Do HECUA programs have any language requirements?
Our semester-long Ecuador program, Community Internships in Latin America, is the only program that has a language requirement. It is required that students have equivalent of two years of college Spanish. All lectures and assigned readings are in Spanish, and students are required to comfortably communicate with people in the community. The entire program is performed in Spanish therefore students must have a working knowledge of the language and pass a language test prior to travel. Language instruction is not provided on the program.
Our semester-long Ecuador program, Community Internships in Latin America, is the only program that has a language requirement. To be eligible for participation, students must have the equivalent of two years [four semesters] of college Spanish and have a minimum GPA of 3.0 for these courses. All lectures and assigned readings are in Spanish, and students are required to comfortably communicate with people in the community. The entire program is performed in Spanish therefore students must have a working knowledge of the language. While language instruction isn’t provided as part of the program, students can participate in an optional tutoring group when they arrive in Ecuador if they feel they lack the necessary vocabulary.
