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Barnard College

Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year), and Advanced (3rd year and beyond)

Frequency: Fall and spring semester/Yearly

Distance/Online: No

Department/Program: Department of Asian & Middle Eastern Cultures – South Asia Track

URL: https://amec.barnard.edu/

Tuition/Fees: https://barnard.edu/bursar/tuition-and-fees

Additional Info: Course taught on Columbia University campus, but available to Barnard College students through university agreement. 

Columbia University

Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year), and Advanced (3rd year and beyond)

Frequency: Fall and spring semester/Yearly

Distance/Online: Yes, see additional info

Department/Program: Language Resource Center – Shared Course Initiative

URL: lrc.columbia.edu/sci

Tuition/Fees: http://sfs.columbia.edu/tuition

Additional Info: Course taught at Columbia University, but available to Cornell and Yale students through Shared Course Initiative.

Cornell University

Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year), and Advanced (3rd year and beyond)

Frequency: Fall and spring semester/Yearly

Distance/Online: Yes, see additional info

Department/Program: Department of Asian Studies

URL: http://asianstudies.cornell.edu/

Tuition/Fees: http://finaid.cornell.edu/cost-attend

Additional Info: Course taught at Columbia University, but available to Cornell students through Shared Course Initiative.

Harvard University

Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year), and Advanced (3rd year and beyond)

Frequency: Yearly

Distance/Online: No

Department/Program: Department of South Asian Studies

URL: https://sas.fas.harvard.edu/

Tuition/Fees: https://college.harvard.edu/financial-aid/how-aid-works/cost-attendance

Additional Info: 

Michigan State University

Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year)

Frequency: Fall and spring semester & summer course/Yearly 

Distance/Online: Yes

Department/Program: Department of Linguistics and Germanic, Slavic, Asian, and African Languages – Less Commonly Taught Languages Program

URL: http://linglang.msu.edu/additional-programs/less-common-taught-languages/

Tuition/Fees: https://admissions.msu.edu/cost-aid/tuition-fees/default.aspx

Additional Info: Offers online classes during fall, spring and summer terms. Only elementary courses are offered as an online option. For more information on Michigan State’s online language courses, see link: http://linglang.msu.edu/additional-programs/less-common-taught-languages/online-language-courses/

University of California - Berkeley

Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year)

Frequency: Fall and spring semester/Yearly

Distance/Online: No

Department/Program: Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies

URL: http://sseas.berkeley.edu/

Tuition/Fees: http://admissions.berkeley.edu/tuition

Additional Info: Only offers elementary level and readings in Tamil courses. Non-UC Berkeley students can take this course via Concurrent Enrollment:https://extension.berkeley.edu/static/studentservices/concurrent/

University of Chicago

Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year), and Advanced (3rd year and beyond)

Frequency: Yearly

Distance/Online: No

Department/Program: South Asian Languages and Civilizations

URL: http://salc.uchicago.edu/

Tuition/Fees: https://financialaid.uchicago.edu/current-students/costs

Additional Info: 

University of Pennsylvania

Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year), and Advanced (3rd year and beyond)

Frequency: Fall and spring semester/Yearly

Distance/Online: No

Department/Program: South Asia Studies Department

URL: https://www.southasia.upenn.edu

Tuition/Fees: http://www.sfs.upenn.edu/paying/cost-of-attendance.htm

Additional Info: Advanced level courses occasionally offered depending on demand. 

University of Texas - Austin

Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year), and Advanced (3rd year and beyond)

Frequency: Yearly

Distance/Online: No

Department/Program: Department of Asian Studies

URL: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/asianstudies/index.php

Tuition/Fees: https://tuition.utexas.edu/

Additional Info: 

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year)

Frequency: Summer institute/Yearly 

Distance/Online: Yes, available upon request and enrollment

Department/Program: South Asia Summer Language Institute

URL: http://sasli.wisc.edu/

Tuition/Fees: https://sasli.wisc.edu/tuition-and-fees/

Additional Info: Intensive summer institute. 

Yale University

Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year), and Advanced (3rd year and beyond)

Frequency: Fall and spring semester/Yearly

Distance/Online: Yes, see additional info

Department/Program: South Asian Studies Council

URL: http://southasia.macmillan.yale.edu/

Tuition/Fees: https://finaid.yale.edu/costs-affordability/costs

Additional Info: Course taught at Columbia University, but available to Yale students through Shared Course Initiative.