This exchange program is sponsored by ISEP.
Contact Robert Carolin at the International Student Center for more information.
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE HEREDIA
Profile: The Universidad Nacional is aimed at meeting the needs of Costa Rican society. It furthers the integral development of the student through a humanistic curriculum based on the study of domestic reality and world culture. There is a growing international student body, with students from Central, South and North America. Total enrollment: 10,500 at the Campus Omar Dengo.
Locale: The city of Heredia is the capital of the province of Heredia. Surrounded by coffee plantations, it is located in the central plateau about 7 miles from San José.
Divisions: Colleges of Earth and Marine Science (agriculture, environmental science, geography and topography, marine biology); Education; Health and Sport Sciences (physical education); Philosophy and Letters (French, Latin American studies, literature, linguistics, philosophy, religion, Spanish); natural and exact Sciences (chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics); Social Sciences (economics, history, international relations, planning and social development, sociology); research and teaching of Fine Art s (dance, music, plastic arts, theater).
Academic notes: Fine arts, history, international relations, Latin American studies and literature are all appropriate for ISEP participants. Please note that courses in Spanish studies are intended for native speakers of the language who plan to become Spanish teachers. Upper-level courses in Spanish studies and literature may require some background knowledge.
Language notes: Participants must have completed at least two years of college-level Spanish or the equivalent prior to exchange. The language course is required for all program participants who are not native speakers of Spanish.
Room and board: Students are housed with families in Heredia. Twenty-one meals a week are provided to students. No married student housing is available.
Exchange dates: Observes the Southern Hemisphere calendar . Academic year: January to mid-November; Semester 1: January to early June; Semester 2: early July to November.
Special conditions: All participants are required to take a 3-credit survey course on Costa Rican Institutions, Society and culture. In addition required courses in Spanish language are offered at three levels, spanning upper-intermediate to advanced levels. Enrollment in Spanish language courses is determined by a language placement test administered on arrival |
