Cursos para Extranjeros courses are offered to all U.S. students studying under the auspices of the Committee for Cursos para Extranjeros. All courses are taught in Spanish and are considered junior or senior level. Students may also enroll in an independent study project under the supervision of a home faculty member. All courses meet two times a week for 90 minutes or three times per week for 45 minutes. Classes are held Monday through Friday.
Instruction is usually in lecture style.
On examinations, instructors expect to find evidence that the student has gone on to further develop the theme that was not fully exhausted in class. Council Seville is structured so that term papers in Spanish can also serve as materials for composition skills. Staff is available to help individuals put their papers into proper Spanish, further developing student's language skills. Extranjeros courses offered during the fall semester end before Christmas. However, exams for the fall semester of the Universidad de Sevilla degree courses take place in mid- to late January.