Spanish language classes are offered at all levels, from beginning through advanced. An average of 17 hours of classes and activities are scheduled each week. Classes average from five to eight students per class. While in Madrid, there will be four full-day excursions outside the capital to nearby cities and sites of interest such as Toledo, Segovia, Salamanca, La Granja, the Escorial, and the Valle de los Caidos. Students are housed in carefully selected Spanish households, usually two per family.
Housing is within walking distance or with easy access to rapid public transportation to classes.
The program fee provides three meals a day while in Madrid. All classes taken by exchange students are taught in English. Students can study either one semester or an academic year at Mid Sweden University. Studies are offered in humanities, social sciences, science and engineering, teacher training, nursing, and social care. APSU students pay Austin Peay tuition the semester they attend Mid Sweden University.