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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Heredia, Costa Rica - Summer Programs


Available Terms

 

Summer Session I – Students enroll in 3-7 credits, one 3 credit course required 

USAC Course Title Credits UNLV Equivalent Language of Instruction
Advanced Spanish I 3 SPAN 487    Spanish 
Dances of Latin America  1 DAN 478      English & Spanish 
Elementary Spanish I 4 SPAN 187     Spanish 
Foundations for Personal Health and Wellness 3 PBH 165     English
Intercultural Communication 3 COM 412     English
Intermediate Spanish I 3 SPAN 287      Spanish
Latin American and Its Cultures 1 SPAN 387       Spanish
Psychology of Happiness 3 PSY 495     English
Spanish Composition I 3 SPAN 387      Spanish
Spanish Conversation and Oral Skills 3 SPAN 387     Spanish
Spanish for Health Professions   3 SPAN 387     Spanish
Tropical Conservation Biology 3 BIOL 496     English
Tropical Conservation Biology Field Study 1 BIOL 496    English
Tropical Ecology 3 BIOL 341     English
Tropical Ecology Field Study 1 BIOL 492     English
Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Latin American Short Story and Essay 3 SPAN 487     Spanish

 

Summer Session II – Students enroll in 3-5 credits, one 3-credit course required  

  • Students taking intensive Spanish language may take six credits total. 
USAC Course Title Credits UNLV Equivalent Lannguage of Instruction
Advanced Spanish II 3 SPAN 487      Spanish 
Climate, Global Change, and Society 3 SOC 459     English
Climate, Global Change, and Society Field Study 1 SOC 397     English
Dances of Latin America  1 DAN 478      English & Spanish
Elementary Spanish II 4 SPAN 187     Spanish 
Health and Wellness in Costa Rica and Latin America 3 PBH 498     English
Intermediate Spanish I 3 SPAN 287      Spanish
Intermediate Spanish II 3 SPAN 287      Spanish
Intro. to Tropical Conservation - Maintaining Biodiversity  3 BIOL 496       English 
Latin America and its Cultures   1 SPAN 287    Spanish 
Psychology of Happiness 3 PSY 495   English
Spanish Composition II 3 SPAN 387      Spanish
Spanish Conversation and Oral Skills 3 SPAN 387      Spanish
Spanish for Health Professions  3 SPAN 387      Spanish 
Sports Nutrition, Exercise, and Performance 3 NUTR 340     English
Tropical Marine Biology 3 BIOL 492      English 
Tropical Marine Biology Field Study 1 BIOL 496    English
Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Latin American Poetry 3 SPAN 487    Spanish

 

To satisfy an internship requirement within your major, you must meet with your academic advisor to discuss what departmental requirements you must meet. Your final USAC internship approval and grade relies on approval from your English & Spanish academic department. Without your department’s approval, your internship credit may only satisfy elective requirements.

 

Note: Course approvals are accurate at time of publication and subject to change.
Please contact the Office of Study Abroad Programs to verify course availability.

 

Updated as of: November 12, 2025