Spring 2013
FPU is partnering with Students International in a new program to enable our students to spend a semester in Costa Rica.
- Earn credit for a semester of study
- Most costs covered through regular tuition--just add round trip airfare and $500
- Federal, state and FPU institutional grants and loans apply
- Live with a Costa Rican family
- Go on weekend excursions
- Available to any FPU undergraduate student regardless of your major
Cost:
One of the best parts of the Costa Rica experience is cost. All in country costs are covered by regular FPU tuition. All student aid, including institutional aid, federal governement aid and California state aid, may be used towards your Costa Rica semester. An administrative fee of $500 and international round trip airefare to Costa Rica—typically about $700-$800—are the only additional costs.
Credit and courses:
Students may earn a maximum of 15 units of credit from the program—six units of Spanish credit, six units of focus series credit plus additional major units.
This program can be adapted for multiple majors: Spanish, intercultural studies, social work, liberal studies, business, environmental studies and art. With the addition of two or three classes at Fresno Pacific, this program can also be the basis of an intercultural studies minor. View a list of courses and descriptions.
Internships:
Internships will provide students with 'real world' experience of living and working in another culture. Internships will be available in four different areas: education, ministry, business and social work.
Culture:
Students will stay with Costa Rican host families for the entire semester. Students will travel on several different weekends to various locations throughout Costa Rica to experience the tremendous variety that Costa Rica offers.
Contact Arnie Prieb in the International Programs and Services Office at 559-453-2128 or apprieb@fresno.edu or Ken Martens Friesen at 559-453-7126 or ken.friesen@fresno.edu for more information and for a study abroad application.
