Buenos Aires-CIEE

• This is an IU Co-Sponsored Program
• Summer Program with Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) 
• This summer program fulfills the IUB general education World Languages & Cultures requirement (College BA majors are still required to fulfill four semesters of a language)

• 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
• Enrolled in classes at CIS center with other students from U.S. colleges and universities

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
    • Beginning Spanish Language II (4 cr) 
    • Beginning Spanish Language II Oral Communication and Culture (3 cr) 
    • Beginning Spanish Language II Reading and Writing Workshop (3 cr) 
  • Language Level: Intermediate Spanish I
    • Intermediate Spanish Language I (4 cr) 
    • Intermediate Spanish Language I Oral Communication and Culture (3 cr) 
    • Intermediate Spanish Language I Reading and Writing Workshop (3 cr) 
  • Language Level: Intermediate Spanish II
    • Intermediate Spanish Language II (4 cr) 
    • Intermediate Spanish Language II Oral Communication and Culture (3 cr)
    • Intermediate Spanish Language II Reading and Writing Workshop (3 cr) 
  • Language Level: Advanced Spanish I
    • Advanced Spanish Language I (4 cr) 
    • Advanced Spanish Language I Oral Communication and Culture (3 cr) 
    • Advanced Spanish Language I Reading and Writing Workshop (3 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 Education Abroad for clarification.

• Program Website
• Getting Started Handbook
• Diversity, Identity, and Accessibility Resources

• Standard Housing: Includes a single room at a homestay, a double room at a shared apartment, or a double room at a student residency located within a 55-minute commute from CIEE Buenos Aires.  
  • Homestays: Homestays give students the opportunity to immerse themselves in authentic, day-to-day Argentine life by living with socially active hosts who encourage student independence. Homestays feature kitchen access for food storage, a living room, Wi-Fi, weekly laundry, and a bathroom shared with the host. Host families provide two meals a day.  
  • Shared Apartments: Shared apartments are modest in size and feature a few amenities, Wi-Fi access, maintenance repair services, bed linens, towels, and a kitchen. Meals are not included in apartments.  
  • Student Residencies: The student residency is modern, offers Wi-Fi access, and a shared kitchen. No meals are included in this option.  

• Select Housing: Includes a private room in a student residency or at a shared apartment located 35 minutes from CIEE Buenos Aires. Select housing requires an additional fee.  

  • Shared Apartments: Shared apartments are modest in size and feature a few amenities, Wi-Fi access, maintenance repair services, bed linens, towels, and a kitchen. Meals are not included in apartments.  
  • Student Residencies: The student residency is modern, offers Wi-Fi access, and a shared kitchen. No meals are included in this option. 

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

Students must have a passport valid for six months beyond program's end date.

Students must be able to demonstrate flexibility, resilience, and self-reliance.

Complete eligibility criteria and selection criteria are outlined within the Academic Policies and Procedures of Education Abroad. 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 2024

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.