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Spring Semester in Costa Rica
Location: Costa Rica: Monteverde, San Jose
Term: Spring
Dates: January to March
University of Georgia - Costa Rica
1324 South Lumpkin Street Suite 203c Athens, Georgia 30602 United States
Call Us
Phone: 706-542-6203
Description
The Spring Semester program offers students a chance to fulfill up to 18 credit hours of their core curriculum requirements while studying in Costa Rica for a semester. The program also includes many core courses for Education majors. All levels of students and a wide variety of majors, however, are eligible to apply. Additionally, students engage in a language and cultural immersion through homestays with Costa Rican families.
UGA Costa Rica Campus
Students are based at UGA's beautiful campus at the head of the San Luis Valley adjacent to the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve. The campus is high enough in elevation to offer a temperate climate year-round (64°Fahrenheit).
On-site nature trails can be explored, horse-back rides take students throughout San Luis, a natural pool formed by a 80m waterfall can be found after a short hike through the forest, and classes are taught in open-air classrooms and via "living classroom" excursions. With wide verandas overlooking the valley, a dining room with soaring ceilings, and computer facilities, the student union is a popular place to congregate. Participants enjoy three fresh meals every day and are housed in spacious bungalows nested into the landscape. All in all, the 155-acre campus is comprised of 36,000 square feet of built space.
Highlights
This experience contains an incredible offering of educational activities and excursions:
Hikes through the Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve as well as the Camino Real trails on campus.
Fieldtrips to the nearby town of Santa Elena.
Ziplining in Selvatura.
Time in the capital city of San José, where you will lodge at the Hotel Don Carlos and tour the city.
An all-day white water river rafting trip on the Pacuare River.
A weekend at the Arenal Volcano.
4 days at the Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve located on the very tip of the Nicoya Peninsula.
A sustainable agriculture tour of the local coffee farm, Finca La Bella.
A visit to the San Luis waterfall (the second highest in Costa Rica).
And finally, finishing up the program in the Pacific coastal town of Playa Sámara for a few days.
Degree Level
Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)
Cost in US$:
USD 8,000
Cost Includes:
Cost Include Description:
These fees cover all your lodging (both on- and off-campus), three meals per day, travel insurance, program excursion entry fees, and all sponsored in-country program transportation. Additional costs include UGA in-state tuition* and fees, personal items, and international airfare.
*Note: Out-of-state students pay in-state tuition. The HOPE scholarship can be applied to tuition for in-state students.
Non-UGA (Transient) Student Costs & Application:
An additional application and $60 USD processing fee is required for non-UGA students to enroll.
Non-UGA students (excluding USG and SEC students) will be charged 250 USD, in addition to their tuition, which is assessed by the UGA Bursar's office.
Credit Available
no
This Program is open to
Worldwide Participant.
Typical Living Arrangements
- Group living
- Home-stays
Participants Travel to Costa Rica
Independently or in Groups
Application Process Involves
- Letters of Reference
- Transcript
- Online Application plus Application Assessment
Typically The Application Process Time is
30-60 daysPost Services Include
- Alumni Network
- Job and Internship Network
University of Georgia - Costa Rica's Mission Statement
Our Mission is to provide excellence in academic programs and research opportunities while serving as the best equipped social, cultural, environmental and international facility of the University of Georgia. Our Vision is to work under the principles of environmental, cultural, social and economic stability, as well as to serve as an example of sustainability to the academic and non-academic communities of Costa Rica, Latin America and the World.
Year Founded
1785
