Ecuador:
Quito-Culture and Development
School for International Training (SIT)
Eligibility: GPA of 2.5.
Four semesters of college-level Spanish or equivalent. In
addition, coursework in Latin American area studies or development
is recommended.
Dates: Fall: September - December
Spring: February - May
Location: Quito. Excursions to the Andean cloud forest,
Ecuadorian Amazon, Guayaquil and the Central Coast.
Program Structure: This is an island program. Courses
are taught for program participants
only by host-country
professors and specialists. Lectures are drawn from academic
institutions, non-governmental organizations, government
agencies, and research centers. The program includes a
significant independent study project.
Academic Program:
Intensive Language Study: Spanish ~ 6 credits
Culture and Development Seminar ~ 4 credits
Field Study Seminar ~ 2 credits
Independent Study Project ~ 4 credits
TOTAL OXY CREDITS: 16
Note that SIT does not allow students to take courses on
a
credit/no credit basis.
Students should work carefully with
the academic staff on-site
to construct an academic program totaling no fewer than sixteen
credits. A maximum of sixteen Oxy credits will be awarded for
the semester.
*Independent Study Projects (ISP) allows students to
pursue a wide range of topics and examples of past
projects are available in the IPO. Students must submit
a copy of their ISP to the IPO no later than four weeks
following the completion of the semester abroad. Tran-
scripts will not be processed until the ISP is received.
Housing: Students live in a homestay in Urban Quito and
the Los Chillos Valley.
Number of Students: Up to four Occidental Students.
Whole
group approximately 20-25.
Scholarships: SIT offers scholarships. Find out more at the
following link:
SIT
scholarships.
Faculty Contact: Adelaida Lopez
Link
to SIT’s Web site
