Study Abroad in Stellenbosch: Itinerary

Academic Year
July 10, 2010 - June 10, 2011

July-November Semester
July 10, 2010 - November 19, 2010
Saturday, July 10 Overnight flight from U.S. to London
Sunday, July 11 Transfer to hotel to rest and relax. Overnight flight from London to Cape Town.
Monday, July 12 Transfer from Cape Town to Stellenbosch
Wednesday, July 14 to Friday, July 16 Orientation
Monday, July 19 Classes begin
Friday, July 23 to Sunday, July 25 Optional 3-day visit to the Cederberg Mountains ($99)
Friday, September 3 to Monday, September 13 Mid-semester break and 6-day Garden Route tour
Friday, October 22 Classes end
Tuesday, October 26 to Wednesday, November 17 Exams
Friday, November 19 Return flight from Cape Town to U.S.
Please note that the flight route may require connections in the U.S., Europe or South Africa. Dates and routings are tentative and subject to change. The academic year is the reverse of that in the U.S. and Europe and runs January to November in South Africa.

January-June semester
January 16, 2011 - June 10, 2011
Sunday, January 16 Overnight flight from U.S. to Cape Town
Monday, January 17 Transfer from Cape Town to Stellenbosch
Wednesday, January 19 to Friday, January 21 Orientation
Monday, January 31 Classes begin
Friday, February 11 to Sunday, February 13 Optional 3-day visit to the Cederberg Mountains ($99)
Saturday, March 19 to Sunday, March 27 Mid-semester break and 6-day Garden Route tour
Friday, May 13 Classes end
Tuesday, May 17 to Tuesday, June 7 Exams
Friday, June 10 Return flight from Cape Town to U.S.

Please note that the flight route may require connections in the U.S., Europe or South Africa. Dates and routings are tentative and subject to change. The academic year is the reverse of that in the U.S. and Europe and runs January to November in South Africa.


Why not stay for a year?

Students enrolling for a full year (two semesters) at the same campus
receive an automatic fee reduction of $1,000 towards their second semester fee. If they so wish, they can use their original return flight at the end of the second semester and pay the "without airfare" second semester fee less $1,000. Alternatively, they can return home between semesters, book an additional round trip ticket through AIFS for the second semester and apply the $1,000 reduction to the "with airfare" second semester fee.

Students who wish to enroll for a full year at two different campuses will receive a minimum reduction of $1,000 on the second semester fee. Contact AIFS at 800.727.2437 to find out the exact fee reduction available for your chosen second campus. Full-year students are responsible for their own housing and meals during the break between fall and spring semesters.