Spanish Language and Electives in English; Courses with Costa Ricans is designed for students at the intermediate and advanced language levels. At the Inter-American University, students will take a combination of Intensive Spanish Language courses and Electives in English. Advanced and superior level students will also be able to take courses with Costa Ricans in a variety of interesting subject areas. These areas include but are not limited to Architecture, Psychology, Engineering, Hotel Management and Business Administration. Advanced and superior students may also opt to take Spanish-language courses and/or electives should scheduling permit. Courses are taken with local and international students.

Minimum GPA

Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.50.

Minimum Admissions Prerequisites

Students must have completed or tested out of a minimum of two semesters (three quarters) of college-level Spanish.

Students wishing to take Courses with Costa Ricans must have an advanced level of Spanish language and completed or tested out of a minimum of 5 semesters or 7 quarters of college level Spanish.

Course Disclaimer

Please note that there are no beginning level Spanish courses offered in this program.

Students are placed according to the number of semesters/quarters of college level Spanish they have taken. Students needing to take a course at a level higher than the number of semesters/quarters they have had, must take a proficiency exam and pass to take the desired course. In addition, students must sign a release acknowledging their intent to take a course not suggested for their particular language level.