Summer Study Abroad and Local Service-Learning
Option 1: Study Abroad in Costa Rica: Mental Health in Costa Rica
Open to undergraduate and graduate students in any major (Pre-req: Span 1112 or equivalent). Native speakers with no prior Spanish coursework should take a free Spanish Placement Exam. This program may not be available each year.
Option 2: Study Abroad in Spain: Salamanca & Barcelona
Open to undergraduate and graduate students in any major (Pre-req: Span 2261 or Span 2251/2111 or consent from Program Coordinator). Native speakers with no prior Spanish coursework should take a free Spanish Placement Exam. This program may not be available each year.
List of active CSUSB-led programs (Go-Abroad's website)
About the program
The 2-week summer program runs in summer session 1 and includes stays in 3 cities: The first week we are in Salamanca (where you stay with a host family); then we travel via Madrid, where we spend one night and visit the city, to Barcelona. The second week we are in Barcelona (where you stay in single rooms in a student residence).
The program includes many of the following guided cultural and academic activities:
- The University of Salamanca
- The Salamanca Cathedrals (with Old Cathedral Tower)
- Spanish National Police Academy (outside of Ávila)
- Local Police Station in Salamanca
- Guest lecture and crime lab workshop in Salamanca
- City excursions to Ávila and Segovia
- Walking tour of Madrid
- Modelo Prison in Barcelona
- Workshop at the Department of Justice in Barcelona
- Montjuïc Castle and Cable Car Ride in Barcelona
- La Sagrada Familia and Parc Güell in Barcelona
- Cooking class
- Flamenco show
- Classroom on select mornings
Meals and lodging are included: In Salamanca, you have three meals a day with the host family. Occasionally, your host family will prepare sandwiches for you to take on an all-day excursion. In Barcelona, you have an allowance to purchase your own food. In addition, we have a welcome dinner in Salamanca, a dinner in Madrid, a farewell dinner in Barcelona, and a cooking class dinner.
Local transport is included: While you are responsible for purchasing your own plane ticket to Spain (we will suggest specific flights for you), all transport in Spain is included (to/from cities and within cities).
Courses: This program includes two courses in summer session 1. The courses count towards the Criminal Justice Spanish Certificate (and/or the Healthcare Spanish Certificate, the Spanish Minor, the Spanish Major). Span 4401: Spanish for the Professions (3 units) and Span 5557: International Experience (3 units). You will be registered and will have to complete both courses as part of this program. Pre-requisite: Span 2261 (or Span 2251/2111 or consent from Program Coordinator). Native speakers with no prior Spanish coursework should take a free Spanish Placement Exam.
Cost and Financial Aid: The program fee varies each year (about $4,000 before $500 Presidential Scholarship) and is announced in the Fall. The program fee does not include tuition, airfare, or personal expenses. Financial Aid is available for this program.
For more information about either study abroad program
List of active CSUSB-led programs (Go-Abroad's website)
Please note that these programs may not be available each year.
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Local Service-Learning
If you are unable to participate in the study abroad program in Costa Rica or in Spain, you can take Span 4443 instead of Span 5557 to complete the Healthcare Spanish Certificate Program. Span 4443 (3 units) is a service-learning course offered each semester (Fall and Spring).
About Span 4443
The class requires 90 hours of service for academically related tasks using your Spanish language skills. You will be placed in an internship or service-learning project in healthcare-related or social service agencies, or in an educational context. The actual duties of your internship will benefit both you and the agency and will be determined by the agency or its representative(s), agreed to by you, with final approval resting with the Internship Coordinator.
We partner with different agencies throughout the school year.
To sign up for Span 4443
Please complete the Span 4443 Service-Learning Interest Form.
After you submit the form, Dr. Dagostino will follow up with information about placement and the next steps. Please note this does not enroll you into the course.
Interested in partnering with CSUSB?
If you are an agency in the Inland Empire interested in partnering with CSUSB to place Spanish-speaking interns, please contact Prof. Dagostino.