx)
Academic Year: $14,515.00 (approx)

Costs included:
Instructional costs abroad, textbooks and photocopies, field study events, study tours, personal email accounting and internet access, compensation for local commuting, administrative fees, orientation, sickness and accident insurance.

Not Included:
Airfare ($800-$900), housing ($3990 per semester), meals for residence hall housing ($250 per month), personal expenses ($250-350 per month), optional study tours ($155-$1,135)

For More Information
Office of International Education
Rio Salado College
2323 W. 14th St.
Tempe, AZ 85281
(480) 517-8416
(480) 517-8849 Fax
Contact: Erma Abeyta, Director of International Programs
OIE@riomail.maricopa.edu