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Semester and Summer Study in the Caribbean

Semester-long Study Abroad/Away Programs Credited by Department

University of Puerto Rico

  • To apply go to the The National Student Exchange Program (Rutgers college run
    program but open to all Rutgers students)

    Charlie Coogan, Assistant Dean at Rutgers college, coogan@rci.rutgers.edu, is the person in charge

  • Considerations:
    • Students who go on exchange through NSE earn credits as transfer credits.
      They are evaluated on a course by course basis, are processed and appear as transfer credits on the Rutgers transcript. This will mean that the grades earned at the host campus do not count here.
    • Exchanges may be for one or two semesters but always must begin in a Fall semester. No exchange can begin with a Spring semester.
    • For any of the UPR campuses, the student must be functionally fluent in Spanish. The LHCS Department will assess the students' language abilities.
    • The deadline this year is February 15. I do not have any flexibility on the application deadline.
    • This year the application fee is $125.00; next year the fee will go up to $150.00. The application fee can not be waived for any student.
    • Students may only apply for federal financial aid while on exchange. No New Jersey state scholarships or aid programs are available to students while on exchange. No Rutgers financial aid or scholarship is available while a student is on exchange. Tuition remission for the children of Rutgers employees does NOT apply while the student is on exchange.
    • Student are charged at the "in-state" tuition rate for the host school (CHEAP!) students are billed by the host school.
  • Service-Learning Internship possibilities while at the UPR:

Summer Programs at the University of Puerto Rico

 

Limon, Costa Rica

  • Summer program focuses on Costa Rica's afro-caribbean/West-Indian heritage, culture and history

Mexico

  • Credit given for courses that focus on Mexican migration or Caribbean Basin themes

 

Dominican Republic

  • This program is offered through the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), a highly prestigious research insititute. FLACSO is linked to other research teaching centers throughout Latin America and was founded by UNESCO, the UN agency dedicated to education, culture, and science. Its internationally known faculty is also associated with one or more universities in Santo Domingo. Through FLACSO, students in the program are eligible to take selected courses from the nationally recognized Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC) and the Instituto Filosófico Pedro Francisco Bonó (El Bonó).