Mexico

BAHÍA MAGDALENA, Baja, GUADALAJARA, GUANAJUATO, MAZATLÁN, MÉRIDA, MEXICO CITY, MONTERREY, MORELIA, OAXACA, PUEBLA, PUEBLA CITY, Queretaro, QUERETARO, Xalapa,

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BAHÍA MAGDALENA

Center for Coastal Studies: Conservation of Coastal Diversity and Threatened Marine Turtles
Organization: School for Field Studies
Terms: Summer.
Eligibility: 2.5 GPA.
Instruction: English.
Subjects: Coastal Ecology, Principles of Resource Management, Economic & Ethical Issues in Sustainable Development, Directed Research, Spanish Language.
Housing: Four person cabins.
Deadline: Summer: April 1

BAJA

Conserving Marine Resources & Coastal Ecosystems
Organization: School for Field Studies
Terms: Fall and Spring semester, Summer.
Eligibility: One semester of college-level ecololgy or biology.
Instruction: English.
Subjects: Coastal Ecology, Principles of Resource Management, Economic & Ethical issues in Sustainable Development, Directed Research, Spanish Language.
Housing: Center for Coastal Studies four person cabins.
Deadline: Fall semester: May 10; Spring semester: October 15; Summer: April 1
Note: Students and faculty will explore Magdalena Bay together via kayak, gaining access to micro-habitats, including sea grass beds in shallow areas and mangrove forests at the edge of the bay. All students will receive instruction in paddling techniques, rescue, and navigation.

GUADALAJARA

Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente
Organization: International Studies Abroad (ISA)
Terms: Summer.
Eligibility: 2.5 GPA.
Instruction: English and Spanish.
Subjects: Spanish language classes are offered at beginning, intermediate and advanced levels, various courses offered in English.
Housing: Homestay.
Deadline: Summer: April 1

University of Guadalajara
Organization: Cultural Experiences Abroad (CEA)
Terms: Academic year, Fall and Spring quarter or semester, Summer.
Eligibility: Min 2.5 GPA, open to all language levels.
Instruction: Spanish and English.
Subjects: Art History, Business, Cinema, Culture and Civilization, Drama, Economics, Fine Arts, History, Literature, Political Science, Sociology, Spanish.
Housing: Homestay, Casa International or independent arrangement.
Deadline: Academic year, Fall semester: May 10; Spring semester: October 15; Summer: April 1

ITESO: Universidad Jesuita de Guadalajara
Organization: International Studies Abroad (ISA)
Terms: Fall and Spring semester.
Eligibility: 2.5 GPA.
Instruction: Spanish and English.
Subjects: Intensive Spanish, courses taught in English in Politics, Economics, Art History, and Sociology; advanced level of Spanish students can take Spanish language courses or Mexican and Latin American culture courses taught in Spanish.
Housing: Homestay.
Deadline: Fall semester: May 10; Spring semester: October 15
Note: Program is currently suspended.

GUANAJUATO

University of Guanajuato: Courses with Mexican Students
Organization: International Studies Abroad (ISA)
Terms: Academic year, Fall and Spring semester.
Eligibility: Students must have a 2.5 GPA and have completed at least 6 quarters or the equivalent of college-level Spanish.
Instruction: Spanish.
Subjects: Spanish language, History, Literature, Art, Philosophy, Economics, Business.
Housing: Host family.
Deadline: Academic year, Fall semester: May 10; Spring semester: October 15

University of Guanajuato: Spanish Language and Culture
Organization: International Studies Abroad (ISA)
Terms: Academic year, Fall and Spring semester, Summer.
Eligibility: 2.5 GPA, intermediate and advanced-level Spanish speakers.
Instruction: Spanish.
Subjects: Spanish language, History, Literature, US-Mexico Relations.
Housing: Host family.
Deadline: Academic year, Fall semester: May 10; Spring semester: October 15; Summer: April 1

Spanish Language Program
Organization: CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange)
Terms: Summer.
Eligibility: Min. 2.75 GPA, one semester of college, 0-3 semesters of college level Spanish.
Subjects: Intensive Spanish Language Courses, Grammar, Conversation, Mexican Culture, Art and Art History.
Housing: Home stay.
Deadline: Summer: April 1

Universidad de Guanajuato: Liberal Arts
Organization: CIEE (Council on International Educational Exchange)
Terms: Academic year, Fall semester.
Eligibility: 2.75 GPA, 4 semesters of college-level Spanish or equivalent.
Instruction: Spanish, English.
Subjects: Art History, Art Theory, History, Linguistics, Literature, Mexican Studies, Spanish Language, Studio Art.
Housing: Homestay.
Deadline: Academic year, Fall semester: May 10

MÉRIDA

Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
Organization: IFSA-Butler
Terms: Summer.
Eligibility: Min 3.0 GPA, three to four semesters college level Spanish or equivalent.
Instruction: English and Spanish.
Subjects: History, Literature and Linguistics, Anthropology, and Social Anthropology.
Housing: Homestay.
Deadline: Summer: April 1

Tracing Cultures: Mayans and Incas in Mérida, Mexico and Cusco, Peru
Organization: IFSA-Butler
Terms: Summer.
Eligibility: 3.0 GPA, 3-4 semesters of university-level Spanish or equivalent.
Instruction: Spanish and English.
Subjects: Intensive Spanish Language course in both locations, Peru segment includes an Incan Culture and Civilization course, choose between Mayan Culture and Civilization or Introduction to Underwater Archaeology in Mexico.
Housing: Mérida host family and in a Cusco hotel.
Deadline: Summer: April 1

MORELIA

Migration Studies
Organization: AHA International, NCSA (Northwest Council for Study Abroad)
Terms: Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer quarters.
Eligibility: Min. 2.7 GPA, No language prerequisite.
Instruction: English and Spanish.
Subjects: Social Service, Health Care Administration, Education, Migration.
Housing: Homestay.
Deadline: Fall: May 1; Winter: November 1; Spring: January 1; Summer: April 15
Note: Program is currently suspended for winter 2010.

Summer Program for Educators
Organization: AHA International, NCSA (Northwest Council for Study Abroad)
Terms: Summer.
Eligibility: Open to graduate, postgraduate, and highly motivated undergraduate students with upper-division education course work. Designed for 400-level education majors, graduate students in education, and teachers seeking summer course work applicable to their classroom environments.
Instruction: Spanish, English.
Subjects: Study Spanish language and the educational and social issues facing Mexican migrants with a visiting U.S. faculty member.
Housing: Homestay.
Deadline: Summer: April 15

OAXACA

Multidisciplinary International Research Training Program (MIRT)
Organization: Fogarty International Center of the National Institute of Health, MIRT Multidisciplinary International Research Training Program , WWU and Dillard University
Terms: Summer.
Eligibility: US citizen, junior status, graduate students accepted.
Subjects: Evaluating the efficiency and impact of murals in disseminating women
Housing: Contact program.
Deadline: Summer: December 15

ProMexico Semester in Oaxaca
Organization: ProWorld
Terms: Fall and Spring semester.
Eligibility: Min. two years college-level Spanish.
Subjects: Advanced Spanish, Environmental Studies and Field Studies.
Housing: Homestay.
Deadline: Fall: May 10; Spring: October 15

Universidad Regional Del Sureste (URSE): Spanish Language and Mexican Culture Program
Organization: Academic Programs International (API)
Terms: Academic year, Fall and Spring semester, Summer.
Eligibility: 2.75 GPA.
Instruction: Spanish.
Subjects: Spanish Language and Mexican Culture.
Housing: Homestay.
Deadline: Academic year, Fall semester: May 10; Spring semester: October 15, Summer: April 1

PUEBLA

Universidad Iberoamericana
Organization: University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC)
Terms: Fall and Spring Semester.
Eligibility: 2.5 GPA.
Instruction: Spanish and English.
Subjects: Spanish Language Instruction, Literature, Dance, Latin American Culture, Archeology, Physics, Cinema, Politics and Sociology.
Housing: Residence Halls or Homestay.
Deadline: Fall semester: May 10; Spring semester: October 15

QUERETARO

Universidad Autónoma De Querétaro (UAQ): Spanish Language and Mexican Culture Program
Organization: Academic Programs International (API)
Terms: Academic year, Fall and Spring semester, Summer.
Eligibility: 2.75 GPA.
Instruction: Spanish.
Subjects: Spanish Language and Mexican Culture. Summer students have the opportunity to enroll in the Spanish for Medical Purposes Program, which offers courses relevant to the medical field and includes visits to local hospitals and clinics.
Housing: Homestay.
Deadline: Academic year, Fall semester: May 10; Spring semester: October 15, Summer: April 1

XALAPA

Universidad Veracruzana School for Foreign Students (EEE)
Organization: International Studies Abroad (ISA)
Terms: Academic year, Fall and Spring semester.
Eligibility: Open to all Spanish levels.
Instruction: Spanish and English.
Subjects: Intensive Spanish language, Culture, History.
Housing: Homestay.
Deadline: Academic Year, Fall semester: May 10; Spring semester: October 15

GUADALAJARA

Instituto Tecnolgico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO)
Organization: ISEP International Student Exchange Program
Terms: Academic year and semester.
Eligibility: Min. sophomore status, min. 2.75 GPA, Spanish proficiency required.
Subjects: Full university curriculum.
Housing: Host families.
Deadline: Semester 1 or Academic year (programs beginning in July, August or September): January 15; Semester 2 (programs beginning in January, February or March): August 15

GUANAJUATO

Universidad de Guanajuato
Organization: ISEP International Student Exchange Program
Terms: Academic year and semester.
Eligibility: Min. sophomore status, min. 2.75 GPA, Spanish proficiency required.
Subjects: Full university curriculum, Pre Hispanic, Mexican and Latin American Culture and Literature.
Housing: Homestays.
Deadline: Semester 1 or Academic year (programs beginning in July, August or September): January 15; Semester 2 (programs beginning in January, February or March): August 15

MEXICO CITY

Universidad La Salle
Organization: ISEP International Student Exchange Program
Terms: Semester exchanges.
Eligibility: Min. sophomore status, min. 2.75 GPA, Spanish proficiency required.
Subjects: Full university curriculum, law courses limited, graduate studies and medicine closed.
Housing: Homestay.
Deadline: Semester 1 or Academic year (programs beginning in July, August or September): January 15; Semester 2 (programs beginning in January, February or March): August 15

MONTERREY

ITESM - Monterrey Campus
Organization: ISEP International Student Exchange Program
Terms: Semester or summer exchanges.
Eligibility: Min. sophomore status, min. 2.75 GPA, Spanish proficiency required.
Subjects: Agriculture, Architecture, Computer Science, Engineering, Food Technology, Management, Mexican Culture, Business and Spanish.
Housing: Student residence hall.
Deadline: Semester 1 or Academic year (programs beginning in July, August or September): January 15; Semester 2 (programs beginning in January, February or March): August 15

Universidad de Monterrey (UDEM)
Organization: ISEP International Student Exchange Program
Terms: Academic year, semester or summer exchanges.
Eligibility: Min. sophomore status, min. 2.75 GPA, Spanish proficiency required.
Subjects: Full university curriculum. Mexican Culture, Business and Spanish.
Housing: Off campus.
Deadline: Semester 1 or Academic year (programs beginning in July, August or September): January 15; Semester 2 (programs beginning in January, February or March): August 15

Universidad Regiomontana
Organization: ISEP International Student Exchange Program
Terms: Academic year or semester.
Eligibility: Min. sophomore status, min. 2.75 GPA, intermediate to advanced Spanish level.
Subjects: Architecture, Business Admin., Education and Law, Environmental Chemistry, Marketing, Mexican Folklore, Spanish as a Second Language, Tourism and Hotel Management, and Graduate Programs.
Housing: Homestay.
Deadline: Semester 1 or Academic year (programs beginning in July, August or September): January 15; Semester 2 (programs beginning in January, February or March): August 15

MORELIA

Universidad Latina de America (UNLA)
Organization: Direct Exchange Program through WWU (Morelia, UNLA)
Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Winter, Spring quarters.
Eligibility: 2.5 GPA; A minimum language level of 305 and preferably 405 in Spanish is required. Students will be expected to function entirely in Spanish in university-level courses.
Subjects: Liberal Arts.
Housing: Homestay.
Deadline: Academic year, Fall: May 1; Winter, Spring: November 1

PUEBLA CITY

Universidad Popular Aut Noma Del Estado De Puebla
Organization: ISEP International Student Exchange Program
Terms: Academic year or semester.
Eligibility: Min. sophomore status, min. 2.75 GPA, Spanish proficiency required.
Subjects: Mexican Legislation, Mexican and Latin American Politics, Mexican Business Environment, and Latin American History and Culture.
Housing: Homestay.
Deadline: Semester 1 or Academic year (programs beginning in July, August or September): January 15; Semester 2 (programs beginning in January, February or March): August 15