Admission will be based on academic accomplishments, statement of purpose, interviews, and letters of recommendation. The Center, which is located in the heart of Cuenca, is managed by both U.S. and Ecuadorian professors and is designed for language programs of this nature. Students will enroll in three Spanish courses and one Geography course. Students will earn 16 credits for successfully completing the program. All credit will be granted by Ohio University , and students will receive a letter grade for each course.
Classes meet three to five hours weekly.
Each course entails approximately 36 in-class hours, totaling about 144 hours for the program. Advanced students can select three or four courses from the following list. All of the courses should be available assuming a minimum of two students in each course. This course, however, meets the requirements of Spanish 435, Proseminar . The course requires considerable reading, a significant writing assignment, and a presentation.