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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

URL: http://seas.indiana.edu/

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

URL: http://clp.arizona.edu/

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

URL: http://www.alc.ucla.edu/

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

URL: http://hawaii.edu/thai/

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

            http://seassi.wisc.edu/

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.