Description

Join us this summer and live in a "Tropical Paradise" in Costa Rica! You will participate in a five week program that offers a varied selection of credit courses and excursions to places as Arenal Volcano, the Pacific Beaches of Quepos, and the chance to travel extensively throughout the country.

The core of the program is a five week stay in San Ramon. In keeping with the purpose of the UNO-Costa Rica program, courses taught are those enhanced by the setting in Costa RIca and Central America. A concerted effort will be made in all courses to reinforce the classroom instruction with the rich cultural, social, historical, and ecological surrounding.

Classes change from year to year, these are typical offerings in the program:

* Anthropology 2052 - Cultural Anthropology
* Anthropology 3305 - Indigenous Civilizations of Middle America
* English 2151 - Introduction to Non-Fiction Writing
* English 2398 - Special Studies in Literature and Language
* Geology 1001 - Physical Geology
* Geology 2096 or 4096 - Geology of Central America
* Spanish 1001 - Basic Spanish 1st semester
* Spanish 1002 - Basic Spanish 2nd semester
* Spanish 2001 - Basic Spanish 3rd semester
* Spanish 2002 - Basic Spanish 4th semester
* Spanish 3031 - Spanish Conversation
* Spanish 3041 - Advanced Spanish Composition
* Spanish 3055 - Spanish Literary Genres
* Earth Science

Highlights

Field Trips and Travel:
An integral part of the UNO-Costa Rica program will be a number of official academic field trips that will be organized for each class by the professors and the staff. You will also have two full weekend excursions included in the program. Each year we explore beautiful locations around the country of Costa Rica such as the rainforest, the active volcanoes or the Pacific beaches. Students who have an interest in expanding their travel experience in Costa Rica will have plenty of free time to explore the country.

Degree Level

Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)

Subject Areas

Cost in US$:

inquire for more information

Program Fees Include:

- Tuition (up to 6 credit hours)
- University fees
- Housing with local family for 5 weeks
- Three meals per day with host families
- All class-required academic day field trips
- Two full weekend field trips
- Welcome party and reception
- On-site director and staff
- Comprehensive Medical Insurance

Experience Required

no

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Scholarships are Available

Scholarships available for University of New Orleans students. Non-UNO students are encouraged to contact us for all other scholarships.

Application Process Involves

• Transcript
• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Typically The Application Process Time is

1 week

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network

University of New Orleans's Mission Statement

To assist the University in its continuing efforts to internationalize its campus and curriculum and to contribute to global understanding by developing and supporting opportunities of the highest quality worldwide for students, faculty and staff as well as the general public. Our division provides a variety of international academic programs. We offer summer study abroad programs for college students and adults; semester and year exchange programs with a variety of universities around the world; and IELP, an intensive non-credit program for non-native speakers of English. The Division is also closely affiliated with other campus and local organizations dedicated to fostering international education and experience in the Greater New Orleans area.

Year Founded

1958