Costa Rica

Enhance your Spanish-speaking skills along with gaining hands-on work experience while interning for up to 10 weeks in San José, Costa Rica through ICADS!

General Overview

Length

Summer internships are 4 or 10 weeks. Ten week internships are divided into three blocks:

Block I (3 weeks): Spanish Preparation & Internship Selection

Block II (6 weeks): Structured Internship

Block III (1 week): Written Work & Oral Presentation

Credits

Credit-bearing internships are available. Contact Laura Barnard (lbarnar4@naz.edu) for details. 

Start Dates

Internships generally have a June start date and last through August.

Housing

You have the opportunity to live with a local host family for the first three weeks of your time in Costa Rica!

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Long-Term Option

Long-Term Option

At A Glance

(S) SPARK-Eligible

Term: Summer A and/or B

Program Level: Undergraduate

Program Type: Internship

Major(s): Open to all majors, but may be better suited for the following majors/minors:

  • Business
  • Community Youth Development
  • Economics
  • Environmental Sciences
  • History
  • Marketing
  • Peace & Justice
  • Political Science
  • Sociology
  • Social Work
  • Spanish
  • Women & Gender Studies

Language Requirement: Level II (Intermediate) Spanish or greater 

Minimum GPA Requirement: 2.5