This program is designed for students that have an advanced to superior level of Spanish. Students enroll in one language and culture course and 4 courses selected from the University of el Salvador departments. The majority of courses will be taken with Argentine students; whereas the language courses will be with international students.

The following list includes many, but not all of the departments offered at the University of el Salvador. Courses offered in these departments consist of 42-56 hours of instruction.

Advertising/Journalism
Culture
Economics and Administration
Ethics
History
Language
Literature
Political Science/International Relations
Theology

Minimum GPA

Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.80.

Minimum Admissions Prerequisites

Students must have completed 5 semesters or 7 quarters of college-level Spanish (or the equivalent) to be elgible for this program. However, students who have completed 4 semesters or 6 quarters of college-level Spanish are eligible by adding on an intensive month prior to the semester (i.e. enrolling in Fall 7 or Spring 7 programs)

In order to be accepted to this program students must at least be in their 2nd year of college.

Students must also submit an official transcript for this program!

Prior to your arrival you will take an online placement exam to determine your language proficiency. Your performance on this exam will determine the classes for which you are eligible as well as your official acceptance into the USAL. If you do not place into at least the high intermediate level, you will not be accepted into the USAL and will therefore need to switch to a different ISA program entirely. ISA cannot guarantee that you will place into the appropriate language level in order to fulfill academic credit requirements nor can we manipulate the results of your placement exam in any way. The second portion of the placement exam will be taken once on site.

Course Disclaimer

There may be mandatory prerequisites for some of the courses offered. For a specific list of course prerequisites, please refer to the course listing/course descriptions for this program.

The courses listed are just some of the courses available at the USAL. Please contact the ISA office for a more complete list.

All students must take a Spanish language placement exam upon arrival in Buenos Aires. The exam will indicate each student's language proficiency level, and may determine the courses in which the student is eligible to enroll.