Oaxaca, Mexico Academic Program

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General Coursework Description

Students will sign up for a total of 12-15 lower division credits in Spanish. Immersion into the Mexican setting will occur with active participation in full-immersion language courses, cultural-focused workshop sessions and cultural excursions.

Specific Course Offerings

Students are required to enroll in a minimum of 12 credits from the course offerings listed below.

Spanish** (4 credits)

Students are required to enroll in one, but may enroll in two, of the Spanish language courses listed below. Once they arrive into Oaxaca, students take classes at the Instituto Cultural de Oaxaca where they will experience a unique immersion program of up to 7 hours of daily instruction, Monday-Friday for 8 weeks. Students are placed in a class that best matches their current Spanish language proficiency. Students have the opportunity to broaden their language, while learning about various aspects of Mexican culture. All students are required to have completed SPA 101, or the equivalent, prior their departure on the international portion of the program.

  • SPA 102 - First Year Spanish-Second Term (4 credits)
  • SPA 103 - First Year Spanish-Third Term (4 credits)
  • SPA 201 - Second Year Spanish-First Term (4 credits)
  • SPA 202 - Second Year Spanish-Second Term (4 credits)
  • SPA 203 - Second Year Spanish-Third Term (4 credits)

Students will also sign up for an additional 2 or 3 of the Spanish elective courses listed below, relative to their language proficiency level.

  • SPA 112B - First Year Spanish Conversation (2 credits)
  • SPA 112C - First Year Spanish Conversation (1 credit)
  • SPA 113A - First Year Spanish Conversation (3 credits)
  • SPA 113B - First Year Spanish Conversation (2 credits)
  • SPA 112C - First Year Spanish Conversation (1 credit)
  • SPA 211B -Intermediate Spanish Conversation (2 credits)
  • SPA 211C -Intermediate Spanish Conversation (1 credits)
  • SPA 212C -Intermediate Spanish Conversation (1 credit)
  • SPA 213A -Intermediate Spanish Conversation (3 credits)
  • SPA 213C -Intermediate Spanish Conversation (1 credit)

Students can check with the Study Abroad Office to find out about additional Spanish elective courses that they may be able to enroll in for the current year.

Please Note:

Students will register for their study abroad classes during the mandatory, program pre-departure orientation session. As such, students will NOT have to enroll in any regular PCC courses during the regularly scheduled summer course registration period that occurs during the prior spring term.

**If you have already taken all levels of Spanish at PCC, please speak with our office about additional course possibilities for participation and study on this program. We cannot offer students Spanish in the third year (can only be taken at university). If you wish to study at the same level again for your own progression, this is a possibility, but it will not count for additional credit toward a PCC degree.