
Take a deep dive into environmental issues in a country that's renowned for its amazing biodiversity while improving your Spanish language fluency and discovering local culture. Along with environmental science courses, you'll choose from a range of liberal arts courses with a Costa Rican focus in areas such as economics, health sciences, political science, photography, and cultural studies. Designed for all levels of proficiency, you'll take one or more Spanish language courses and choose from a range of electives taught in English. Students at the advanced Spanish language level may choose to take electives taught in Spanish. An Early Start option, offered in the fall semester, helps you jump start your Spanish language skills before the semester begins, and the Winter Semester – Extended option allows you to take an additional Spanish language class at the conclusion of your regular semester..
San Jose
3/3/18 - 6/30/18
$10,695
19 - 24
Closed
2/15/18
2.6
High School Graduate
All Levels
If you choose the Fall Semester - Early Start or Winter Semester – Extended option, you'll enroll in an additional language course that meets for 60 contact hours/4 credits. With the Early Start and Extended Semester options, you may earn 16-20 credits (up to 300 contact hours) over the semester.
Language courses meet for 3 hours in the morning, Monday-Friday. Elective courses typically meet 2-3 days per week. Active learning components required by your courses may be scheduled on Fridays.The following courses have been confirmed for this term. Please note, the host institution reserves the right to cancel or change courses without prior notification.
*Courses with an asterisk indicate that the course has been associated with multiple subject areas.
Please click on the course title to view additional subject areas and detailed course information.
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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SPN 101 Basic Spanish I | 100 | Sp | 60 | 4 |
SPN 102 Basic Spanish II | 100 | Sp | 60 | 4 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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SPN 1002 Basic Spanish Oral Communication Skills | 100 | Sp | 48 | 3 |
SPN 101 Basic Spanish I | 100 | Sp | 60 | 4 |
SPN 102 Basic Spanish II | 100 | Sp | 60 | 4 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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DNCE 2500 Theory of Latin American Tropical Dance * | 200 | En | 48 | 3 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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ENV 3044 Tropical Ecology | 300 | En | 60 | 4 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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ECON 3403 Introduction to International Economics in Latin America & Caribbean | 300 | En | 48 | 3 |
GEB 3500 Ecotourism: The Costa Rica Case * | 300 | En | 60 | 4 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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ENV 3100 Tropical Birds of Costa Rica * | 300 | En | 60 | 4 |
ENV 3160 Conservation Biology & Endangered Marine Species | 300 | En | 60 | 4 |
ENV 3190 Tropical Marine Biology * | 300 | En | 60 | 4 |
Course Name | Level | Lang | Hours | Credits |
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PHOT 2100 Ecological Photography | 200 | En | 60 | 4 |
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*Housing options may change and will be confirmed on the housing application form prior to the start of the term. Below are the housing options that have been offered in the past.
Get out and explore! Excursions are offered for most semester, year, and summer programs. Semester students are typically offered between two to three excursions and summer study students are typically offered between one to two excursions. You'll receive a calendar of excursions during orientation; here are a few day and overnight excursions we've offered in the past.
From housing to excursions, our programs include a variety of inclusions to enhance your study abroad experience! Here are examples that may be available in San José. Inclusions vary by program – please contact our Enrollment and Advising team to find out what options are available for you.
Below is a tentative itinerary for your program. Please note, dates and events below may change without prior notification. Contact CEA CAPA before purchasing airline tickets.
You will receive a finalized itinerary once you arrive onsite.
Note: Additional cultural activities/excursions or required course-related activities may be incorporated into your final itinerary. You are advised not to make personal travel arrangements until you have the final dates.
Date | Description |
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March 03
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Arrival/Program Begins
Official Program Start Date. Students must arrive at the Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) in San Jose on this date in order to be eligible for airport pickup. Students will then be transferred to their assigned housing. |
March 04
|
Orientation
Mandatory CEA Orientation, City Tour & Welcome Lunch. |
March 05
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Orientation
Mandatory Veritas Orientation. |
March 06
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Classes Begin
Classes begin at Veritas University. |
March 26 - 30
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School Break
Veritas University is closed for Holy Week Break. No classes will be held. |
April 13 - 15
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Excursion
Excursion: CEA Excursion to Monteverde: Lodging, transportation, night walk, hanging bridges tour & chocolate tour |
May 04 - 07
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Excursion
CEA Excursion to Panamá. Includes: Transportation, lodging, dolphin tour, snorkeling, Star Fish beach tour, Red Frog beach tour, entrance to the National Park, bote |
June 29
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Classes End
This is the last day of classes at Veritas University. |
June 30
|
Program Ends/Move-Out
Official Program End Date. Students must move out of housing no later than this day. |
This budget contains costs that you can take to your financial aid office. Please note that amounts may fluctuate; we've included a range of costs.
Federal law allows the use of financial aid to cover "reasonable" costs of study abroad including round-trip transportation, tuition and fees for the program, living costs, passport and visa fees, health insurance, and more.
Please note that all costs and charges listed below are subject to change without notice. With the exception of Program Price, all costs are estimates and may vary.