APPROVED PROGRAMS IN THE AMERICAS

NSEP Boren Scholarship

Argentina

CIEE at Universidad de Buenos Aires
TERMS: Fall / Spring / Year
LOCATION: Buenos Aires
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Spanish
PRE-REQUISITES: Four semesters of Spanish
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: The Council Study Center program is hosted by the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO). Combination of University classes and program courses designed especially for Americans; housing options include boarding houses, homestays, and apartments. Orientation, excursions, activities included in the program. Long break between semesters, during which full-year participants must make independent living arrangements.
NOTE: Professor M. Estela Harretche (Spanish) has visited this program, and interested students may contact her if they wish. NSEP Boren Scholarships are available for study in Argentina. Check out CIEE's Bowman Travel Grants, and scholarships to eligible members of underrepresented groups attending Council programs.

COPA/Butler IFSA Argentine Universities Program
TERMS: Fall / Spring / Year
LOCATION: Buenos Aires
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Spanish
PRE-REQUISITES: Five semesters of Spanish
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Integration into Argentine university system. Regular university course offerings are complemented by two special program courses open to program students only. All participants are required to take an intensive language course. Housing with Argentinean families. Orientation program included.
NOTE: Dean Adrian Beaulieu (International Study) has visited this program. Interested students may contact him if they wish. NSEP Boren Scholarships are available for study in Argentina.

SIT: Southern Cone- Regional Integration, Development, and Social Change
TERMS: Fall / Spring
LOCATION: Buenos Aires, also Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Spanish
PRE-REQUISITES: Four semesters of Spanish
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Five-week homestay; rural stay; educational excursions to Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay; and a four week Independent Study.
NOTE: NSEP Boren Scholarships are available for study in Argentina.

Bolivia

SIT:Culture and Development
TERMS: Fall / Spring
LOCATION: Cochabamba
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Spanish, English
PRE-REQUISITES: Four semesters of Spanish (required by Smith)
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Six-week homestay; educational excursions to La Paz, Lake Titicaca, Amboro National Park, Sucre and Potosi, and Tropical Santa Cruz; and a four week Independent Study.

Brazil

Brown University in Brazil at Pontificia Univ. Católica
TERMS: Fall / Year
LCOATION: Rio de Janeiro
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Portuguese
PRE-REQUISITES: Three semesters of college-level Portuguese or equivalent proficiency.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Opportunity for complete immersion in the Brazilian culture. One-month-long on-site orientation and field trips included.
NOTE: Professor Marguerite Harrison (Portuguese) has visited this program, and interested students may contact her if they wish. Smith has an agreement with Brown that reflects the two institutions' shared commitment to the study of Brazil. NSEP Boren Scholarships are available for study in Brazil. Check out CIEE's Bowman Travel Grants, and scholarships to eligible members of underrepresented groups attending Council programs.

CIEE at the University of Sao Paolo
TERMS: Fall / Spring / Year
LOCATION: Sao Paolo
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Portuguese
PRE-REQUISITES: Three semesters of college-level Portuguese or equivalent proficiency.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: All students take regular university courses in addition to Contemporary Brazil and Portuguese. Housing in homestays, apartments, boarding houses. Orientation, excursions, activities included.
NOTE: NSEP Boren Scholarships are available for study in Brazil.

SIT: Amazonian Resource Management and Human Ecology
TERMS: Fall / Spring
LOCATION: Belem
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Portuguese, English
PRE-REQUISITES: One year of Portuguese, and previous college-level coursework in environmental studies, ecology, biology, or related fields.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Six-week homestay; educational excursions to the Amazon, Balbina Dam, Manaus, Maraba, southern Para; and a four week Independent Study.
NOTE: NSEP Boren Scholarships are available for study in Brazil.

SIT: Public Health and Community Welfare
TERMS: Fall / Spring
LOCATION: Salvador
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Portuguese, English
PRE-REQUISITES: One year of Portuguese, and previous college-level coursework in public health, development studies or related fields.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Seven week homestay, interaction with physicans and nurses, government health officials, herbalists, healers in the Candomble tradition, and others, and a four week Independent Study.
NOTE: NSEP Boren Scholarships are available for study in Brazil.

SIT: Culture, Development, and Social Justice
TERMS: Fall / Spring
LOCATION: Fortaleza
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Portuguese, English
PRE-REQUISITES: Background in Spanish and/or Portuguese
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Eight-week homestay; educational excursions to Interior Ceara, Salvador, and Bahia; and a four week Independent Study Project.

Chile

CIEE at Pontificia Univ. Católica de Chile, Univ. de Chile
TERMS: Fall / Spring / Year
LOCATION: Santiago ONLY, Valparaiso NOT approved
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Spanish
PRE-REQUISITES: Four semesters of Spanish
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Students enroll in regular university courses taught in Spanish at the Universidad de Chile and/or Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Homestay accommodations. Program includes orientation, excursions, activities.
NOTE: Professor M. Estela Harretche (Spanish) has visited this program, and Jane Sommer (CDO, International Study) has visited these Chilean universities. Interested students may contact them if they wish. NSEP Boren Scholarships are available for study in Chile. Check out CIEE's Bowman Travel Grants, and scholarships to eligible members of underrepresented groups attending Council programs.

COPA (Butler) /Chilean Universities Program
TERMS: Fall / Spring / Year
LOCATION: Santiago ONLY, Valparaiso NOT approved
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Spanish
PRE-REQUISITES: Four semesters of Spanish, 3.0 GPA
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Students live in family stay. Academic work is a mixture of classroom and field research, if desired.
NOTE: NSEP Boren Scholarships are available for study in Chile.

SIT: Culture and Development, and Social Justice
TERMS: Fall / Spring
LOCATION: Valparaiso
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Spanish
PRE-REQUISITES: Four semesters of Spanish
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Six-week homestay; educational excursions to Santiago, Arica or Temuco; and a four week Independent Study Project

SIT: Economic Development and Globalization
TERMS: Fall / Spring
LOCATION: Santiago
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Spanish
PRE-REQUISITES: Four semesters of Spanish, and previous college-level coursework in economics, political economy and/or development studies.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Five-week homestay; educational excursions to Valparaiso, Antofagasta, Concepcion, and Canete; and a four week Independent Study Project.

Ecuador

Duke in the Andes
TERMS: Fall / Spring / Year
LOCATION: Quito
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Spanish, and LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION is available for students who need additional help.
PRE-REQUISITES: Four semesters of Spanish (required by Smith)
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Program offers opportunity for interdisciplinary and Latin American cultural study throughout Ecuador.

SIT: Comparative Ecology and Conservation
TERMS: Fall / Spring
LOCATION: Quito
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Spanish
PRE-REQUISITES: Four semesters of Spanish (required by Smith), and previous college-level coursework in environmental studies, ecology, biology or other related fields.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Eight-week homestay; educational excursions to Galapagos Islands, Paramo and highland Andes, Amazon rain forest and cloud forest; and a four week Independent Study Project.

SIT: Culture and Development
TERMS: Fall / Spring
LOCATION: Quito
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Spanish
PRE-REQUISITES: Four semesters of Spanish (required by Smith)
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Two homestays; educational excursions to Ecuadorian Amazon, Guayaquil and coastal Ecuador, Andean cloud forest; and a four week Independent Study Project.

IES Quito at USFQ and FLASCO
TERMS: Fall / Spring / Year
LOCATION: Quito
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Spanish
PRE-REQUISITES: Four semesters of Spanish
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Orientation, excursions, activities, volunteer opportunities. Homestay accommodations.
NOTE: Professor Ann Zulawski (History, Latin American Studies) has visited USFQ, and interested students may contact her if they wish.

Costa Rica

Organization for Tropical Studies, Duke University
TERMS: Fall / Spring
LOCATION: La Selva, Palo Verde, and Las Cruces
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: English, Spanish
PRE-REQUISITES: Full year of college-level biology, full year of Spanish.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Program emphasizes ecological and environmental issues as well as language study and cultural topics. All students enroll in tropical biology (fundamentals and field research), environmental science and policy, and Spanish and Latin American culture. Three week homestay. Program moves between three research stations in lowland rain forest, lowland dry forest, and mid-elevation rain forest, and other sites throughout Costa Rica.
NOTE: Biological Sciences professors Paulette Peckol, Esteban Monserrate, and Thomas Litwin (Science Center director) have visited this program, and interested students may contact them if they wish.

School for Field Studies - Sustainable Development Studies
TERMS: Fall / Spring
LOCATION: Central Valley Region
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: English, Spanish
PRE-REQUISITES: Applicants must have completed a college level course in each of the following: ecology or environmental studies; international development, economics or anthropology; and Spanish prior to participation.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Program based on a small farm overlooking the Rio Grande River in the fertile Central Valley. Academic courses are supplemented by field work and research. Rustic on-site accommodations.
NOTE: Dean Alison Noyes (International Study) has visited the site of this program, and interested students may contact her if they wish.

University of Kansas at the University of Costa Rica
TERMS: Fall / Spring / Year
LOCATION: San Jose
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Spanish
PRE-REQUISITES: Four semesters of Spanish with "B" average
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: During the academic year, participants enroll at the University of Costa Rica. Students must be proficient in Spanish in order to participate.
NOTE: Professor Ann Zulawski (History, Latin American Studies) has visited this program, and interested students may contact her if they wish.

Nicaragua

SIT: Revolution, Transformation, and Civil Society
TERMS: Fall / Spring
LOCATION: Managua
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Spanish, English
PRE-REQUISITES: Four semesters of Spanish (required by Smith)
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Seven week homestay; educational excursions to Matagalpa and/or Esteli, Bluefields; and a four week Independent Study.

Panama

SIT:Development and Conservaton
TERMS: Fall / Spring
LOCATION: Panama City
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Spanish, English
PRE-REQUISITES: Four semesters of Spanish (required by Smith)
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Two homestays; educational excursions to Bocas del Toro, Archipelago, Baru Volcano, Barro Colorado Island, and Earth University; and a four week Independent Study.

Canada

McGill University
TERMS: Year
LOCATION: Montreal
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: English, French
PRE-REQUISITES: One year of French
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Students make independent living arrangements.

University of Toronto
TERMS: Fall / Spring
LOCATION: Toronto
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: English
PRE-REQUISITES:
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Study at one of five faculties: Applied Science and Engineering; Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design; Music; Physical and Health Education; and Arts and Sciences. Extensive offerings for international students, including excursions and activities.

Mexico

PUEBLA: Program for Mexican Culture & Society in Puebla (Smith consoritum program)
TERMS: Fall
LOCATION: Puebla
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Spanish
PRE-REQUISITES: Three or four semesters beyond the elementary level
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Students build an indiviually tailored curriculum in collaboration with their home university and the Benemerita Universidad Autonoma de Puebla. Students will normally reside with a Mexican host family.

Guadalajara Engineering Program (Boston University)
TERMS: Spring
LOCATION: Guadalajara
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: English
PRE-REQUISITES: Smith requires one year of Spanish; elective courses have pre-requisites.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: This program is ideal for second semester sophomore engineeering majors, and offers students the opportunity to engage with Spanish language and Mexican culture while making normal progress towards their degree. The program is hosted by Insituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. Students enroll in Spanish language and a sociology course, and choose from the following electives taught by Mexican faculty in English: Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Waves and Modern Physics, Electric Circuit Theory, Principles of Molecular and Cell Biology and Biotechnology, and Engergy and Thermodynamics. Students live in residence halls.

School for Field Studies - Coastal Studies
TERMS: Fall / Spring
LOCATION: Bahia Magdalena, Baja
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Spanish, English
PRE-REQUISITES: One year or more of Spanish
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Focus on collecting biological and socio-economic data for a sustainable development management plan for the region and helping lJanuary 15, 2008 -->ish on these topics, plus a directed research course. Students share 4-person cabins.
NOTE: Professor Thomas Litwin (Biology, Science Center director) and Dean Adrian Beaulieu (International Study) have visited this program, and interested students may contact them if they wish. NSEP Boren Scholarships are available for study in Mexico.

SIT: Grassroots Development and Social Change
TERMS: Fall / Spring
LOCATION: Oaxaca
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Spanish, English
PRE-REQUISITES: Four semesters of Spanish
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Seven week homestay; educational excursions to Chiapas, Palenque, and Mexico City; and a four week Independent Study.
NOTE: NSEP Boren Scholarships are available for study in Mexico.

Turks and Caicos

School for Field Studies - Marine Resource Studies
TERMS: Fall / Spring
LOCATION: South Caicos Islands
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: English
PRE-REQUISITES: One college-level ecology or biology course.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Program focuses on the development and management of fishery resources and attractions offered by the spectacular marine environment. Academic courses are supplemented by field exercises and independent research. On-site housing in residence hall.

Jamaica

SIT Jamaica: Gender and Development Studies Program
TERMS: Fall / Spring
LOCATION: Kingston
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: English
PRE-REQUISITES:
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Seven-week homestay; rural homestay; educational excursions to rural parishes and economic development zones; and a five week Independent Study Project. The Gender and Development Seminar focuses on the interaction of gender, race, and class, analyzing how these factors have created a gender-based division of labor in Jamaica.

Dominican Republic

CIEE at Pontificia Univ. Catolica Madre y Maestra
TERMS: Fall / Spring / Year
LOCATION: Santiago
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Spanish
PRE-REQUISITES: Four semesters of Spanish
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Students generally enroll in language courses as well as Caribbean or Latin American studies courses taught to program participants by host country faculty. Students with advanced Spanish may take courses with Dominican students. Orientation on-site and in Puerto Plata, excursions and activities included. Housing with local families in a close-knit urban community setting.
NOTE: Professor Ginetta Candelario (Sociology, Latin American Studies) has visited this program, and interested students may contact her if they wish. NSEP Boren scholarships are available for study in Dominican Republic (one was awarded in 2000-2001 and one was awarded for 2002-2003).

CIEE at FLASCO
TERMS: Fall / Spring / Year
LOCATION: Santo Domingo
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Spanish
PRE-REQUISITES: Equivalent of three years of college level Spanish or the completion of a semester at CIEE in Santiago (above)
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: Program for students with advanced language skills to take college or graduate-level courses and have internships in the bustling capitol city. On-site orientation, excursions and activities included. Housing in a residential hotel or with local families. The required Development Internship is not usually eligible for Smith credit.
NOTE: Professor Ginetta Candelario (Sociology, Latin American Studies) has visited this program, and interested students may contact her if they wish. NSEP Boren scholarships are available for study in Dominican Republic (one was awarded in 2000-2001 and one was awarded for 2002-2003). Check out CIEE's Bowman Travel Grants, and scholarships to eligible members of underrepresented groups attending Council programs.