Argentina Buenos Aires La Boca 151687346

What's Included

We invite you to spend your summer in Buenos Aires with API at Universidad de Belgrano! This immersive program offers you the opportunity to advance your Spanish language skills through intensive language instruction, while living in the social, cultural and political heart of Argentina.

Study alongside students from across the world, enhance your language skills, earn valuable academic credit, experience life in this exciting capital city, and explore all Argentina has to offer!

What's Included?

Highlights

Pre Departure Services

Advising

APIConnect Platform

Orientation Materials and Resources

API Alumni Network

Scholarships

On Site Services

Airport Reception

API Center

On-Site Orientation

Excursions

Tuition

Medical and Life Insurance

Resident Directors

Social and Cultural Activities

Welcome and Farewell Group Meals

Volunteer Opportunities

Tutoring

Housing (including meals with host families)

Language and Culture Tools

Re-Entry Services

Re-Entry Materials and Support

Post-Program Evaluation

Transcript

Alumni Network and API Ambassador Program

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Application Requirements

In good academic standing at your home institution (typically represented by a 2.0 GPA or above)
Open to freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors
Open to all levels of Spanish speakers
Completed API application
University Approval Form
Official transcript
Entry requirement: valid passport with supporting documents

Dates & Fees

Session	Program Dates	Program Cost	Application Deadline	Extended Application Deadline	Payment Deadline
Summer 2	Jun 22, 2023 - Jul 22, 2023	$4,900	Apr 1, 2023	No Extension	May 1, 2023
Summer 2 and 3 Combined	Jun 22, 2023 - Aug 19, 2023	$8,900	Apr 1, 2023	No Extension	May 1, 2023

Excursions

API students participate in excursions designed to help familiarize them with the culture and surrounding areas of their host city and country. The following is a listing of potential excursions for API Buenos Aires programs. API may need to modify the excursions offered in a given term due to travel restrictions or health and safety concerns.

*Combined session summer students (e.g. Summer 1& 2, or Summer 1, 2, &3) will not repeat excursions.

Estancia

A trip to Argentina would not be complete with only a visit to its capital city. Aside from the attractions of Buenos Aires, Argentina is known for its cattle, its wines, and its grains. Argentine legends and mythology often refer to the mysterious life of the Argentine cowboy, known as the gaucho. Located a few hours from the city, local estancias, or ranches, are a wonderful introduction to the Argentine countryside; their tranquility and open spaces contrast with the bustle of Buenos Aires and will give students a completely different vision of life in Argentina.
Tigre

Located less than 20 miles outside the heart of Buenos Aires, Tigre was founded in the first half of the 1800s on an island created by the local streams and rivers. Its name is derived from its history as an area where early settlers hunted jaguars. Today the port is most known for its craft fair, known as the “Puerto de Frutos.”

Estancia

A trip to Argentina would not be complete with only a visit to its capital city. Aside from the attractions of Buenos Aires, Argentina is known for its cattle, its wines, and its grains. Argentine legends and mythology often refer to the mysterious life of the Argentine cowboy, known as the gaucho. Located a few hours from the city, local estancias, or ranches, are a wonderful introduction to the Argentine countryside; their tranquility and open spaces contrast with the bustle of Buenos Aires and will give students a completely different vision of life in Argentina.
Tigre

Located less than 20 miles outside the heart of Buenos Aires, Tigre was founded in the first half of the 1800s on an island created by the local streams and rivers. Its name is derived from its history as an area where early settlers hunted jaguars. Today the port is most known for its craft fair, known as the “Puerto de Frutos.”

Program Details

What You’ll Study

TOTAL CREDITS - 6 credits per session (up to 21 total)

The Intensive Language Program is designed for students who want to study abroad in Buenos Aires and work exclusively on improving their Spanish language proficiency. There are no cultural electives offered within this program. All students complete a placement test prior to departure. Language levels are announced upon arrival in Buenos Aires.

CREDIT BREAKDOWN

Students complete a total of 108 U.S. contact hours per 4-week summer session.

Forty-five U.S. contact hours generally equate to three semester credits, and the API transcript letter will recommend a total of 7 U.S. semester credits per intensive Spanish course. Students are cautioned, however, that home universities may award fewer credits for each Spanish course than the high number of contact hours may suggest.

NOTE: The Summer 3 option can only be combined with the Summer 1&2 or Summer 2 programs. Summer 3 is not available as a stand-alone option.

Summer 1
- 120 Argentine contact hours (108 U.S. contact hours)
- 5 hours of class per day, 4-5 days per week for 4 weeks
Summer 2
- 120 Argentine contact hours (108 U.S. contact hours)
- 5 hours of class per day, 4-5 days per week for 4 weeks
Summer 1&2
- 240 Argentine contact hours (216 U.S. contact hours)
- 5 hours of class per day, 4-5 days per week for 8 weeks
Summer 1,2, & 3
- 360 Argentine contact hours (324 U.S. contact hours)
- 5 hours of class per day, 4-5 days per week for 12 weeks
Summer 2 & 3
- 240 Argentine contact hours (216 U.S. contact hours)
- 5 hours of class per day, 4-5 days per week for 8 weeks

TRANSCRIPTS

API students receive a transcript from the Universidad de Belgrano upon completion of their program.

Kayla Cole

Kayla Cole will be your Program Manager and will help prepare you for your API program.

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Jimena Alvarez de Toledo

Jimena will be one of your Resident Directors in Buenos Aires and will be a resource for you on-site.
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Courses

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COURSE OFFERINGS

Name: Zaengle
Price range: $

Students complete one intensive Spanish language course during each summer session. Courses range between 3 and 7 semester credits.

CREDIT INFORMATION

At the Universidad de Belgrano, each contact hour is equivalent to 45 minutes, rather than the standard 50 minutes in the United States. API recommends the number of credit hours to be awarded per course by translating the total number of Argentine contact hours into U.S. contact hours.