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CIEE Sustainability and the Environment in Monteverde, Costa Rica
(Outgoing Program)
Watch your Spanish skills bloom in Monteverde as you dig into today’s pressing environmental issues. Take four required content courses focused on Costa Rican history, environmental studies, and sustainability, as well as a Spanish language course at your placement level at CIEE Global Institute – Monteverde. Learn in the classroom and field, and travel to remote parts of Costa Rica and Panama that most visitors never see. You’ll be rewarded with unique and life-changing experiences, new knowledge and skills, and inspiration to carry the sustainability movement forward. All courses are complemented with CIEE co-curricular activities and excursions beyond the city to enhance classroom learning and provide intercultural understanding.
Unique Experiences
EXPLORE ALTERNATIVE ENERGIES
and learn about how they impact communities and biodiversity
GET TO KNOW AN ISLAND FISHING VILLAGE
that is a model for sustainable fishing practices
INTERN WITH A LOCAL LEADER
and apply the principles of conservation and sustainability to real-life situations
Travel Costa Rica and Panama, visiting remote communities and protected areas.
Meet local people and business owners to get a firsthand look at a range of environmental protection projects.
Discover local foods, legends, and customs as you visit unique villages.
Be mentored by a resident expert and help solve a local sustainability challenge.
What's Included
Tuition
Housing
Meals
Advising before you depart to set goals and answer questions
On-site airport meet-and-greet
Two-day orientation in Alajuela introduces students to Spanish culture, the academic program, and surroundings, plus practical information about living in Costa Rica
Full-time program leadership and support in your host country
Cultural and/or Co-curricular Activities
Excursions and/or Study Tours
Insurance and other travel benefits, with CIEE iNext
24/7 emergency on-site support
1 out of 3 CIEE students receives a scholarship - get yours!
GAIN Travel Grants - up to $2,000 toward travel costs guaranteed to all Pell-elgible students.
Gilman Go Global Grants - $2,500/semester and $1,000/summer, guaranteed to all Gilman applications.
Merit-Based Scholarships - $2,500/semester and $750/summer, awarded to students deomonstrating high academic achievement.
Minority Serving Institutions (MIS) Grant - $2,000/semester and $500/summer, guaranteed to all students attending MSIs.
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All coursework is recorded as TCU residency credit (not transfer credit), meaning it may be approved for TCU academic requirements, and grades earned will be included the TCU GPA. Your program will provide a grade conversion indicating how the grades from abroad will be converted to the TCU scale.
You will work through the credit approval process with your academic advisors and dean to determine how the coursework abroad will apply to your degree plan (i.e., for major, minor, core, or upper level elective requirements). You should have a minimum of 10 – 12 courses pre-approved for semester-long programs.
While abroad, you will remain a currently enrolled, degree-seeking student at TCU. Semester students typically earn 12 – 18 credit hours.
TCU bills tuition and program fee to your TCU student account.
TCU Tuition:
Fall 2024: $30,825 **This does not include the Neeley Tuition differential**
(students pay TCU tuition, not CIEE tuition)
Program Fee:
Fall 2024: $3,600
Note that this fee includes CIEE housing and insurance fees, plus a TCU graduation sash. It may or may not include meals or other items. Consult the program-specific CIEE page for program fee breakdowns and exact fees.
Additional Expenses:
For airfare, visa fees, meals, books, personal spending money and other outside expenses not included in the program fee. Individual budgets are highly variable. Consult the program-specific CIEE page for program fee breakdowns and exact fees.
Study abroad scholarships and aid will be rescinded and cannot be used towards penalty amounts.
If TCU must cancel the program, the program fee (including deposit) and tuition will be fully refunded. Study abroad scholarships and aid will be rescinded.
Financial penalties will be billed to your student account.
TCU Tuition refunds are subject to TCU policies. See the academic calendar Registrar’s website: https://reg.tcu.edu/
How to Apply
Eligibility Requirements
Good academic and disciplinary standing at TCU
Minimum 2.8 GPA for semester programs, although some programs require higher GPAs
At least two semesters in residence at TCU by the start of the program
