Yes, you can use your financial aid on this program. Please have your Financial Aid office fax us a "Consortium Agreement" to complete and sign. CSA Fax # 253-850-0454. CSA does not offer any scholarships or financial aid, we can only assist you in using your home school's financial aid on this program.
A faxed copy is acceptable: CSA Fax # 253-850-0454.
The earlier the better, since it takes time to process. Overall, CSA does not offer any financial aid, we can only assist you in obtaining and using your aid from your home school on these programs.
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Activities
Extracurricular activities include:
* Free tropical dance lessons weekly.
* Nearby fitness center.
* Soccer team tournaments.
* Conversation Partner program with Costa Rican students.
* Typical Latin American food cooking lessons.
* Museums, Artisans Market, and other excursions.
* Weekend trips to beaches and mountain areas (not included in fee), such as the National Park
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Housing
Students stay with local host families, or in nearby apartments. The host families are carefully selected and are located within walking distance.
Private room is provided as well as two(2) meals daily. Bed linens are provided, and laundry service is also included weekly. Families are from the middle class and have hosted foreign students previously. CSA will provide you with your family-housing confirmation prior to arriving. Family costs: $600 per month (includes meals).
Other meals are also available in the campus cafeteria ($3-$5). Private apartments cost approx. $400 per month and arranged there upon your arrival. CSA can only confirm housing with a host family on this program. Students can arrange their own housing if preferred.
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Dates and Fees
Intensive Spanish Courses - Monthly
4 hrs per day / 80 hrs per month
Jan - Dec
2008 Dates
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Jan 7th - Feb 1st
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Feb 4th - Feb 29th
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Mar 3rd - Apr 4th
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April 7th - May 2nd
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May 5th - May 30th
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June 2nd - June 27th
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July 7th - Aug 1st
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Aug 4th - Aug 29th
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Sept 1st - Sept 26th
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Sept 29th - Oct 24th
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Oct 27th - Nov 21st
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Nov 24th - Dec 19th
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*2009: Jan 5th - Jan 30th / Feb 2nd - Feb 27th
Quarter Terms (12 weeks)
Spanish and Elective Courses
4 hrs per day / 80 hrs per month
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Winter Quarter 2008: January 7th - April 4th, 2008 (13 weeks due to Holy Week)
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Spring Quarter 2008: April 7th - June 27th, 2008
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Fall Quarter 2008: September 29th - December 19th, 2008
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Summer 2008
Intensive Spanish
4 hrs per day / 80 hrs per month
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Summer 1: June 2nd - 27th, 2008
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Summer 2: July 7th - August 1st, 2008
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Summer 3: July 7th - August 8th, 2008
*5 weeks: Spanish + Elective
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Summer 4: August 4th - August 29th, 2008
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Summer 5: September 1st - September 26th, 2008
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*Similar dates in 2009
Fees
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4 weeks |
80 hrs (Spanish Language)
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$1995 |
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5 weeks (summer) |
100 hrs (Spanish Language + Electives)
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$2695 |
| 8 weeks |
160 hrs (Spanish Language)
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$2995
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12 weeks |
240 hrs (Spanish Language only) |
$3995 |
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12weeks (Quarter Term) |
240 hrs (Spanish Language + Elective).
(Electives taught in English and Spanish) |
$4595 |
Fee Includes :full tuition and elective, registration, orientation, housing confirmation with a family,airport pick-up service, transcript (certificate).
Books are not included ($30 - 50).
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Holidays
Easter Break (Holy Week): Mar 17th - Mar 23rd, 2008
Summer Break: June 30th - July 4th, 2008
Christmas / New Years: Dec 20th, 2008 - Jan 4th, 2009
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Requirements
Programs are open to all adults. High school students, college students teachers, working adults, professionals, and retired persons are all encouraged to apply. Minimum age is 18. 17 years of age may apply with parental consent.
Entry
Valid Passport is required. Tourist card issued upon arrival at the airport. U.S. citizens must have onward/return ticket. For stays longer than 90 days, you must apply for an extension within the first week of visiting. For stays longer than 90 days, visitors must have an AIDS test performed in Costa Rica.
Arrival
Plan on arriving on 1-2 days prior to starting date (on weekend). Airport-pick up service is available. You may arrive a few days earlier if desired, but it will cost $20 per day if staying with a host family. Please inform CSA your flight arrival information, so the host family can meet you upon arrival at the airport.
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Country Information
Currency: Colon-CRC
Electricity: 110V AC, 60 Hz
Int'l dialing code: 506
Departure Tax: Yes
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Registration and Information
Register
online.
$50 deposit required. Please review the "How To Register" section on the CSA website. Payments can be made by money order, cashiers check, or personal check. We will e-mail you a "Confirmation Notice" with additional information shortly after receiving your online registration form. Thank you.
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OTHER PROGRAMS IN COSTA RICA
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SAN JOSE
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The University of Veritas is a fully accredited university by the Ministry of Education in Costa Rica. The program offers a total "immersion" concept and stresses academic excellence as well as enabling students to enjoy all that Costa Rica has to offer. Founded in 1975, the university was first a private school, but is now an independent institution of higher education with over 1500 students.
San José is the capital of Costa Rica and its San José Province is located on the central plateau of the country. Situated at an altitude of about 1170 m (about 3840 ft), it is the nation's largest city and a commercial, manufacturing, transportation, and cultural center for the surrounding agricultural region, in which coffee, sugarcane, and livestock are raised. Government activities and tourism are also important to the city's economic base. San José, which contains a mix of colonial Spanish-style structures and modern architecture, is the site of the University of Costa Rica (1843), which includes the Tropical Studies Organization and the Latin American Demographic Center; the National Library; and the National Archives.
Students who are enrolled in the 12 week-Quarterly sessions, complement their language courses with one(1) introductory course taught in English, such as Arts and Humanities, History of Latin American Architecture, Costa Rican Cultural Issues, and Photography. Again, these extra courses are taught in English and are included in the program fee. Thus, students take 3 Spanish courses and 1 Elective course. Elective course list available upon arrival check-in.