For spring semester students only, an optional internship is offered after completion of the program in mid-May. Classes are held at the Colegio Mayor Isabel de Espa a, a student residence near the Complutense University of Madrid. Courses are available in such fields as art, history, government, environmental studies, economics, Spanish language and literature. The only required class is a half-unit course each semester in the Spanish language. All classes are taught in Spanish by faculty members of universities in Madrid.
Every student lives with a Spanish family in Madrid, one student to a family.
The homes are located throughout the city and vary in background and makeup. The program also includes field trips to many different parts of Spain. St. Lawrence students study at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, and live in Milner Hall, a coeducational residence. Many courses are offered on Caribbean culture and society, as well as on the African and Indian cultural traditions that inform Trinidad's complex and cosmopolitan society. Students must take five courses.