PROGRAM
Cuernavaca
Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland, and Universidad Internacional (Uninter) in Cuernavaca, Mexico, join hands in offering an exciting option for learning Spanish.  Spend three weeks in Mexico studying Spanish at a premier language school and earn academic credits or a certificate of proficiency.

With this study option, you will fly to Mexico for three weeks to work with a professional staff of Mexican instructors on language acquisition, conversation skills, and Mexican culture. You will visit some of Mexico’s famous sites. You will live with a family, meet students from around the world at Uninter’s campus, and return in time to begin the spring semester.

SCHEDULE
In Cuernavaca you will be placed in a small class of about five students based upon your level of Spanish language proficiency.  Mondays through Fridays, there will be six hours of language instruction, conversation practice, and study of Mexican culture.  In the evenings and on weekends, excursions and fiestas will offer you many opportunities to absorb the language and the culture of Mexico.

CREDITS
HCC students who wish to receive college credits need to register for the appropriate Spanish course before going to Mexico (see HCC Winter Credit Schedule of Classes).  Students from other colleges and universities who want to receive credit for the course must get written permission from the appropriate department (foreign languages) of their school prior to program departure.

Other Spanish study abroad programs available:

HCC Exchange Program (one semester)
Business Internship (one semester)
Executive Spanish Language Program
Nursing Internship
Police Spanish Language Programs
Law Enforcement/Legal

DETAILS
The fee for the trip is approximately $2,300.*  (Limited Financial Aid is available for HCC credit students.)

The $2,300 includes:   

• roundtrip airfare,   
• tuition at Universidad Internacional,
• room and board with a Mexican family,      
• three excursions,
• transportation to and from the airport in Mexico City.

* HCC reserves the right to increase the cost of the Program Fee up to 10% due to increased program costs, increased flight costs, and/or, currency fluctuations.

PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Cheryl Berman
Phone: 410-772-4861
Email: cberman@howardcc.edu

PAYMENT
$250 nonrefundable due at registration           
$1,025 initial payment due: October 6, 2008
$1,025 final payment due: November 6, 2008

Note: If you do not make payments on time, you will automatically be dropped from the program and will not be able to re-register.

CUERNAVACA, MEXICO-UNIVERSIDAD INTERNACIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Students at intermediate level Spanish may be eligible to participate in the competitive Mexico Exchange Program.  Students study language, Mexican culture, history, and art.  If selected by the faculty to participate in this program, students may attend Universidad Internacional with tuition and room & board FREE.

PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Cheryl Berman, Director of World Languages
Howard Community College
Email: cberman@howardcc.edu
Phone: 410-772-4861

SPANISH/BUSINESS INTERNSHIP
(Partnership with the University of Baltimore)
Students spend a semester studying language and culture as well as interning in a Mexican business related to their field of study. They live with a Mexican family during the semester and have many opportunities to experience more of the culture through a wide variety of field trips offered by Universidad Internacional. Business students from HCC who transfer to the University of Baltimore may be eligible for a $3,000 scholarship cosponsored by both schools.

PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Dr. Rebecca Mihelcic,  Professor-Business Management
Howard Community College
Email: rmihelcic@howardcc.edu
Phone: 410-772-4929