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Location: Enrollment: Required GPA: Spanish requirement: Terms of study:
Application deadlines: University web site:
Program advisor:
Click here to download the Heredia Intermediate program materials in pdf format
What the Heredia Intermediate program has to offer
- An intermediate Spanish language program perfect for students with two to three semesters of university-level Spanish
- Located in Heredia, a beautiful small town with a laid-back atmosphere in Costa Rica’s central region
- Quick and easy access to the capital city of San José
- Combination of intermediate Spanish courses and integrated university courses at the Universidad Nacional (UNA)
- Volunteer opportunities that are included as part of the mandatory intermediate Spanish course
- Program excursions and activities that focus on environmental conservation, sustainable tourism and community development
Housing
- Three meals per day and laundry service included in the program fee
- IFSA-Butler arranges housing with a carefully selected host family
Academics
- Choose up to three specially designed program courses: Intermediate Spanish (mandatory), Hispanic American Literature and Social History of Costa Rica
- Program courses are taught by university faculty exclusively for IFSA-Butler students
- Students also directly enroll in one or two courses in UNA’s General Studies department or Art school and take classes alongside Costa Rican and international students
- All coursework is in Spanish
Top departments
- Art history
- Film studies
- Environmental studies
- Sociology
- Costa Rican studies
- Latin American studies
- Fine art
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