Transcript hiking the camino abridged presentation 2016.pptx

HIKING THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO
June 12 – July 6, 2016
Contacts
• Professors Michael Johnson ([email protected]) and Eric Mayer
([email protected]), Dept. of World Languages
• Matthew Zielsdorf ([email protected]) SAEP Program Advisor
Itinerary
• Group flight, depart June 12: Seattle-Madrid (arrive June 13)
• High speed train to León
• Hike the Camino for sixteen days
• Spend 2 ½ days in Santiago de Compostela
• Return to León by bus
• Students studying Spanish in León will meet their host families
• The rest of us will head back to Madrid by train the following
morning
• Spend 1 ½ days in Madrid: visit the Prado Museum and Royal
Palace
• Morning of July 6th, fly back to Seattle
Hiking the Camino de Santiago:
Earn 5 to 13 credits
• Spring quarter 2016
• 4-credit online orientation
course
• 1-credit course on site in
Spain
• Total = 5 credits
• Post-Camino, July 2016
• Intensive Spanish course at
the University of León
Language Center
• Earn an additional 8 credits
• Only open to those who have
completed second year
Spanish (Span 251, 252, 253)
• Dates: July 4 – July 29
• You must organize your
return trip to the U.S.
What does the program cost?
• If you do the Camino hike, but
do not take classes in León:
• Estimated program cost: $3,400
(includes program fees, all
transportation, lodging, guided
tours, museum tickets, and some
meals; does not include most
meals and tuition)
• If you do the Camino hike and
take Spanish classes in León:
• Estimated program cost: $3,250
(includes program fees, all
transportation, lodging, guided
tours, and some meals; does not
include most meals and tuition)
• $500 CWU concurrent enrollment
fee
• $1,500 for the University of León
Language Center (includes 80
hours [8 credits] of intensive
Spanish, excursions, and full room
and board with a homestay family)
Additional Costs
• Spring tuition
• Estimated food costs: $500-$650 (depends on your
appetite…)
• Incidentals: $150-$200
• Summer tuition – 1 credit: estimated $260
Deadlines and Payments
• Dec. 4th, 2015 – Application Deadline (pay $75 application fee)
• Dec. 8th, 2015 – Pay $500 deposit
• Jan. 22nd, 2016– Payment #1 (50% of balance; estimated $1,450)
• April 8th,2016 – Payment #2 (50% of balance; estimated $1,450)
• Jan. 1, 2016 or sooner: Apply for a passport
• Spanish program in León payment deadlines to be announced shortly
How do I apply?
• Pick up an application the in the Office of International
Studies and Programs and submit it to Matthew Zielsdorf
(our program advisor) whose office is in the same building
• Access the application on the program website and submit it
to Matthew Zielsdorf:
cwu.edu/educationabroad/wl/camino
We hope to see you on the Camino!