Program Dates:
Spring 2025:
13 Weeks: February 1st, 2025 - May 3rd, 2025
17 Weeks: January 4th, 2025 - April 30th, 2025
Fall 2024:
12 Weeks: September 21st, 2024 - December 13th, 2024
16 Weeks: August 24th, 2024 - December 13th, 2024
Program Structure:
Semester Programs:
12 Week/12 to 16 Credits Program: All Spanish courses are offered in a 4 week module and electives are offered in an intensive 12 week schedule -electives are subject to enrollment.
12 Week Session Information:
Spanish courses are taught in the morning and each level takes 4 weeks.
Elective courses are taught in the afternoon for 12 weeks.
Students will take four courses total per semester, including Spanish and elective courses.
Options include:
3 SPN / 1 Elec (ie, 101 Spanish in September/October, 102 Spanish in October/November, 201 Spanish in November/December and Tropical Ecology)
2 SPN / 2 Elec (ie, 101 in September/October, 102 in October/November + Tropical Ecology and Classical Philosophy. No Spanish in November/December)
1 SPN / 3 Elec (ie, 101 in September/October + Tropical Ecology + Classical Philosophy + International Business, No Spanish in late October/November/December)
4 Electives (ie, Tropical Ecology + Classical Philosophy + International Business + Lecturas Selectas, No Spanish courses at all)
It is not possible to take 4 Spanish courses in 3 months.
16 Week/16 to 19 Credits Program: During the first month of the program you will take one Spanish course in the morning. Spanish courses in the morning and elective courses in the afternoon. Please see the options above. The structure of the 16 week program is similar, but you will take 5 courses in total.
General Course Information:
4 Credits are awarded for Spanish Modules. 3 Credits are awarded for Elective Courses. Some electives may be awarded 4 Credits - please contact the International Programs Office for details.
Students wishing to taking elective courses in Spanish must test into the Advanced language level. A placement test is given one to two months before the start of the program to determine your language level.
Course Information: Link to Spanish Modules, Spanish Electives, and English Language Electives.
Elective Courses Offered during 2024
Spanish Courses Offered during 2024
Program Costs:
Fall 2024 Budget - 12 Week Program
Fall 2024 Budget - 16 Week Program
Spring 2024 Budget - 12 Week Program
Spring 2024 Budget - 16 Week Program
**Tentative and Subject to Change**
Costs for the 12 Week Program are built on a schedule of three Spanish Modules and one 12 week Elective. Costs for the 16 Week Program are built on a schedule of four Spanish Modules and one 12 week Elective.
Individual changes to these schedules can result in differences in the overall Program Fee (for example, when adding an Internship). Please contact the International Programs Office for more information.
Travel Information:
Participants Make Own Travel Arrangements. Airport pick-up and return is included in the Program Fee and arranged by Universidad Veritas.
Accommodations:
Students live with local families selected for their interest in cultural exchange and experience with foreign students.
Most of the families live within walking distance of the university. Students will receive single room accommodation and can choose to be the only student staying with a host family or have housemates that are also studying at Veritas.
All host families have wireless internet.
Host families provide breakfast and dinner. Students may purchase a lunch of rice, beans, salad, chicken or beef, and a beverage for about US $5 to $7 in the university cafeteria. Cheaper snacks and lunches are available at the university cafe.
Please upload the Homestay Preference Form with your SUNY Application.
Student Mentors:
Contact these students for first-hand information on what it is like to study at Universidad Veritas:
Joseph Santangelo (Summer 2022)
Angela Catalano: Read an article written by Angela about her experience in Costa Rica.
Student Blog:
Interested in studying at Veritas? Want to hear what Costa Rica is like from the student perspective? Read this blog written by SUNY Cortland student Gabriella Czerw!
Gabriella Czerw's Blog
Program Advisor:
Contact Hugh Anderson, SUNY Cortland Assistant Director of Study Abroad, with any questions you may have.
