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General Description:
The spring-quarter Jerusalem program provides students in the College with an opportunity to study Middle Eastern Civilizations in one of the
world’s most fascinating cities. Jerusalem brings alive the ancient and modern expressions of the three major Western religious traditions—Judaism, Christianity and Islam— whose adherents have long struggled to coexist within the city’s rugged limestone walls. The three-course Civilizations sequence presents a historical survey of the sacred city and its topographies of monotheism. Classroom work is supplemented by weekly excursions to sites of historical interest both within Jerusalem and elsewhere in Israel. Participants also take a fourth course in “practical” Modern Hebrew or Arabic language at the appropriate level. The Jerusalem program is operated in cooperation with the Rothberg International School at the Hebrew University—Israel’s first and top-ranking university—and participants have access to the resources and activities on its Mount Scopus campus, where they live and study.
Accommodations:
Participants live in a dormitory on the Hebrew University’s Mount Scopus campus, a five-minute walk from university classrooms and a short cab ride from the city center, with its
myriad restaurants and shops. Students live in five-person suites with full kitchens, where they can prepare their own meals. A graduate program assistant
from Chicago and an Israeli university student also reside in the dorm and serve as program counselors.
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Credits:
A participant in the Jerusalem program receives three credits for the civilization sequence and one credit for the Hebrew or Arabic language course. The sequence meets the College’s civilization requirement. For a student who has already met the civilization requirement, these courses are usable as electives. Course titles, units of credit, and grades are placed on his or her Chicago transcript.
Registration and Tuition:
Students remain registered full-time in the College and pay regular College tuition, the Jerusalem program fee and the non-refundable study abroad administrative fee required of all participants in Chicago's programs abroad. For precise figures, see Study Abroad Program Fees..
Financial Aid:
Students retain their financial aid eligibility. However, two expenses—the study abroadadministrative fee and the round-trip airfare to Israel—are not underwritten by College Financial Aid. On the other hand, since a student cannot be expected to work part-time in Jerusalem, the self-help component of his or her financial aid package does not include a term-time employment factor.
Travel Warning:
The US State Department has issued a Travel Warning for Israel. Students who are admitted to the Jerusalem program will be asked to meet individually with a dean, at which time they will receive a Travel Warning and Consular
Information sheet to read, in addition to signing a travel waiver (also to be signed by a parent or guardian).
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The program is designed for undergraduates in good academic standing who are beyond their first year in the College. While the program stipulates no minimum grade-point average, an applicant’s transcript should demonstrate that they are a serious student who will make the most of this opportunity. Because the civilization sequence is taught in English, there is no language prerequisite, although students are encouraged to take Modern Hebrew or Modern Standard Arabic on campus before the program begins.
Because of the considerable demand for Chicago’s civilization programs abroad, no student may participate in more than one of these programs. Each application is examined on the basis of the student's scholastic record, personal statement and academic recommendation.
A student accepting an offer of admission is expected to secure his or her place with a non-refundable study abroad administrative fee.
Further Information:
Students wishing to discuss the Jerusalem program and the possibility of their participation in it are invited to contact Erika Mercer (Harper 216; 834-5424).
Statements contained on this site are subject to change without notice.
