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Onsite Orientation

All programs begin with three weeks of mandatory intensive Spanish classes at the appropriate level for each student and orientation at Latin Immersion.  This Orientation Spanish Class is worth three credits and will help prepare you for your future classes. 

During orientation you will be introduced to your host family, other students, onsite staff and your city.  You will learn how to navigate the city on public transportation, finalize registration for classes and learn safety and emergency procedures.  The highlight of orientation is when you will have a chance to travel with your classmates during the first weekend of  your ICambio program.


    

 





 

Track A:  Beginner / Intermediate

Track A is designed for students with less than two years of college-level Spanish language study.  It is ideal for students who want to rapidly improve their language skills and/or enroll in Track B the following semester. Students will spend the semester studying Spanish with Latin Immersion in university-accredited courses.  These classes are very intensive, consisting of 20 contact hours per week with a maximum of six students per class.  Every three weeks students complete one more level of proficiency. 
   
 

Track B:  Advanced

Track B is designed for students with more than two years of college-level Spanish language study or students who have already completed Track A.  It is ideal for students who want to be integrated with local students at the university.  In addition to the three credits Orientation Advanced Spanish Course, students may choose three to five additional university courses or nine to fifteen credit hours.

Track C:  Experiential Learning

Track C is designed for students who have completed at least one ICambio semester.  It is ideal for students who want to gain practical experience via an unpaid internship or volunteer project.  Placements are available in Chile only with a duration of two to three months.  All internships are evaluated and supervised throughout the placement.  Students may arrange for credit through their home university.





Housing

You'll have the choice of living with a host family that will help you settle into local life or a shared student apartment.  Since the social life in Latin America tends to revolve around the family, living with a host family is the best way to immerse yourself into the culture and to ensure that you will practice the language outside of class. 
 

 

 





All families are carefully selected and provide the student with a private room, kitchen access, and comfortable surroundings.  Living standards are high and all host families are middle to upper-middle class.

Meal options for family stays include no meals or two meals daily - breakfast and dinner.

Students indicate housing preference at the time of application.





Conduct

Participants are expected to be courteous and respectful guests. Misconduct abroad can be defined as: any situation in which you jeopardize your own welfare, that of fellow students, or of the program. Political involvement, illegal drug use, abusive behavior, or alcoholic consumption by minors cannot be tolerated. ICambio reserves the right to refuse to serve, to cancel, and/or terminate participation for any person who fails to comply with these policies, or for any other reason deemed necessary by the sole discretion of ICambio. ICambio further reserves the right, without escort and without refund, to send home any participant who violates the rules stated above. The return trip will be at the expense of the participant or the participant’s family.