Important Dates Fall 2013 Study In: Fall General Information Meetings: Nov. 1, 2012, 5-5:50pm, Kidder 238 or Nov 7, 2012, 5-5:50pm, Kidder 238 ChillÁn, Winter Application Information Meetings: Attend either one January 17, 2013 or January 23, 2013 Chile hillán, Chile is a midsize town with a population C (location and times TBA) of about 150,000 located in central Chile, about 5 Application Deadline: hours south of Santiago. The climate and topogra- February 15, 2013 phy of the area are similar to those of the Deposit Due, Willamette Valley. Many are attracted to Chillán Non-Refundable: because of the great outdoor March 8, 2013 opportunities that it offers such Tentative Departure Date: as skiing (season June - Septem- September 3, 2013 ber), hot springs, and its many Tentative Program Dates September 3, 2013 - hiking possibilities. This univer- December 3, 2013 sity town is also located about an hour from the coast. The re- gion is named after the Bío-Bío Program Contacts river that runs through it. Foreign Languages & Literatures Lucía Robelo, Spanish Instructor he Universidad del Bío-Bío 541-737-3946 T (UBB) was founded on Sep- [email protected] tember 29, 1988, from the merger of the Instituto at the Profesional De Chillán and the Universidad de Bío- Laurie Wyant, Admin. Asst. / OS2 Universidad del Bío. The university contains two campuses: the Con- 210 Kidder Hall cepción campus, in the region's capital, and the Corvallis, OR 97331-4603 Bío-Bío Phone: (541) 737-3935 Chillán Campus, in the capital of the province of FAX: (541) 737-3563 Ñuble. The university is a strong regional center for [email protected] undergraduate and graduate degree programs in wood technology and its by-products, health science Apply online at http:// and food technology, teacher education, architec- oregonstate.edu/ ture and building design, engineering, and business international/ admin- istration. studyabroad/ Checklist/FLL-
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Academic Program Orientation
The program will offer students the opportunity com- Prior to departing, students will sign up for a one-credit plete the second-year of Spanish (211-213) in 3 orientation course at OSU. The course is offered spring months. They will take four separate courses, each term and will be designed to help prepare students to lasting 4 hours per week (4 credits), for a total of 16 be in a new and different culture. Aside from the orien- credits. Each course will focus on one of four differ- tation course at OSU students will have a welcoming ent skill areas with each one supporting the other. reception when they arrive to meet other students and They will take intensive courses in reading/writing, then an orientation week to get to know the college, listening/speaking, grammar, and the culture and his- their “compañeros”, and surroundings in Chillán. tory of Chile and Latin America. Students also have Financial Aid the option of taking Spanish 311 in Chillán for an addi- Housing tional cost (3 credits). Most forms of financial aid, such as grants and loans Students will live with host families chosen personally by for which students are eligible at OSU, may be ap- the site Director in Chillán. Room and three meals a day plied to the program. Field trips will be incorpo- at the host family's residence will be included in the cost Veterans’ benefits may also be applied. In many rated in to the academic of the program. cases, financial aid will only be available at the be- program. Excursions ginning of fall term. planned are to Temu- Program Costs co-Pucon, Valdivia, Termas Application De Chillán, Viña del Mar, Costs for the program will be approximately $5,800 for Valparaiso, and Isla Negra. residents and $6,500 for non-resident students. This Apply online at http://oregonstate.edu/ includes tuition, books, health insurance, orientation, international/studyabroad/Checklist/FLL-Chile and 12 weeks room and board with a host family, in Chillán, follow the application checklist. Eligibility and three field trips. Submit it along with a non-refundable $50 applica- tion fee. Once the application is complete, an inter- There is a minimum GPA requirement of 2.75 to apply The cost does not include airfare from Portland to Santi- view will be arranged. Upon notification of ac- to the Chillán program. Participants must successfully ago ($1,600), Entrance tax ($150), and personal ex- ceptance to the program a non-refundable $200 complete Spanish 113 (or its equivalent) with a mini- penses for food outside of host family, laundry, deposit (applied to program costs) will be due. See mum grade of C prior to departure. All qualified ap- recreation, clothing, the important dates on this brochure. plicants will be interviewed, and selection will be personal supplies and based on academic preparation, scholarship, motiva- incidental expenses tion, and adaptability. ($800-$2,000).