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 open to any applicant over 18, including undergraduate, graduate, and non-degree students. Non-ASU students and non-students are welcome.
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 opportunities overseas where possible
- Cost of Arizona study: $850 plus room, board, travel, application fees, and incidentals
- Cost of overseas study: varies by country. See individual study abroad pages for details.
- Fellowships and Scholarships available (See http://cli.asu.edu/fellowships.)
7-week Domestic Programs at ASU
(The 7-week program is the same as 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: $850 plus room, board, travel, application fees, and incidentals
- Fellowships and Scholarships available. (See http://cli.asu.edu/fellowships.)
8-week Overseas Programs for Russian and Tatar
- Courses in Kazan, Russia: Third- & Fourth-Year Russian, Elementary or Intermediate Tatar
- 8 weeks for 8 ASU credits (equals 2 semesters of regular classes)
- Cost: Estimated at $5,300 for 2013 (Subject to change. See the 8-week Russian page for details and cost breakdown.)
- Fellowships and Scholarships available. (See http://cli.asu.edu/fellowships.)








