CultureViipps is a very intensive international preparation program designed to help new international students successfully study at an American university at the graduate level. To enter CultureViipps, students must have a TOEFL of at least 540, and have been accepted to an American graduate school. To participate in Technoviipps, students must have a TOEFL of at least 520, and for BusinessViipps, 550. All Viipps courses are weblinked, and some of the resources for the summer 1998 CultureViipps will include the following:
The White House
The United States Senate
The US House of Representatives
The Supreme Court
PBS, Public Broadcasting System
CBS
NBC
ABC
CNN
National Public Radio
KFI Radio, Los Angeles
WGN Radio, Chicago
WOR Radio, New York
USA Today
New York Times
Washington Post
Christian Science Monitor
Los Angeles Times
Chicago Tribune
Time Magazine
People Magazine
US News and World Report
Reader's Digest
Smithsonian Magazine
American Heritage
Salon
Slate
Amtrak
Greyhound Bus
Route 66
American Baseball League
National Baseball League
Baseball Hall of Fame
National Basketball Association
National Football League
Universal Studios Hollywood
Disneyland
Busch Gardens
Graceland
Grand Ole Opry
Knott's Berry Farm
Epcot Center
The Empire State Building
The Sears Tower
Mount Rushmore
Golden Gate Bridge
Lincoln Memorial
Mayflower
Ellis Island
Army
Navy
Airforce
Marines
Coast Guard
The National Guard
Arlington National Cemetary
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Board of Trade
Federal Reserve Bank
SEC
The U.S. Mint
The U.S. Treasury
AFL-CIO
United Auto Workers
United Farm Workers
Teamsters
Air Line Pilots Association
Grand Canyon
Yellowstone Park
Yosemite
Death Valley California
The Florida Everglades
National Park Service
The Oscars
Cinema Sites
Emmy Awards
MGM Studios
Paramount Pictures
E! Entertainment Online Fox Mr Showbiz Premiere Magazine Roger Ebert on Movies Entertainment Weekly TV and Movie Scripts
FBI
Ten Most Wanted
Alcatraz
Court TV Online
US Department of Justice
National Crime Prevention Council
D.A.R.E.
American Prisons
FBI Famous Cases
NASA
Smithsonian Institution
Kennedy Space Center
Museum of Science and Industry
Time Man of the Year
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Hillary Clinton
Martin Luther King
Library of Congress
Harvard
University of Illinois
New York Times Books
Bartleby Archive
CIA
The Secret Service
New Year's Rose Parade and Rose Bowl
Martin Luther King Day
Valentine's Day
Easter
Mother's Day
Father's Day
Fourth of July
Halloween
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
College and University Homepages
William Strunk, The Elements of Style
Grammy Awards
Kid's Games
Hallmark Cards
Mayo Clinic
MADD (Mothers against Drunk Driving)
Rube Goldberg
Chicago
The Gideons
The American 1950's
Clichés
The Salvation Army
Steak n Shake
United States Historical Documents
Social Security
The British Monarchy
The London Stock Exchange
Britannia
The Times
The Guardian
The Financial Times
Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
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