Various programs are offered with the opportunity to gain college credit. Experience the thrill of living abroad while earning college credit in this beautiful tropical paradise. Fall and Spring semesters. The program is progressive and aimed at students who wish to make a contribution by working on behalf of women, children, the environment and the poor and oppressed in Central America. Students study at the University of Costa Rica and travel extensively to field study sites.
All students take Spanish language and stay with Costa Rican families.
Sixteen hours of college credit will be transferred on a University of Costa Rica transcript to the students home institution upon the successful completion of the program. You can take your elective courses in literature, sociology, teacher education, political science, business, economics, ecology, history, biology and anthropology just to mention a few. Homestays, small groups. Fall and Spring terms with full academic credit. The Spanish instruction is held at La Escuela de Idiomas in Desemparados and Internship sites are in San Jose.