General infomation:
Students participating in ILISA's Spanish courses may earn 3-12 undergraduate semester hours or 3-9 graduate semester hours in Spanish through an arrangement with the University of Southern Mississippi, a fully accredited US institution of higher learning. Credit is available at all levels, from beginning Spanish to upper-level courses. * For those students that attend schools on a 4-credit per hour system, we offer programs for 4 and 8 hours of credit(available only at the 100 and 200 levels for undergraduate).

Arranging Credit for Spanish Courses
It is preferred that students make all arrangements directly with USM prior to starting their study. If this is not possible, arrangements must be made no later than the first week of study in Costa Rica. Either before departure or immediately upon return, students must submit a transcript of their college work which reflects any prior Spanish study. Grades are posted at the end of December, May and August. Decisions regarding specific course number, level and grade will be made by Dr. Rafael Sánchez, Chairman of the Department of Foreign Languages at USM. For more information, visit:www.usm.edu/cice/ip/flap.html

Duration of Course and Course Costs:

The program must consist of at least 20 hours per week of classroom time. Taking more hours of class per week will not reduce the time requirements. Participants pay standard ILISA program fees. In addition, they will pay the following fees directly to the University of Southern Mississippi: The program must consist of at least 20 hours per week of classroom time. Taking more hours of class per week will not reduce the time requirements. Participants pay a standard ILISA program fees. In addition, they will pay the following fees directly to the University of Southern Mississippi:

For an application and information on procedures contact Ms. Melissa Ravencraft, Coordinator Foreign Language Academic Credit Program University of Southern Mississippi Box 10047 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0047 phone: 601-266-4344; fax: 601-266-5699 or see her website.

For all other information, contact Dr. Rafael Sánchez, Chair Department of Foreign Languages Box 5038 Hattiesburg, MS 39406-5038 Phone: 601-266-4964 fax: 601-266-4853 or see the USM website.