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Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Language of Instruction: Spanish Class Standing: 2. 3rd Class
Housing Options: Host Family Program Type: Study Abroad
Minimum GPA: 2.75 Areas of Study: Economics and Business, Electives, English, Fine Arts, History, Modern Languages, Psychology
Program Description:

Santiago, DR
CIEE Liberal Arts Program in Santiago, Dominican Republic
Significantly improve your Spanish language skills while gaining insight of the realities of life in the developing world in the Dominican Republic.

In Santiago, you’ll immerse yourself in Dominican life both on and off campus, through a combination of intensive coursework, homestays, volunteering opportunities and a variety of cultural activities and excursions. From coursework in regional literature and art, to rural work retreats, studying abroad in the Dominican Republic offers you the unique opportunity to not only learn about the country’s society culture, but become a participant in it. 

Study abroad in Santiago and you will:
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  • Interact at multiple levels of Dominican society through homestays, university courses, rural and urban volunteer activities, language partners, and activities with Dominican and Haitian support students
  • Consider an optional Community Service course or optional Teaching English as a Second Language course (earn a TESL certificate from PUCMM), both with hands-on practicums
  • Contrast the daily realities of the Dominicans and Haitian who share the campus and the city
  • Learn outside the classroom on class trips ranging from visits to local Santería altars to the Free Trade Zone; trips to sites of ecological and historical-cultural importance; and weekend excursions to the Samaná Peninsula and mountains of Constanza
     

Find out more. 

Please check the CIEE website for final program dates, and speak with your CIEE Study Abroad Advisor prior to booking airfare. 
 



Dates / Deadlines:
Dates / Deadlines:
Term Year App Deadline Decision Date Start Date End Date
Spring 2024 05/16/2024 ** Rolling Admission TBA TBA
Fall 2024 12/31/2024 ** Rolling Admission TBA TBA

** Indicates rolling admission application process. Applicants will be immediately notified of acceptance into this program and be able to complete post-decision materials prior to the term's application deadline.