Study Abroad Programs Indiana University administers or cosponsors a variety of programs that permit students to live and study in a Spanish-speaking country as part of their normal degree programs. Students receive IU credit and grades for program participation and can apply most financial aid to program costs. These include an academic-year program in Madrid, Spain, and semester programs in Alicante, Madrid, and Seville, Spain, and in Santiago, Chile, and a spring semester program for business majors in Monterrey, Mexico. Graduate credit is available through the Salamanca program. Students majoring in any discipline are encouraged to study abroad.
All programs require applicants to have an overall B average.
Some programs require as little as one semester's previous study of Spanish, while others are appropriate for students in advanced Spanish courses. A chapter of the national Spanish honorary society, Sigma Delta Pi, was established in 1990. The Spanish program sponsors a Spanish Club, open to all interested students. Various events of cultural and academic interest are presented during the academic year. Introductory language sequence of courses designed for students with no prior training in Spanish.