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A QUICK LOOK
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COUNTRY: Costa Rica
CITY: San Jose
HOST Institution: Veritas University
TYPE OF PROGRAM: UNI
Exchange
SESSIONS: Semester
(Fall, Spring), Academic Year, or Summer
ELIGIBILITY: Sophomore
or above; 3.2 minimum GPA
FIELDS OF STUDY: Spanish, Liberal Arts, Basic Sciences, Social
Sciences, Engineering and Architecture, Art and Health (Medical) Sciences
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Spanish,
English
CREDITS: Undergraduate,
Graduate |
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INTRODUCTION
Veritas is a university that believes strongly in the development
of non lineal critical thinking and creativity. It desires to initiate and encourage conceptual innovation and its main
objective is the well being of the individual within a Latin American
context. Through constant investigation
and strong international ties, they strive to teach a universal understanding
and knowledge. Veritas is committed to constantly maintaining a sustainable and harmonious environment
through strong principles and interdisciplinary work that shows its commitment
to
Costa Rica
’s
reality within the global context.
SAN JOSE
San Jose, located in the center of Costa Rica, is the capital of Costa Rica with a population of about 300,000 people. San Jose makes up about 37% of the nation’s population therefore giving you numerous venues of entertainment from nightclubs, casinos and shopping malls to museums and restaurants. Costa Rica is an adventurer’s palace. Travel outside the city and you can go scuba diving, white water rafting, visit one of the many beautiful waterfalls or volcanoes or take an exhilarating forest canopy tour.
According to the Pacific Business News of Honolulu, Costa Rica was the number one adventure destination in 2003. One can understand why, when you have a pleasant climate year round and beautiful views of lush green mountainsides surrounding this bustling city.
VERITAS UNIVERSITY OF COSTA RICA
Veritas University was founded in 1975 as the first private university in Costa Rica. It has since grown to become one of the most highly recognized private universities in Latin America. It has approximately 2,500 students, 500 of which are international, and all have access to the university’s computer lab, library, cafeteria, campus bookstore, and tourist office.
Veritas also a number of extracurricular activities such as cooking and dancing lessons, intramural sports and excursions to the beaches, mountains, and volcanoes in and around the area.
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
The regular academic year is divided into three 12-week installments. The first term begins at the start of January and runs until the end of March, the second runs from the end of March to the end of June and the third runs from the end of September to the middle of December. Veritas offers a unique academic program in that one may take intensive language courses with little to no Spanish to proficiency as well as a myriad of English electives in areas such as International Business, Communication, Environmental Sciences, and the Fine Arts. Beyond this, Veritas offers some Spanish electives in culture and literature as well as courses in the Fine Arts that students take alongside Costa Ricans.
If you cannot break-away for 12-weeks, consider the summer Language Immersion program taught by the university. Students may choose to study at any level of Spanish from 4-weeks to up to 16-weeks. Classroom sizes are small and integrated.
Finally, Veritas offers a specialized summer course in Spanish for Health Professionals. If interested, contact the UNI Study Abroad Office for more information.
ACADEMIC SESSIONS
Four week sessions are held for intensive language courses, five week sessions are held for elective courses.
First term: January 05 – March 27, 2009
Second term: March 30 – June 26, 2009 (13 weeks due to Holy Week)
Third term: September 28 – December 18, 2009
CREDITS
All credit earned at the university may be applied toward your degree. Students will typically earn a total of 16 credit hours for their semester of study. Transcripts will be sent to the students' home university upon completion of the program. Credits earned on the program do not count against residency requirements for graduation.
ACCOMMODATION & MEALS
Veritas will aid the student in finding a host family giving them the opportunity to be immersed in the Costa Rican culture and language. The host family accommodation will include two meals on the weekdays and three meals on Saturdays and Sundays. They will also provide laundry services. The cost is about $400 per month.
FINANCIAL AID & SCHOLARSHIPS
Participants in this program may use their UNI financial aid to help pay for the program. Study Abroad Scholarships and a variety of external funding options are available to those who qualify. Check the Scholarship information on the Study Abroad website: http://www.uni.edu/studyabroad/funding/scholarships.htm. Do not hesitate to contact the UNI Study Abroad Office: yana.cornish@uni.edu if you have any questions.
ELIGIBILITY
This program is only available to UNI students. Applicants must be full-time students at the time of application, at least sophomore status during the session abroad, have departmental approval for participation, and an overall G.P.A. of 3.2.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
A complete set
of application materials will include one original and one copy of the
following:
DEADLINES
Fall and
Academic Year program deadline: March 1
Spring program
deadline: October 1
CONTACT INFORMATION
Inquires
regarding this program should be directed to:
Yana Cornish, Study Abroad Coordinator
Office of International Programs
28 Gilchrist hall, UNI
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0520
Tel: 319/ 273-7078
Fax: 319/ 273-2921
TALES FROM ABROAD
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