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Brigham Young University
Levels: Beginning (1st year) and Intermediate (2nd year) are offered on a two year rotation, Advanced (3rd year and beyond) every year
Frequency: Fall and winter semester/Yearly
Distance/Online: No
Department/Program: Center for Language Studies
URL: https://cls.byu.edu/
Tuition/Fees: https://finserve.byu.edu/content/tuition-and-general-fees
Additional Info: Academic certification with ACTFL OPI. See certificate.byu.edu for more information.
College of Southern Nevada
Levels: Elementary (1st year)
Frequency: Yearly
Distance/Online: No
Department/Program: World Languages Program
URL: https://www.csn.edu/programs/world-languages
Tuition/Fees: https://www.csn.edu/tuition-fees
Additional Info:
Converse International School of Languages
Levels:
Frequency:
Distance/Online: No
Department/Program: Foreign Languages
URL: https://cisl.edu/english-courses-california/english-programs-california/foreign-languages
Tuition/Fees: https://cisl.edu/admissions/date-price-sheet
Additional Info:
Cornell University
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 Studies
URL: http://asianstudies.cornell.edu/
Tuition/Fees: http://finaid.cornell.edu/cost-attend
Additional Info:
Five College Consortium
Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year), and Advanced (3rd year and beyond)
Frequency: Independent study/offered by request
Distance/Online: No
Department/Program: Five College Center for World Languages
URL: https://www.fivecolleges.edu/fclang
Tuition/Fees: See institution’s tuition (Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, University of Massachusetts – Amherst)
Additional Info: Consortium offers independent language study through five colleges (Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, University of Massachusetts – Amherst)
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:
Indiana University
Levels: Elementary (1st year)
Frequency: Fall and spring semester/Yearly
Distance/Online: Yes
Department/Program: Southeast Asian and ASEAN Studies
Tuition/Fees: https://admissions.indiana.edu/cost-financial-aid/index.html
Additional Info: Courses only taught online.
Johns Hopkins University
Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year), and Advanced (3rd year and beyond)
Frequency: Fall and spring semester/Yearly
Distance/Online: No
Department/Program: School of Advanced International Studies (Washington DC) – Southeast Asian Languages Program
URL: https://www.sais-jhu.edu/
Tuition/Fees: https://www.jhu.edu/admissions/tuition/
Additional Info: Only at Washington DC campus.
Lee University
Levels: Elementary (1st year)
Frequency: Every Fall Semester and Spring Semester
Distance/Online: No
Department/Program: Department of Language and Literature
URL: http://catalog.leeuniversity.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=8&poid=2197
Tuition/Fees: http://www.leeuniversity.edu/student-financial/expenses.aspx
Additional Info:
Michigan State University
Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year)
Frequency: Fall and spring semester/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: Online course available for elementary learners during the fall and spring semesters. For more information on online language courses, see link: http://linglang.msu.edu/additional-programs/less-common-taught-languages/online-language-courses/
Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year), and Advanced (3rd year and beyond)
Frequency: Tailored course/available upon request
Distance/Online: Yes, see additional info
Department/Program: Executive and Custom Language Services
URL: http://www.miis.edu/academics/language/programs
Tuition/Fees: Available as customized classes. A 60 hour class:
*$8,100 for one-to-one instruction *$10,200 with two students ($5,100 per student) *$11,700 for three students ($3,900 per student) *$12,000 for four students ($3000 per student)
Additional Info: Classes are customized. Can be in-person or made as a distance course.
Northern Illinois University
Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year), and Advanced (3rd year and beyond)
Frequency: Yearly
Distance/Online: No
Department/Program: Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
URL: http://www.niu.edu/forlangs/
Tuition/Fees: https://www.niu.edu/bursar/tuition/
Additional Info:
Ohio University
Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year), and Advanced (3rd year and beyond)
Frequency: Yearly
Distance/Online: No
Department/Program:Asian Studies, Center for International Studies
URL: https://www.ohio.edu/global/cis/asian/
Tuition/Fees: https://www.ohio.edu/admissions/tuition/
Additional Info: Since Spring 2018, Thai for Business and Travel has been offered for 1 credit hour for those who plan to do study abroad, or do internships, or volunteer work in Thailand.
Stanford University
Levels: Elementary (1st year)
Frequency: Yearly
Distance/Online: No
Department/Program: Special Language Program
URL: https://slp.stanford.edu/
Tuition/Fees: https://registrar.stanford.edu/students/tuition-and-fees
Additional Info:
University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa
Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year)
Frequency: Yearly
Distance/Online: No
Department/Program: Department of Modern Languages and Classics
URL: https://mlc.ua.edu/
Tuition/Fees: https://financialaid.ua.edu/cost/
Additional Info:
University of Arizona
Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year), and Advanced (3rd year and beyond)
Frequency: Fall and spring semester/Yearly
Distance/Online: Yes
Department/Program: Critical Languages Program
Tuition/Fees: http://bursar.arizona.edu/students/fees
Additional Info: Elementary, intermediate, and advanced classes are taught as an online/distance course.
University of California - Berkeley
Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year)
Frequency: Fall and spring semester/Yearly
Distance/Online: Yes, see additional info
Department/Program: Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies
URL: http://sseas.berkeley.edu/
Tuition/Fees: http://admissions.berkeley.edu/tuition
Additional Info: Intermediate taught as a distance learning course. This course is taught at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, but available to UC-Berkeley students as part of a university exchange agreement.
University of California - Los Angeles
Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year), and Advanced (3rd year and beyond)
Frequency: Yearly
Distance/Online: No
Department/Program: Asian Languages and Cultures
Tuition/Fees: http://www.admission.ucla.edu/Prospect/budget.htm
Additional Info:
University of Colorado Boulder
Levels: Beginning
Frequency: Yearly/Every semester
Distance/Online: No
Department/Program: Asian Languages and Civilizations
URL:
Tuition/Fees:
Additional Info: Non-credit DILS (directed independent language study) course
University of Hawaii - Manoa
Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year), and Advanced (3rd year and beyond)
Frequency: Year 1 and 2 is offered every Fall and Spring. Year 3 and 4 are offered on demand.
Distance/Online: Yes
Department/Program: Thai Language Program
Tuition/Fees: http://www.catalog.hawaii.edu/tuitionfees/regtuition.htm
Additional Info: In-state tuition charged for students who join the class as a distance learner. Distance courses available during the fall and spring semesters.
University of Massachusetts
Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year), and Advanced (3rd year and beyond)
Frequency:Yearly/every semester, on demand
Distance/Online: No
Department/Program: Five College Center for the Study of World Languages
URL: https://www.fivecolleges.edu/fclang
Tuition/Fees: Regular Tuition
Additional Info: N/A
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year), and Advanced (3rd year and beyond)
Frequency: Fall and winter semester/Yearly
Distance/Online: No
Department/Program: Department of Asian Languages and Culture
URL: https://www.ii.umich.edu/cseas
Tuition/Fees: http://ro.umich.edu/tuition/
Additional Info:
University of Oregon
Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year), and Advanced (3rd year and beyond)
Frequency: Fall, winter, and spring terms/Yearly
Distance/Online: No
Department/Program: Yamada Language Center
URL: https://languages.uoregon.edu/
Tuition/Fees: https://financialaid.uoregon.edu/cost_of_attendance
Additional Info: Self-study program.
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: Penn Language Center
URL: https://plc.sas.upenn.edu/
Tuition/Fees: http://www.sfs.upenn.edu/paying/cost-of-attendance.htm
Additional Info:
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Levels: Elementary (1st year), Intermediate (2nd year), and Advanced (3rd year and beyond)
Frequency: Fall and spring semester & summer institute/Yearly
Distance/Online: Yes, available upon request
Department/Program: Department of Asian Languages & Cultures, Southeast Asian Studies Summer Language Institute
URL: https://alc.wisc.edu/languages/thai
Tuition/Fees: https://registrar.wisc.edu/tuition/
https://seassi.wisc.edu/tuition-scholarship/
Additional Info: Elementary, intermediate, and advanced levels available during the academic year and during the intensive summer institute. Distance learning options available during the summer and academic year. UC-Berkeley students may take intermediate Thai during the academic year as part of a university exchange agreement.