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East Stroudsburg University
Monroe Hall, Room 3 & 4
East Stroudsburg, PA 18301
(570) 422-3527
(570) 422-3579 (Fax)

Director
International Programs

Gonzalo Bruce
gbruce@po-box.esu.edu
(570) 422-3527

Graduate Assistant
International Programs

Jena Yannarella
oip@po-box.esu.edu
(570) 422-3526


Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

 

Costa Rica  
University   Universidad Nacional
Location   Heredia, Costa Rica
  The city of Heredia is the capital of the province of Heredia. Surrounded by coffee plantations, it is located in the central plateau about 7 miles from San José.
Heredia, Costa Rica (pop. 115,965)
Elevation: 3,773 feet
Average Temperature: 67, 6°F
Annual Rainfall: 59- 79 inches
Type of Program   ISEP (Exchange & Direct)
Academic Programs   Colleges of Earth and Marine Science (agriculture, environmental science, geography & topography, marine biology); Education; Health and Sport Sciences (physical education); Philosophy and Letters (French, Latin American studies, literature, linguistics, philosophy, religion, Spanish); Sciences (chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics); Social Sciences (economics, history, international relations, planning & social development, sociology); Fine Arts (dance, music, plastic arts, theater).
Date   Academic year: January to mid-November.
  • Semester 1: January to early June
  • Semester 2: early July to November
Language   Instruction is Spanish. Intermediate-level Spanish is required (two years/four semesters of college-level Spanish). Students will be required to take a language placement exam prior to beginning classes. All participants (except those with a high command of the language) will be enrolled in a Spanish language course; for those who do not meet the language proficiency requirement will be required, in addition, to take a semester-long tutorial program on a fee basis.
Housing   Students are housed with families in Heredia. Twenty-one meals a week are provided to students.
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