• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Summer Program with Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) at the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), the most prestigious teaching program in the social sciences in Latin America
• Typical enrollment: 9-12 students from U.S. colleges and universities

• Summer Intensive Spanish Language* track
• Courses taught in Spanish with opportunities for cultural or language immersion
• Formal instruction and experiential and cultural activities in small groups

Course Load

• 10 IU credits (Students take three (3) Spanish language classes at the level indicated by their results on a placement exam taken in Buenos Aires.)
• Course Selection (based on results of placement exam):
  • Language Level: Beginning Spanish II
    • Intensive Beginning Spanish II (3 cr)
    • Oral Communication and Culture II (3 cr)
    • Beginning Spanish Reading and Writing in Context Workshop (4 cr)
  • Language Level: Beginning Spanish III
    
    • Intensive Beginning Spanish II (3 cr)
    • Oral Communication and Culture II (3 cr)
    • Beginning Spanish Reading and Writing in Context Workshop (4 cr)
  • Language Level: Intermediate Spanish I
    • Intensive Intermediate Spanish I (3 cr)
    • Oral Communication: Argentine Identity, Tradition and Culture (3 cr)
    • Intensive Spanish Reading and Writing in Context Workshop (4 cr)
  • Language Level: Intermediate Spanish II
    • Intensive Intermediate Spanish II (3 cr)
    • Oral Communication: Argentine Identity, Tradition and Culture II (3 cr)
    • Intensive Spanish Reading and Writing in Context Workshop (4 cr)
  • Language Level: Intermediate Spanish III
    • Intensive Intermediate Spanish III (3 cr)
    • Oral Communication: Argentine Identity, Tradition and Culture III (3 cr)
    • Intensive Spanish Reading and Writing in Context Workshop (4 cr)
  • Language Level: Advanced Spanish I
    • Intensive Advanced Spanish I (3 cr)
    • Oral Communication: Argentine Identity, Tradition and Culture IV (3 cr)
    • Advanced Spanish Reading and Writing in Context Workshop (4 cr)

Course Equivalencies: Please see the Buenos Aires-CIEE course equivalency list for program enrollment requirements and a list of IU course equivalencies that students have received in the past.

*Note: IU selectively co-sponsors CIEE program offerings, including the one described on this page, but not all CIEE tracks/offerings. Please contact Overseas Study for clarification.

• Program Website
• Getting Started Handbook

• Argentinian homes

You may apply if you:

• are an undergraduate student at any Indiana University campus who is making normal academic progress
• are in at least your third full-time semester of college
• have taken or are enrolled in second semester college-level Spanish with a B average
• have approximately a 2.75 cumulative GPA

Complete eligibility criteria and selection criteria are outlined within the Academic Policies and Procedures of the Office of Overseas Study. Selection is based on maturity, seriousness of purpose, and appropriateness of match between program and applicant. Students on disciplinary probation during program period are ineligible.

Summer 2019

• IU portion of fee: $228.00
• CIEE portion of fee*: $7,837.50 (includes academic fees, housing, most meals, orientation, field trips and insurance)
• Meals: $525
• International Airfare:  CIEE estimates $1,300 for East Coast departure
• See IU Fee Sheet for additional cost and payment details.

*Special discounted CIEE fee for IU students. Based on published CIEE materials.  Indiana University cannot guarantee the prices charged by CIEE and is not responsible for any price increase or change.Program qualifies for need-based CIEE Overseas Study Program Specific Scholarships. Applications should be submitted to Overseas Study at the time of program application.

Airfare, personal expenses and vacation travel additional. Initial prepayment of $500 due March 8, 2019. 

Financial Aid and Scholarships:

• IU scholarships, grants and loans applicable to program costs with some exceptions. Please carefully check these exceptions before you commit to a program.
• CIEE scholarships and grants available.

Please see our financial aid page for general information and links to additional scholarship opportunities.