The group goes on excursions on Fridays. To date, they have been to St. Petersburg on a 4-day trip and to the Bolshoi Ballet. On June 12 they were planning to observe Russian Independence Day festivities. Some students find it difficult to study abroad during their junior and senior years. However, many semester-long and summer SUNY study abroad programs that place students in courses designed for visiting students will admit sophomores, especially those which provide instruction provided in English.
Courses fulfill upper level requirements of the Spanish major.
Courses fulfill requirements in the Russian major. Courses fulfill upper level requirements of the Spanish major or other majors, depending upon the subjects studied. You've been taking Spanish for years, and now you are thinking about studying abroad. To be accepted into a program where you can take classes along with the students of a Spanish-speaking country, you will need to develop your reading and writing skills. You do this by taking intermediate and advanced level courses here at Albany first, including an introduction to literature such as SPN 223 or a Latin American Studies lecture course taught in Spanish such as LCS 302.