Mendoza, Argentina

Program Provider: 
Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA/Butler), Universidad Naciaonal de Cuyo and Universidad de Congresso

• Semester 1 (Mid February - Early July)
• Semester 2 (Late July- Mid December)

• GPA - 3.0
• 4 semesters of university-level Spanish

• The program at Universidad Nacional de Cuyo requires students to take one or two program courses designed specifically for IFSA-Butler students as well as 3-4 university courses. All students must take Advanced Spanish and Argentine Culture; Regional Development is optional.

• The Universidad de Congreso is the newest addition to the Mendoza program. Students may find that the Congreso offers a very good selection of international relations and social science courses from which to choose.

• One of the benefits of the Mendoza program is the availability of academic tutors for those students who feel they need extra help.

• Three-day excursion to a destination such as Colonia, Uruguay; Montevideo, Uruguay; or Rosario, Argentina.
• Music concerts, theatrical productions, rugby and soccer matches, Argentine film screenings, urban biking and canoe trip, tango classes, polo demonstration class at an Estancia, and museum tours.

• Special occasion and special interest meals throughout the year 

• Students will live with a carefully selected Argentine host family.
• IFSA-Butler houses only one student per family for maximum cultural and language integration.