CLI LANGUAGES

PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The ASU Critical Languages Institute offers summer intensive language programs in Arizona and abroad. The hallmark of CLI is the 7+4 hybrid course, which combines 7 weeks of intensive study on the ASU main campus with an integrated 4 weeks of study abroad.

CLI courses are tuition free and open to any applicant over 18, including undergraduate, graduate, and non-degree students. Non-ASU students and non-students are welcome. (Note: Federal employees and active duty military personnel may participate in Arizona-based courses, but are not eligible for CLI study-abroad programs.)

Enrollment is limited and competitive.

CLI offers the following programs (for details see the CLI overview)

11-week Hybrid Programs (ASU & Abroad)

  • 7 weeks on the ASU campus for 8 ASU credits (equals 2 semesters of regular classes)
  • 4 weeks overseas for 3 ASU credits
  • Same curriculum, materials, instructors in both locations, where possible
  • Host family housing overseas where possible
  • Service projects or volunteer opportunities overseas where possible
  • Cost: ASU fees (est. $775 in 2012), study-abroad fees (vary by location)
  • Fellowships and Scholarships available for most languages. (See http://cli.asu.edu/fellowships.)

7-week Domestic Programs at ASU

(The 11-week program above without the study-abroad component)

  • 7 weeks on the ASU campus for 8 ASU credits (equals 2 semesters of regular classes)
  • Cost: ASU fees (est. $775 in 2012)
  • Fellowships and Scholarships available for most languages. (See http://cli.asu.edu/fellowships.)

8-week Overseas Programs in Kazan, Russia

  • Courses in: Third- & Fourth-Year Russian, Elementary or Intermediate Tatar
  • 8 weeks for 8 ASU credits (equals 2 semesters of regular classes)
  • Cost: ASU fees (est. $775 in 2012), study-abroad fees (to be determined; est. $4,500)
  • Fellowships and Scholarships available. (See http://cli.asu.edu/fellowships.)