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Which programs are most popular for Spanish minors? Spanish majors?
Spanish Major:
IE3 Global Castilla y Leon: 8
API Semester Spanish Language and Culture Studies in Salamanca: 3
API Semester Spanish Language and Culture for Beginning/Intermediate Speakers in Granada: 2
API Summer Spanish Language, Humanities and Business Studies in Madrid: 2
API Semester Spanish Language and Culture for Advanced/Superior Speakers in Granada: 1
API Madrid: 1
API Spanish Language and Humanities for Advanced/Superior Speakers in Seville: 1
API Spanish Language and Culture Studies in Barcelona: 1
API Summer Spanish and European Studies in Barcelona: 1
API Short-Term Intensive Language Studies in Salamanca: 1
IE3 Global Santander: 1
Spanish Minor:
API Salamanca: 16
API Semester Spanish Language and Culture Studies in Salamanca: 13
IE3 Global Castilla y Leon: 7
API Summer Spanish Language and Culture Studies in Granada: 6
API Summer Spanish Language and Culture Studies in Salamanca: 6
IE3 Global Santander: 6
API Semester Spanish Language and Culture for Beginning/Intermediate Speakers in Granada: 5
API Spanish Language and Culture Studies in Barcelona: 4
API Summer Intensive Spanish Language Studies in Granada: 3
API Spanish Language and Humanities for Advanced/Superior Speakers in Seville: 3
API Madrid: 3
GEO Oviedo: 3
API Multidisciplinary Studies in English and Spanish in Seville: 2
API Semester Spanish Language and Culture for Advanced/Superior Speakers in Granada: 2
API Semester Intensive Spanish Language Studies in Granada: 2
API Summer Spanish Language, Humanities, and Business Studies in Madrid: 2
OSU Exchange Santander: 2
API Short Term Intensive Language Studies in Salamanca: 1
API Summer Spanish and Catalan Studies at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona: 1
API Semester Spanish and European Studies in Barcelona: 1
API Short-Term Intensive Language Studies in Salamanca: 1
API Summer Intensive Spanish Language Studies at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona: 1
API Multidisciplinary Studies in English and Spanish in Seville: 1
API Summer Intensive Spanish Language Studies at Universitat de Barcelona: 1
College of Engineering: Technical University of Madrid: 1
College of Business Univ of Murcia: 1
GEO: Spanish Language in Oviedo: 1
Do programs typically require or offer a certain level of Spanish? Or do most accept students
at all levels?
Most accept students at all levels of Spanish, except programs that specifically tailored for
Advanced and Superior Spanish.
Which programs offer only classes related to Spanish Language and Culture (only Spanish
credit)?
IE3 Global, Castilla y Leon
GEO Spanish Language in Oviedo
API Semester Intensive Spanish Language Studies in Granada
API Summer Intensive Spanish Language Studies at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
API Summer Intensive Spanish Language Studies at Universitat de Barcelona
API Summer Intensive Spanish Language Studies in Granada
Which programs are direct enroll (student can take any class offered at a partner university)?
College of Business, University of Murcia
GEO Spanish Immersion in Oviedo
GEO Spanish Language and Culture in Segovia
Which programs offer some classes taught in English? All classes taught in English?
College of Business, University of Murcia (all in English)
GEO Spanish Immersion in Oviedo (for cross-cultural communication course)
CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Madrid (all in English)
CIEE Summer Language and Culture Program in Barcelona (English and Spanish)
CIEE Summer Language and Culture Program in Seville (English and Spanish)
API Advanced Multidisciplinary Studies in Spanish in Madrid (English and Spanish)
API Business and International Studies in Salamanca (English and Spanish)
API Business, Liberal Arts and Sciences at Suffolk University, Madrid (English and Spanish)
API Multidisciplinary Studies in English and Spanish in Seville (English and Spanish)
API Semester International Studies in Barcelona (English and Spanish)
API Semester Spanish and European Studies in Barcelona (English and Spanish)
API Semester Spanish Language and Culture for Beginning/Intermediate Speakers in Granada
(English and Spanish)
API Semester Spanish Language, Humanities, and Business Studies in Madrid (English and
Spanish)
API Spanish Culture Studies in English in Seville (English and Spanish)
API Summer Business and International Studies (English and Spanish)
API Summer Spanish and Catalan Studies at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona (English and
Spanish)
API Summer Spanish Language, Humanities, and Business Studies in Madrid (English and
Spanish)
Which programs offer a spring term only option, that closely aligns with the dates for OSU
spring terms?
Spring term only: IE3 Santander Language, Culture and Service (Program on hold)
Spring term options: GEO Spanish Language and Culture in Segovia; API Semester Spanish
Language and Culture Studies in Salamanca;
Which programs offer a fall term only option, that closely aligns with the dates for OSU fall
terms?
Fall term only: College of Business: University of Murcia, Spain (currently not accepting
applications)
Fall term options: GEO Spanish Immersion in Oviedo; GEO Spanish Language and Culture in
Segovia; CIEE Open Campus Block Program in Madrid (Block II and III); API Advanced
Multidisciplinary Studies in Barcelona; API Business and International Studies in Salamanca; API
Semester Intensive Spanish Language Studies in Granada; API Semester International Studies in
Barcelona; API Semester Spanish and European Studies in Barcelona; API Semester Spanish
Language and Culture for Advanced/Superior Speakers in Granada; API Semester Spanish
Language and Culture for Beginning/Intermediate Speakers in Granada; API Semester Spanish
Language and Culture Studies in Salamanca; API Spanish Culture Studies in English in Seville; API
Spanish Language and Culture Studies in Barcelona; API Spanish Language and Humanities for
Advanced/Superior Speakers in Seville;
What are typical excursions included with programs? Which have more/better excursions
included?
No details info on type of excursions for College of Business: University of Murcia, Spain, Castilla
y León: Language, Culture, and Civilization.
GEO (3 programs) has an excursion page. 2 programs in Oviedo and 1 program in Segovia.
Typical excursions: University events, GEO events (Oviedo) and cultural activities (Oviedo and
Segovia) and trips within city and surrounding ( 11 destinations for Oviedo and 8 destinations
for Segovia)
CIEE (4 programs): overviews of the excursions and activities (not in great details). Typically
cultural excursions within city limits and beyond. One program (Open campus block) includes an
overnight field trip, staying with Spanish host family, and volunteering at a youth center, school,
or other organization.
API (25 programs): several excursions per session designed to help familiarize them with areas
of their host city, country, and surrounding region including international excursions such as to
Paris, Lisbon, Rome.
Barcelona: 4 destinations in fall (Montserrat, Madrid, Gastronomy and the Mediterranean Sea,
Paris-France), 4 in spring (Winery and Calcotada, Seville,Girona & Besalu, Lisbon-Portugal).
Madrid: 4 in fall (Toledo, Paris, Seville, Salamanca). 5 in spring (Granada, Lisbon, Segovia, Toledo,
Valencia).
Salamanca: 5 in fall (Madrid, Toledo, Barcelona, La Alberca, Paris), 5 in spring (Extremadura,
Lisbon, Madrid, Toledo, Seville).
Seville: 9 in fall (Cordoba, Grazalema, Madrid, Puerto Santa Maria, Toledo, Cadiz, Paris, Granada,
Ronda), 9 in spring (Cordoba, Extremadura, Grazalema, Lisbon, Madrid, Puerto Santa Maria,
Toledo, Cadiz, Granada).
Granada: 5 in fall (Madrid, Toledo, San Jose and Cabo De Gata, Paris, Seville), 4 in spring (
Madrid, Las Alpujarras, Toledo, Rome).
Summer programs usually have 3-4 destinations per block, some have international excursions.
What are the typical housing arrangements? Do any programs stand out for their housing
options?
Housing arrangements: Dormitory, Homestay, Shared apartment.
API programs have better explanations/descriptions of housing options, including some photos.
In your opinion, are there programs that seem like particularly good options, or particularly
bad options?
I don’t really see any particular program that is standing out as a particularly good or a bad
option. I think the variety of programs offered give prospective students the opportunity to
choose and match with their interest, budget, qualifications and concern.
Do certain locations seem particularly appealing or off putting?
Locations: Barcelona, Granada, Madrid, Murcia, Oviedo, Salamanca, Santander, Segovia, Seville,
Zamora (Castilla y Leon)
In my opinion, compared to other locations, Murcia would be the least appealing location.
Murcia is not a popular Spanish destination, its historical buildings are not as interesting as
some other Spanish cities. Murcian dialect might be off putting for students who are interested
in speaking Castilian, Andalusian, or Catalan Spanish.
Do program requirements seem pretty standard? Or some programs easier, or harder?
(Example, GPA, class standing.)
Most programs have standard GPA requirements (2.5)
Some programs require 2.75 GPA: College of Business, University of Murcia; API Business,
Liberal Arts and Sciences at Suffolk University, Madrid; API Semester International Studies in
Barcelona; API Summer Business and International Studies at Universidad Autonoma de
Barcelona; API Summer Intensive Spanish Language Studies at Universidad Autonoma de
Barcelona.
Some programs require 3.00 GPA: API Advanced Multidisciplinary Studies in Barcelona; API
Multidisciplinary Studies in English and Spanish in Seville, API Semester Spanish and European
Studies, API Summer Spanish and Catalan Studies at Universidad Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona.
Class standings are standard (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Senior), except:
Sophomore: IE3 Castilla y Leon; GEO Spanish Immersion in Oviedo; GEO Spanish Language and
Culturein Segovia; GEO Spanish Language in Oviedo; CIEE Summer Language and Culture
Program in Barcelona; CIEE Summer Language and Culture Program in Seville.
Sophomore, Junior and Senior: Advanced Multidisciplinary Studies in Spanish in Madrid; API
Business, Liberal Arts and Sciences at Suffolk University in Madrid; API Summer Intensive
Spanish Language Studies; API Summer Spanish and Catalan Studies at Universidad Pompeu
Fabra in Barcelona.
Junior: College of Business, University of Murcia; CIEE Advanced Liberal Arts Program in
Barcelona.
Junior and Senior: API Advanced Multidisciplinary Studies in Barcelona; API Advanced
Multidisciplinary Studies in Spanish in Madrid; API Semester Spanish and European Studies; API
Spanish Language and Humanities for Advanced/Superior Speakers.
Do certain types of students seem to choose certain programs? (Example: students with
higher GPA, male students, non-US citizens, etc.)
Program with highest number of male students: College of Business: University of Murcia, Spain
Program with highest number of female students: API: Salamanca, Spain and IE3 Global: Castilla y
Leon, Spain
Student
Programs based on College number
College of Business 38
API in Seville, Spain: University of Seville, Integrated Studies with Spaniards 1
College of Engineering 25
College of Forestry 3
College of Science 29
Pre-Engineering Program 18
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