As an American Junior Year student, you will:
- Be enrolled as a full-time student at one of Europe's finest universities,
- Live with German students, have the opportunity to take part in a community activity, and meet regularly with a language partner,
- Choose among the large selection of courses offered by the University of Heidelberg and by the AJY program,
- Be able to study and relax at the AJY study center in the heart of the historic city center on University Square,
- Be counseled by a full-time resident director and other staff members,
- Participate in an intensive grammar review and German studies seminar for the first month after your arrival,
- Take part in various excursions and study trips, i.e. along the Romantic Road, to Bavaria, to Berlin, or to eastern Germany,
- Receive an official transcript of your academic accomplishments, and
- Understand why one of the most popular German folk songs is entitled "Ich hab' mein Herz in Heidelberg verloren".