Summer at Universidad Veritas

Credits earned vary according to the policies of your home institution. Our enrollment policy and possible visa implications require you to maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by your home institution, during your program.

The transcript from Universidad Veritas will reflect contact hours for each course listed below. Please be in touch with your U.S. university regarding credit transfer.

Students on a Summer + Community Engagement program have the option to receive 2 additional credits from our School of Record, the University of South Florida (USF). Students will receive a letter grade and transcripts will be sent to their home university 2–3 months after the program ends.

Per session, you will enroll in a total of two courses. You may choose from one of the following combinations:

• One 60-hour Spanish course and one 48-hour elective

• One 60-hour Spanish course and one 60-hour elective

• Two elective courses

If you opt for the Intensive Language session, you'll enroll in one 60-hour intensive Spanish course. You can elect to enroll in an additional one-credit course for a fee.

60-hour Spanish Language courses: These are are 4-week long, intensive modular courses that are held for three hours each morning, Monday - Friday. These courses are an excellent opportunity for you to advance your Spanish language abilities.

60-hour elective courses: These are held in the afternoons and may include a weekend field study component at no extra cost to the student. These electives are only taught in English.

48-hour elective courses: These are held in the afternoons and do not include a field study component. There are electives available in English and in Spanish.

All students participating in a community engagement program will be enrolled in our community-engaged learning course. This online course will provide you with a framework to reflect on your experience, learn about social issues affecting your host community, and demonstrate your professional and cultural competencies achieved during your time abroad.

We offer course level recommendations for the courses listed below. Please note that the course level recommendations are based on the host university course level recommendations and course codes and are only recommendations.

At Veritas University, course codes are composed of two parts: an alpha code indicating the discipline or field of study and a numeric code that indicates the type of course and level. The first number indicates the level or degree of complexity of ongoing research.

• Courses that start with a 1 are introductory courses or beginner level language acquisition courses.

• Courses that start with a 2 are courses that require more hours of independent study and are intermediate level language acquisition courses.

• Courses that start with a 3 are courses that require research and presentations, have field trips or visits requiring reports, and are advanced level language acquisition courses.

• Courses that start with a 4 have a very similar level to level 3 courses but usually are "specialty areas" within a discipline.

These recommendations are intended to facilitate the determination of course equivalencies by advisers and credential evaluators at participants' U.S. home institutions.

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All students enrolling in a language course above the Beginner level must take a Spanish language placement exam prior to departure. The exam will indicate each student's language proficiency level and determine the courses in which the student is eligible to enroll.