Admissions
Deadlines
Fall/Academic Year Deadline: March 1
Spring Deadline: October 1
Terms of study: Participants may enroll in either fall or spring semester, or combine the two.
Eligibility
All applicants must be university students in good academic standing with a B average and should have completed two years of college level Spanish (SPANISH 204 (76)) or the equivalent. Students are expected to have a solid command of written and spoken Spanish and all course work and program activities will be conducted in Spanish.
Selection is made on the basis of a transcript, a completed application, a statement of purpose, two letters of recommendation, one of which must be from a professor in Spanish, Latin American Studies, or in a related field, and a short interview with a program director by phone or in person.
Duke University welcomes applicants from accredited colleges and universities. All applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, national and ethnic origin, handicap, sexual orientation or preference, gender or age.
Duke University reserves the right to make program changes if necessary.
Click here to go to our on-line application.
In addition to the online questionnaires, applicants will be asked to submit two letters of recommendation from faculty, one of which should be from a Spanish instructor and an official transcript.
Behavior and Conduct: All participants are subject to Duke University's codes of scholarship and conduct.
STUDENT VOICES
"My greatest learning experience was our travels to the indigenous and afro-Ecuadorian communities. It helped me learn about other cultures, about my own culture, and most importantly, I learned that in order to get the most out of an experience, one must view the world with positivity and an open mind."
-Student evaluation
"This program is for the student that can live without all of American comforts. They have to be prepared to see conditions and live in conditions they are not accustomed to. It is NOT for a student that has to have everything run on time and always have organization. A lot of time it is a matter of 'hurry up and wait.'"
-Student evaluation
Last reviewed: 31 August 2011
