Please review the following before applying.

Applicants should understand that this is an intensive language immersion program, covering a year’s worth of course material in 8 weeks. Much of your “free time” will be spent studying. There are required activities most days in the afternoons, evenings, and on weekends. In order to maintain a language immersion environment, students eat all meals together and live in the same residence hall. It is important that you make an honest evaluation of your ability to handle the unique stresses of this intensive immersion experience before attending. Each year there are a small number of students who are unprepared for the relative lack of freedom in their daily routine, the close proximity to the same group of people, or the requirement that they not communicate in English, and it causes them a great deal of frustration and stress.

If you have questions about any aspects of the program, please review the APTLII policies, check out our FAQ, or contact the APTLII Coordinator.

Overview of Fees

The total charges for APTLII 2012 will be $6,750 to cover tuition and housing as described below. This also includes the mandatory student activity fee which provides access to the gyms and city bus system. Textbook costs vary by class and are not included in that amount.

Tuition

Tuition for summer 2012 will be $4,500. After you have been admitted to APTLII and register for summer classes at UW-Madison, you will receive an electronic tuition bill from the Bursar's Office. Payment must be made directly to the Bursar, via check or electronic bank transfer (the Bursar does not accept credit cards). Please pay attention to the tuition payment deadline listed on your email bill - there is a $100 fee for late tuition payments. APTLII is not part of the CIC Traveling Scholars program.

Room & Board

The room & board fee for summer 2012 will be $2,250. After you have been admitted to the program, within 3 weeks you must make a non-refundable $250 deposit towards the room & board fee to hold your spot. The remainder of the room & board fee will be due in June. Payments can be made via credit card on our website, or by mailing a check to APTLII.

Refunds

Tuition refund policies are set by the University. Officially the program consists of two 4-week sessions.

Room & board refund policies are set by the Division of University Housing. These fees will not be refunded after the start of the summer program unless the student has proof of extreme extenuating circumstances.

Financial Aid

APTLII does not offer financial aid directly. Students should contact their home institution to see about the possibility of using loans or grants to support their summer language studies.

We encourage all students to consider applying for summer Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships for use at APTLII. This is a completely separate process from applying to APTLII, with its own deadlines and required forms.

Admission Process

Admission

Fill out the online application, including personal statement.
Send official copies of all transcripts to APTLII.
Arrange for 2 referees (including one language instructor) to send letters of recommendation directly to APTLII.
Pay the application fee (waived through January 2011, $25 beginning February 1, and $100 beginning April 15).
(Optional) Apply for financial aid and scholarships/fellowships at your home institution or apply for a FLAS fellowship for use at APTLII.
Within 3 weeks of receiving your admission letter, make a non-refundable $250 room & board deposit to APTLII confirming that you will attend.

Enrollment

Obtain a UW-Madison Identification Number by completing the Special Student web application for the Summer 2012 term. Admitted APTLII students will be approved automatically within 2 weeks. When you receive your ID number, send it to the APTLII office for permission to enroll in summer classes. (If you are already a UW-Madison student or were a special student at UW-Madison recently, send your ID number to the APTLII office and skip the next step.)
Using your ID number, activate your NetID and password. This will give you access to the University's online systems for enrollment, tuition & financial account, webmail, etc.
Follow the instructions you receive from APTLII to enroll in your summer classes online at MyUW. Verify your enrollment by viewing your class schedule. Enroll before arriving in Madison to make sure you avoid the late enrollment fee.

Payments

After you have enrolled for classes, the Bursar's Office will send you an email about your electronic tuition bill for $4,500. Your student financial account, along with payment instructions, can be accessed through MyUW in the Student Center. Pay attention to the tuition deadline to avoide a $100 late fee. If someone will be sponsoring you to attend APTLII (i.e., an external fellowship), contact us as soon as possible for information on setting up a third-party payment.
Separately, pay the remainder of your $2,250 room & board fee via credit card on the APTLII website, or pay by check at the APTLII office.