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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (Semester—CIEE)

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

CIEE Semester at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra—Liberal Arts

SANTIAGO

Provincial Caribbean city
Second-largest city in Dominican Republic
90 minutes from coast

DATES

Early January to late April --OR--
Mid August to mid-December

PROGRAM ORGANIZATION

Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)—www.ciee.org—at the
Pontificia Universidad Catolica Madre y Maestra—www.pucmmsti.edu.do/
25 U.S. students

ACADEMIC PROGRAM

Liberal Arts program track*
AU courses taught in Spanish
5-day orientation session in Puerto Plata and PUCMM, Santiago
15 IU credits
- Spanish language courses
- Program core course: Contemporary Dominican Republic: Political and Socioeconomic Processes for CIEE students only
- Caribbean and Latin American area studies courses in Spanish for CIEE students only
Community Services Internship (with course) (optional)
Minimum of one direct-enrollment course at PUCMM

*Note: IU selectively co-sponsors CIEE program offerings, including the one described on this page, but not all CIEE tracks/offerings. Please contact Overseas Study for clarification.

HOUSING

Home stays

ADDITIONAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

ELIGIBILITY

You may apply if you

are a student at any Indiana University campus who is making normal academic progress,
are in at least your third full-time semester of college,
are in at least fourth-semester Spanish, and
have approximately a 2.75 cumulative GPA and a B average in Spanish.

Complete eligibility criteria and selection criteria are outlined within the Academic Policies and Procedures of the Office of Overseas Study. Selection is based on maturity, seriousness of purpose, and appropriateness of match between program and applicant. Students on disciplinary probation during program period are not eligible.

ESTIMATED SPRING 2010 COSTS

IU portion of fee: $640
CIEE portion of fee: $10,355* (includes tuition, housing, meals, medical insurance, field trips)
Initial prepayment of $500 due Oct. 26 for spring; March for fall
See IU Fee Sheet for additional cost and payment details.

Airfare, other meals, personal expenses and vacation travel additional.
*Special discounted CIEE fee for IU students.

FINANCIAL AID

IU scholarships, grants and loans applicable to program costs with some exceptions. Please carefully check these exceptions before you commit to a program.
For students who will participate in for-credit internships: Overseas Study Internship Incentive Grants.
CIEE scholarships and grants available. See http://ciee.org/study/scholarships.aspx. CIEE scholarship applications should be submitted to Overseas Study at the time of application.
Find general information about financial aid and links to additional scholarship opportunities here: www.indiana.edu/~overseas/basics/finaid.shtml.

APPLICATION DEADLINES

Spring 2010: September 14, 2009
Fall 2010: February 2010

IU committee screens applications; final approval from CIEE. Notification of application status sent electronically within four weeks of application deadline.

How to Apply for this Program

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Last updated: August 27, 2009
Comments: overseas@indiana.edu