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CIEE Liberal Arts Program in Madrid, Spain
(Outgoing Program)
** Application materials may be reviewed prior to the program's application deadline. (Please note: if all of your boxes are checked-off, your application is complete.) In most cases, for applicants applying to programs led by PSU faculty, interviews and final selection will take place after the program deadline.
Established in 1989, the Universidad CarlosIII de Madrid is one of Europe’s preeminent public universities and Spain’‘s first and only public university to have adopted a U.S.-style academic calendar. It has one of the highest percentages (42%) of full-time and tenured women faculty in Spain. The University admits nearly 4,000 students at the Getafe campus, located in the southern metropolitan area. CIEE students take classes in three schools: humanities, social sciences, and engineering. Easily accessible by public transportation, the Getafe campus is approximately 30 minutes by bus and 15 minutes by train from the Atocha train station.
Program Focus
If you have at least three years of college-level Spanish, a Spanish language GPA of 3.0, a strong desire to be challenged academically, and a keen interest in participating in Spanish society by completely immersing yourself in Spanish culture by speaking only Spanish—in class, at your place of residence, and with fellow program participants—then, this program is ideal for you.
This program is a good fit for the following majors:
Business
Computer Science
Culture
Economics
Engineering
European Studies
Finance
Foreign Languages
History
Humanities
International Studies
Journalism
Law
Literature
Management
Political Science
Sociology
Tourism
Credits
Students enroll in 15 semester credits (22.5 quarter credits).
Capstone Option
Reporting Live Capstone available during Fall & Spring Quarters
Language of Instruction
Spanish
Host Country Language
Spanish
Housing
Apartment, Homestay
Class Standing Eligibility
Sophomore
Junior
Senior
Post-Baccalaureate
Minimum GPA Requirements
Undergraduate: 3.00
Must be in Satisfactory Academic Standing.
Language Requirement
7 terms of college-level Spanish (Spanish 301) or equivalent to enroll in Estudios Hispánicos courses; 9 terms of college-level Spanish (Spanish 303) or equivalent to enroll in regular university courses
Application Fee:
All applications include a $50 non-refundable fee due on the application deadline. Students who do not intend to complete a program application are required to withdraw before the deadline, otherwise, the $50 application fee will
be assessed to the students' account.
Scholarships
Pell Grant Recipients:
Gilman Scholarship - worth up to $3,000 during the summer and $5,000 during the year!