Capital Normal University
College of International Education
No. 105 Xisanhuanbeilu, Beijing, China, 100037
Tel: (011)86-10-68902217 or (011)86-10-68902261
Fax: (011)86-10-68416837
Email: cie@mail.cnu.edu.cn
Website: http://www.ciecnu.cn

Capital Normal University is located in Beijing, the capital city situated in northeastern China (Map) http://www.chinatour.com/maps/beijingmap.gif. With a population of 12 million people, it is one of the largest cities in the world. The city is near the Great Wall, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, to which day trips are easily arranged. Other historic sites include the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace. The continental climate of the region offers hot summers and cold winters. As the host of the 2008 Olympics, Beijing is currently undergoing urban transformation.

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Through the exchange program, Allegheny students may study for fall or spring semester, or a year at CNU; CNU students spend a semester or a year at Allegheny. The fall semester begins in early September and usually ends mid-December. The spring semester usually begins in late February and exams will not be completed until the end of June. For current dates, see http://www.ciechina.com/english/cie_jieshao.asp?NewsID=17.

This program is designed primarily to solidify Allegheny students' competence in Chinese language and provide a semester-long opportunity to familiarize oneself with Chinese culture and society.

Students may earn 12 credits of language toward the Chinese (language) Minor (e.g., 120, 215 and 225). Students at the intermediate level (having taken Chinese 110 and 120 at Allegheny) will earn Chinese 215, 225 and 325. Students may also earn credit toward Chinese Studies Minor through the program.

A limited number of opportunities exist to take courses taught in English (e.g. Chinese History, Chinese culture). Students may also earn credit for Dance 106 Cultural Dance and Dance 111 T'ai Chi Chuan (the courses may require additional work upon return to Allegheny to finalize departmental credit; check with the Dance Department for more information). Students with the appropriate language proficiency may enroll in regular university courses with host university students.

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Students must have an overall 3.0 GPA and should have completed at least one semester of college level Chinese. The director of the Asian Studies Minor must recommend students by the Allegheny application deadline.

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Allegheny students are first approved to study off-campus before applying to their chosen program. Stop by Reis Hall for a copy of the approval guidelines, or access the guidelines on the web at http://www.allegheny.edu/accel/international/studies/guidelines.php. Deadlines to submit the approval packet are February 20 for the fall program and September 20 for the spring program. Approval packets will be reviewed immediately following the appropriate semester deadline.

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Students are housed in the Jasper Hotel, an international student dormitory, which provides a cafeteria, cafe, laundry facility, kitchen, gym, indoor swimming pool, business center, and mini-cinema. Students will be assigned to a double room (a limited number of singles are also available) equipped with a bathroom, TV, telephone, computer (with internet access), refrigerator (not guaranteed) and central air-conditioning. Field trips and activities, including visits to the Great Wall, the Beijing Opera and acrobatic performances, are available through CNU Foreign Students Center. Community service and internship experiences may also be arranged by the Foreign Students Center. Students are encouraged to participate in cultural and sports events, such as marathons and tree planting, organized through the city government.

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Students are charged Allegheny tuition and the $300.00 off-campus study fee. Allegheny aid, except work/study, is applied to program costs. Students pay their room and meal costs on-site in China. Additional costs include optional internet access in the dorm room insurance, study materials, international airfare and personal expenses (including passport, visa, local transportation).

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