The Spanish Language & Culture Summer program in Valencia offers courses at the intermediate and advanced levels. All courses are taught by faculty from the host university and include language, literature, and culture. Program participants will be in class with other ISA students. Students may enroll in overlapping summer sessions.

This program offers Spanish Language courses for beginning, intermediate and advanced level students in addition to electives in English. The curriculum includes courses in grammar, Spanish culture, as well as a number of content courses instructed in English. Classmates are international students, the majority of whom are North Americans. All students will receive an official transcript from Florida State University. All students must take a Spanish language placement exam upon arrival in Valencia. For students that

Gap Year Students: If accepted to this program as a Gap Year student, you will be classified as a special (non-degree seeking) student. After completion of this program, if you were to apply for degree-seeking status at the Florida State University, up to 15 semester hours earned as a special student may be applied toward an undergraduate degree only with the approval of the appropriate dean at the time of reclassification. For more information click here.

All students must take a Spanish language placement exam upon arrival in Valencia. The exam will indicate each student's language proficiency level, and will determine the courses in which the student is eligible to enroll. Students who arrive in Spain having completed less than one year of college-level Spanish will likely place into beginning level courses. Students who arrive in Spain having completed one full year of college-level Spanish will likely place into the intermediate level courses. Students who arrive in Spain having completed two years of college-level Spanish will likely place into advanced level courses.