Southern Foothills Consortium Spring 2018 in Barcelona Application Timeline College Barstow Community College MiraCosta College Mt. San Antonio College Mt. San Jacinto College San Bernardino Valley College Victory Valley College

The Semester in Barcelona, Spain, program is open to all college students. Eligibility requires a cumulative GPA of 2.5 in at least 12 units of previous college level course work at an accredited college. First year students enrolled in 12 units may be accommodated if their campus coordinator approves a progress report.

1) Attend a study abroad Information meeting on your campus, or complete an Interest Form online: www.citruscollege.edu/studyabroad/barcelona18. Your advisor will check your eligibility and send you the AIFS enrollment link. Advisor contact information is listed on the final page of the brochure.

2) APPLY TO CITRUS COLLEGE FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER. Complete a Citrus College application for admission online www.citruscollege.edu; click on WingSpan and then Apply for Admission. You will be issued a Citrus student I.D. and student email. Be sure to check this email frequently.

3) Read and complete the “Financial Aid Fact Sheet”. This is an insert in your brochure or available on the Citrus study abroad website. Spring 2018 Barcelona financial aid is only offered through Citrus College.

4) By November 22, 2017 DEADLINE: Complete the AIFS enrollment and pay the $450 deposit (see step one above). Note: $150 of your deposit is non-refundable. After November 22, the entire deposit is non- refundable. The refund details are available on the AIFS portal and on the Citrus Barcelona 18 webpage. To withdraw, email your withdrawal notice to Patty Cardenas [email protected].

*Note: If you do not hear back from your advisor, the Citrus Financial Aid Office, Citrus Admissions or AIFS, DO NOT WAIT! Contact the relevant person/office ASAP!

REGISTRATION FOR CLASSES Barcelona course registration instructions will be sent to all students who have submitted an AIFS Semester in Barcelona application and deposit

BARCELONA ORIENTATION (Mandatory) Saturday, January 20, 2018 from 10am – 12pm: BARCELONA STUDENT ORIENTATION will be held at Citrus College in the CI 159 room for all students participating in the Barcelona program. Instructors and AIFS Barcelona student services representatives will attend. Family members are welcome.

CITRUS COLLEGE CONTACTS: 1000 W. Foothill Blvd., Glendora, CA 91741 John Morris-Study Abroad Specialist (626) 914-8560 [email protected] Cathy Napoli-Admissions and Records Coordinator (626) 914-8512 [email protected] Julie Martinez-Financial Aid Advisor (626) 914-8592 [email protected] Carisha Parks-Financial Aid Technician (626) 914-8592 X8584 [email protected]

AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR FOREIGN STUDY (AIFS) CONTACTS: One High Ridge Park, Stamford, CT 06905 Patty Cardenas – Registrar/Program Accounting (withdrawals, refunds, financial aid, payment processing) (800) 727-2437 X5078 [email protected] Karen Winslow – Systems Program Coordinator (housing questions, flight questions, general program questions) (800) 727-2437 X5089 [email protected] Southern California Foothills Consortium Barcelona Program Spring Semester 2018

The AIFS program fee of $7,675 includes the following:  overnight stay in a centrally located hotel in Barcelona on arrival including breakfast;  accommodation in student apartments (included) or homestays (for a supplemental fee). Two students will share a double room. Apartments are fully furnished and include cooking facilities, free wireless Internet access and washing machine; homestay students receive breakfast daily and dinner Monday-Friday, plus weekly laundry service and wireless Internet access;  orientation program on-site in Barcelona consisting of an orientation meeting with AIFS staff, information packet, transfer to accommodations, welcome tapas reception and half-day guided sightseeing tour of Barcelona by private bus;  TMB travel pass valid for unlimited use on the buses and underground trains in the central zone of Barcelona;  Spanish Life and Culture Course including a weekly lecture with a guest speaker on a variety of topics such as Contemporary Spanish History, Spanish Politics, Education, Art, Architecture and Customs;  Articket granting one entrance to each of the following museums in Barcelona: Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona (CCCB), Fundacio Antoni Tapies, Fundacio Joan Miró, Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona (MACBA), Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya (MNAC) and Museu Picasso;  full-day guided excursion to Tarragona including a walking tour and entrances to the Roman Circus, Forum and Amphitheatre;  full-day guided excursion to Girona and Figueres including a walking tour of Girona and entrance to the Dalí Museum in Figueres;  subsidized cultural calendar of events including walking tours, cooking classes, guided museum visits, sporting events and local season activities;  access to the wireless-enabled AIFS Student Center and the services of the AIFS Program Coordinator and Student Advisor for information, personal advising/counseling and 24-hour emergency contact service;  medical insurance and program fee refund insurance policies;

Program fee does not include the following:  optional Transportation Package consisting of round-trip airfare between Los Angeles and Barcelona and round-trip transfers overseas between the airport and hotel in Barcelona on the specified program dates for $899;  mandatory additional U.S. government and airline-imposed departure taxes, fees and fuel surcharges of $400 (subject to change);  optional three-day/two-night excursion to Madrid for $475;  $250 refundable damage deposit;  optional housing in a twin-bedded room in a homestay for an additional $495, with an optional single room upgrade available for an additional $395 ($890 total);  optional single room supplement in apartments for $395;  Southern California Foothills Consortium tuition or administrative fees;  textbooks;  meals not listed above;  passport and visa fees if applicable;  personal expenses;  optional personal effects coverage and medical insurance upgrade;  anything not listed above.

2018 PROGRAM DATES Thursday, February 15 AIFS flight departs U.S. for Barcelona Friday, February 16 Arrive in Barcelona. Overnight in Barcelona hotel Saturday, February 17 Transfer from hotel to accommodations Monday, February 19 First day of classes (Monday – Thursday schedule) Friday, March 2 to Sunday, March 4 Optional excursion to Madrid Friday, March 30 to Monday, April 2 Easter break Tuesday, May 1 May Day/Labor Day National Holiday Saturday, May 12 End of program. AIFS flight departs Barcelona for the U.S.

1 PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR AIFS FEES Spring Semester Fee Deadline Optional Fee Deadline Enrollment deposit $450.00 November 22, 2017 Airfare $899.00 December 22, 2017 Balance of fees $7,225.00 December 22, 2017 Taxes/Fees (subject to change) $400.00 December 22, 2017 Sub-total $7,675.00 Madrid tour deposit $50.00 November 22, 2017 Damage Deposit (Mandatory/ $250.00 December 22, 2017 Balance of Madrid $425.00 December 22, 2017 Refundable) Homestay $495.00 December 22, 2017 Total $7,925.00 Single room in homestay $395.00 December 22, 2017 Single room in apartment $395.00 December 22, 2017 Personal Effects Coverage $90.00 December 22, 2017 Medical Insurance Upgrade $65.00 December 22, 2017

All students must submit the $450 deposit (plus $50 for the tour, if selected) when completing the online enrollment form. Subsequent payments may be made by check or credit card. Checks should be made payable to “AIFS.” American Express, MasterCard and Visa are also accepted.

Financial Aid students are responsible for paying, by December 22, 2017, the airfare ($899), taxes/fees/fuel ($400–subject to change), $250 refundable damage deposit, a $600 program reservation deposit (toward your balance due), and any remaining balance that will not be covered by aid.

Please note: A $35 returned check fee will be charged on all checks returned by the bank for insufficient funds.

AIFS TRANSPORTATION PACKAGE Participants have the option of purchasing a round-trip ticket for the flight arranged through AIFS. Participants choosing this option should note the following restrictions: Tickets purchased from AIFS are exclusively on scheduled airlines (not charters). They are not endorsable to another carrier. Flights are not necessarily direct or non-stop, and frequent flyer miles are not applicable. The AIFS Transportation Package includes ground transportation from the airport in Barcelona to the Barcelona hotel on the regularly scheduled program arrival date. AIFS will book flights on the dates indicated on this application only.

Participants wishing to purchase the Transportation Package must notify AIFS in writing by Friday, November 22, 2017, or by selecting it on the online enrollment form. Participants wishing to cancel from the flight must notify AIFS in writing by Friday, December 22, 2017. Cancellation penalties will apply. Tickets are non-refundable after this date. Participants who plan to purchase their own airline ticket will be responsible for providing their own round-trip transportation between the airport in Barcelona and the Barcelona hotel on arrival and between their accommodations and Barcelona Airport on the return.

AIFS Airfare Regulations: Return must be to original U.S. departure point. Tickets are subject to airline availability. No refunds are available for any unused portion of ticket. Tickets cannot be rerouted, and stopovers are not permitted. Once in Spain participants may be able to change their return date, but only if that date is available and in the same class of service in which the ticket was booked. Only the ticketing agent can provide this information. Participants are subject to agency and airline-imposed change fees and space availability. Group round-trip ground transportation to and from the airport in Barcelona is on the regularly scheduled program dates only.

AIFS cannot guarantee that all passengers will be booked on the same flight.

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