Academics

Academic Program

The Querétaro programs aim at giving you first hand knowledge of the culture and language. Students develop communicative competence in Spanish through courses taught by experienced Mexican instructors. The curriculum is guided and approved by the University of Oregon Department of Romance Languages. In addition, there are out of class exercises involving communication with Mexican people in their everyday activities. Qualified faculty from the UO or other participating universities or an Interamerican University Studies Institute (IUSI) staff member serves as program Resident Director. The 16-week spring and fall Mexican Studies programs, held at the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, provide additional options for the study of Mexican culture. The UAQ also hosts the spring term Intensive Spanish program and one or more of the 5-, 6-, or 12-week summer sessions.

For a full listing of courses and course descriptions please link here:

Fall or Spring semester programs (16-weeks)
Spring term program (10-weeks)
Summer programs (5-, 6- or 12-weeks)

Site Staff

IUSI’s site coordinator, Gabriela Castañeda, is responsible for the selection and preparation of home-stay families and all home-stay placements. Gabi also coordinates field trips, academic schedules and extracurricular activities along with running IUSI’s Querétaro offices. Carmen Echeverría is IUSI’s on site administrative assistant. On site staff work closely with each program RD to achieve program goals.

Registration and Credits

Students participating in this program will be registered at the University of Oregon and will receive UO credits for courses taken in Querétaro. Course work will be reviewed and evaluated by appropriate academic departments at the UO.

Students are responsible for making sure that the courses they plan to take in Querétaro will meet major and minor requirements. Students are advised to consult with their academic advisor about their plans to study in the Querétaro program.

Course Equivalencies

Courses in this program are approved on a periodic basis. The attached course equivalencies show the most recently approved courses. Courses that do not appear on these sheets will be approved for UO credit.

Querétaro - Semester Equivalencies
Querétaro - Spring Term Equivalencies
Querétaro - Summer Equivalencies

Program Provider Website

For general information on the Querétaro program:  http://www.iusi.org

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