Institution name

University of Maryland

Total number of international students

3600

Contact address for international enquiries

COLLEGE PARK 20742

Telephone

+1 301 405 0376

Venue / office name

College of Arts and Humanities, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

Address

Contact address for international enquiries

3215 Jimenez Hall
COLLEGE PARK
Maryland
20742

Venue description

The School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (SLLC) is the primary academic unit on the University of Maryland's College Park campus devoted to instruction and research in the world's languages, literatures, and cultures. Located in Jimenez Hall on the campus' main mall, the School is a unit within the College of Arts and Humanities (ARHU). Formed in 2001, it consists of the Departments of Asian, East European, and Middle-Eastern Languages and Cultures; French and Italian Languages and Literatures; Germanic Studies; and Spanish and Portuguese Languages and Literatures; and the Second Language Acquisition program. It also houses a number of research centers, the FOLA (Foreign Language Acquisition, individualized instruction) program, and Language Media Services. The School offers study abroad programs in Berlin, Nice, Alcala, Barcelona, Manheim, Tokyo, and elsewhere. Its Language House, a residential immersion facility for approximately 100 undergraduate students located in St. Mary's Hall, is one of the most successful living-learning programs on campus.

Telephone number

+1 301 405 4926

Is accommodation available at this venue?

Yes

Accommodation details

The University of Maryland provides good residential facilities to its students. There are about 8,245 beds in 36 residence halls and a 625-bed Leonardtown apartment community in the University. Most students live in double rooms and have one roommate. About 12 per cent of all beds are in triple or quad rooms, where students have two or three roommates. Single rooms (no roommate) are assigned solely to returning residence hall students through a seniority system. There is no access to single rooms for new-to-housing students, including for reasons of a medical condition or disability. New-to-housing students may request assignments in traditional "dormitory-style" residence halls (most without air conditioning) or in furnished, carpeted and air-conditioned apartments or suites. Housing demand from graduate students usually exceeds the supply of available beds, so students are requested to ask for housing early, preferably immediately upon receiving formal notice of their admission. All requests are initially placed on a waiting list. If space becomes available, graduate students are moved off the waiting list and assigned a room and roommate. Priority for residence hall housing is given to full-time undergraduate students. The Department of Dining Services offers plans to suit every appetite and every schedule. Classic plans accommodate those living in on-campus residence halls, optional plans cater to students living in nearby apartments and houses, and add-on plans meet the needs of students with large appetites or a desire for even greater convenience and flexibility. Only students who live in traditional and suite-style residence halls where no cooking is permitted are required to have dining plans.