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Spring Quarter 2011, UW students will travel to León, Spain for a unique advanced language studies and internship experience at the new UW Léon Center. Students will spend ten weeks in León studying Spanish 302 & 303 while also completing a part-time internship. Internships will be available in several areas of study and across many industries. These internships will be able to accommodate a wide range of interests on the part of the student. Industries include, but are not limited to, banking, aeronautics, IT, and forestry. Your opportunities to use your Spanish will extend after work into your homestays. Staying with Spanish families, you will receive three meals a day, laundry service, and a private room.

Students in the program will maintain their UW residency and most financial aid eligibility already established. Credits earned will be recorded on students’ UW transcripts and may apply directly to UW graduation requirements.

Credits
Students will receive 10 credits of SPAN 302 & 303, and 2 credits of IBUS 495.

Eligibility
Any UW student with Spanish 301 is eligible. Admission will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis, with final acceptance determined by the Global Business Center.

Application
Priority Deadline: November 5th, 2010; But, applications will be accepted until the program fills
Submit a hard copy of the application packet to: Deanna Fryhle, Program Adviser, Certificate of International Studies in Business, Mackenzie Hall137

Program Cost
Upon acceptance to the program, students will be required to sign and submit a payment contract. Payments will then be charged to participants’ UW student accounts and will be payable to the Student Fiscal Services office.

Total Fees: $6,250 program fee, $250 IPE fee, and $250 GBC fee.

Program fees include language instruction, internship placement, 12 credits, room and board, and laundry. Program fees do not include airfare, International Student I.D. Card, health insurance, or personal spending money.

Program fees are paid in dollars; most program expenses are paid in Euros. The Foster School reserves the right to modify the program fee based upon dollar devaluation or severe inflation. If such a change occurs, students will be notified of the increase and an adjustment will be made to the final program payment.

Questions
If you have questions after looking over the program brochure, please contact cisb@uw.edu to set up an appointment.