Admittance requirement GPA 3.0 or better. In collaboration with its partner, the Carl-von-Ossietzky-Universität Oldenburg (UO) in the historic city of Oldenburg in northwestern Germany, Oakland University brings students from Michigan to Germany, and vice versa, for terms of study between one semester and one academic year. This unique opportunity, which is a true exchange program in the German language, allows students of German to gain invaluable, hands-on cultural experience living in Germany while also giving them access to the world-class educational offerings at one of Germany’s newer and more cutting-edge institutions of higher learning.

In addition to learning German through dedicated language courses or Sprachkurse, into which they will be placed by UO’s expert staff, advanced students may also elect to take introductory courses offered in the UO Germanistik curriculum. Because all classes taken at the University of Oldenburg are considered to be taken “in residence” at Oakland University, students receive credit for coursework in Oldenburg through an especially clear and straightforward process coordinated by the Program Adviser.

Furthermore, as full-time students enrolled for a complete slate of course credits (12 or more), participants in the OU-UO Student Exchange Program are eligible for financial aid and scholarships to support their study, even while they are abroad.