Participants choose and complete a research project with the supervision of an academic advisor.
There is a month-long orientation, two months in the field, and a month of report preparation in San Jose. Participants live with Costa Rican families while in San Jose, and program staff help participants find housing while in the field. This autumn program in San Jose, Costa Rica, requires two years of college Spanish. The program combines regular course work at the National University of Costa Rica with life in a Costa Rican family and a series of excursions to points of cultural, historical, and ecological interest. This program is intended for students who wish to earn the language certificate in Spanish.