Semester at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

According to our policy, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program. Credit transfer is ultimately determined by the student’s home university.

The transcript from the PUCP will reflect credits for each course listed below. The contact hours for each course will not be reflected on the transcript, but are listed below to assist with credit transfer. Please be in touch with your home university regarding credit transfer for this program.

Students with an Advanced Spanish language level are encouraged to choose courses taught in Spanish with locals from the Facultad de Estudios Generales (School/College of General Studies in Humanities.) For a list of the General Studies Study Plan, click here.

Students can also choose from a select list of courses taught in English with local students. This course list grows each semester, so check with your program manager for the most up to date list. Courses come from several different schools including Engineering, Business, Humanities, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, and more.

Please see below for the current list of courses available in English. Students can also choose upper division courses from any of the Schools or Facultades, as long as they meet the pre-requisites. Additional courses with locals are available from the following departments: Business Administration, Archaeology, Art, Communications, Geography and Environment, History, Information Science, Linguistics, Literature, Philosophy, Social Sciences and Theology.

The most confirmed list of classes for each semester is published approximately one month prior to the start date. Please see below for the list of courses available in English based on previous semesters. Course availability and contact hours are subject to change.

If you require sample syllabi, reach out to us using the Contact Us button.

For courses in English, students need to have tested out of 2 semesters of college-level Spanish. Although some courses will be taught in English, students' daily life will be in Spanish, living in a homestay/residencia and participating in on-campus events and sports. Students taking courses taught in Spanish with locals must have completed or tested out of a minimum of five semesters (7-8 quarters) of college-level Spanish.