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Alicante, Spain (Outgoing Program)

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Minimum GPA: 3.0 Click here for a definition of this term Instruction Language: Spanish
Target language: Spanish Housing Options: Homestay
Maximum Credits Offered: 15
Program Description:

Alicante, Spain Semester Program

This program is currently not accepting applications. The software for study abroad is being updated. Applications will be accepted again starting January 15, 2023. If you have any questions, please contact the CWIL office at abroad@saintmarys.edu.

Alicante, the jewel of the Costa Blanca beaches stretched along the Mediterranean, is a harbor city that is both rich in history and pleasantly relaxed. The city’s long promenades and endless white beaches have long been guarded by the Castle of Santa Barbara on top of the Benacantil Mountain. The culture, architecture, language, and people have all been shaped by the traders and conquerors – Phoenicians, Greeks, Roman and Arabs – who left their imprint on this axis of trading routes over the centuries.

Students that opt for this course of study attend classes alongside other international students for whom Spanish is not their first language. Designed as a language-intensive program at the intermediate to advanced Spanish levels students will benefit from a rich language-focused curriculum, taught by professors at Universidad de Alicante (UA). CC-CS students in this program also benefit from a unique culture course taught by the Resident Director called Social & Cultural Realities of Spain. This course allows you to synthesize your immersion experience from understanding daily life in the home stay to the historic and sociological foundations of Spain's current social reality.

Cost and Financial Aid

Students pay the standard Saint Mary's College tuition rate and a $1600 study abroad fee. Room and board rates will be slightly higher than if you were studying on the SMC campus. Additionally, each program has a standard accommodation package. If accommodations are elected that are not included in the standard package, room and board rates will be adjusted accordingly.

All students who plan to study abroad are required to pay a $500 non-refundable deposit by April 30th (for Fall Semester) or November 30th (for Spring Semester). When abroad, the deposit will be applied to the student's overall study abroad balance.

Most Saint Mary's College financial aid can be applied to the semester or year in Alicante but not to a summer program. There are a few financial aid awards from Saint Mary's College that cannot be used while studying abroad, please check with the Office of Financial Aid about your specific aid eligibility.

Eligibility and Requirements

Saint Mary’s students wishing to study in Alicante must have completed two semesters of elementary Spanish with a minimum of a 3.0 (B) average in Spanish courses and have an overall GPA of 3.0.
 

For more information, contact:    

Rebecca Méndez
Assistant Director of International Programs
Center for Women's Intercultural Leadership
(574) 284-4740
rmendez@saintmarys.edu

Dates / Deadlines:

There are currently no active application cycles for this program.

This program is currently not accepting applications.