Program requirements:
- 18 Years of Age
- In good standing at your home school
- 3.0 GPA or better on a 4.0 scale
- 4 semesters of college level Spanish
- Sophomore, junior, or senior standing when program begins - some local university courses may not be available to sophomores
- Priority is given to students who will have taken Spanish during the year preceding their anticipated study in Spain.
Required application materials:
- IES Abroad Application for Admission
- Authorization and Evaluation. Your on-campus study abroad advisor will instruct you on approval for this program
- Official Transcript. Submit one official transcript for each college/university you have attended since high school
- Foreign Language Assessment
- If cumulative GPA is below 3.0, the following additional components are required:
- Professor Recommendation Letter
- Personal Academic Essay. The essay must address GPA, any particular academic challenges faced, and goals for studying abroad in your selected location.
- Enrollment in the heritage speakers course requires native or near-native Spanish fluency; final placement is determined by language placement exam.