• This is an IU-Administered Summer Program
• Classes conducted at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Madre y Maestra
• Local arrangements facilitated by CIEE
• Instruction provided by IU Department of Spanish & Portuguese faculty members, including Erik Willis
• 3-day excursion to Bayahibe
• 18-24 IUB students

• Class meetings daily, guest lectures, field trips, experiential learning
• 6 IU credits
  
  • 3 IUB credits in HISP-S 317: Spanish Conversation & Diction
  • 3 IUB credits in HISP-S 324/S 495: Introduction to Hispanic Cultures, see syllabus

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

• Housing and all meals with Spanish-speaking Dominican families

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 second full-time semester of college
• have taken or are enrolled in fifth semester college-level Spanish with a B average
• have approximately a 3.0 cumulative GPA

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 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 2020

Financial Aid and Scholarships:

• Most IU scholarships, grants and loans applicable to program costs.
• Overseas Study Scholarships, including Minority Scholarships and Scholarships for Students from IU campuses other than Bloomington.

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