"Summer - December/January - Year
Semester - Trimester - One-Month Programs"

Costs from just $1685

Students will be studying at the Universidad de Costa Rica, which presently has over 35,000 students enrolled from all over the world, studying innumerable fields. Students can take graduate or undergraduate courses. The UCR is considered the most prestigious university in Central America. The main campus, Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, is located in San Pedro de Montes de Oca, one of the best neighborhoods of San Jose, on the east side of San Jose. The University of Costa Rica offers graduate and undergraduate degrees in all fields, divided into five main areas: Fine and Liberal Arts, General Sciences, Social Sciences, Engineering, and Health. 

4 WEEK INTENSIVE COURSES

Winter: Dec. 16 - Jan. 11---- Summer I: May 21- June 21 ---- Summer II: Jun 26 - Jul. 27----
One month program: ---- Fall Semester: Sept. 29 - Dec. 19, 2007 ---- Winter Semester:Jan 07 - April 04, 2008 ---- Summer Semester: April 07 - June 26, 2008

The MLSA/Summer program at the Universidad de Costa Rica was established by special decree of the president of the university, 15 years ago. 

It is a program designed for undergraduate, graduate students, and teachers interested in taking courses toward BA. MA. Ph.D. degrees.

It provides an excellent academic and educational program. It offers courses for all levels of Spanish language: beginning, intermediate, advanced; composition, conversation, culture, civilization, linguistics, methodology in how to teach Spanish; and many courses in literature (theater, novel, poetry). Classes are with small student instructor ratio. A major in Spanish is NOT REQUIRED. All courses are taught in Spanish by full time faculty members of the Universidad de Costa Rica. Participants earn 6 credits (semester hours) toward their undergraduate or graduate degrees; with special permission there are some independent courses available to earn up to 9 credits.

GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE COURSES: All levels of language, in conversation, composition, culture, linguistics, methodology in how to teach Spanish; many courses in literature.