Gap Semester Program

We suspect you want something more than just adventure, which is plentiful in Costa Rica.

ICADS Program Outline-13 Weeks Total

5 weeks in San Jose living with a Costa Rican family and studying Spanish. Lectures and activities each morning pertaining to the course topics of development, ecology, sociology, & economy. Course work, readings, and assignments are in English. 1 week is dedicated to a trip to the Caribbean province of Costa Rica

With over 100 placement sites we base your internship on your needs, interests, and Spanish proficiency, you will be placed in an individualized internship for 8 weeks to gain experience in urban or rural areas in a field of their interest. With previous communication, an internship may be arranged in an area of special credit interest/need of a student.

Students return to ICADS to complete written work and oral presentations, while processing their experiences as a group and participating in reentry workshops.