Franklin Residential College Spring Break

Our fifth Franklin Residential College seminar on the culture and ecology of Costa Rica counts for three credits from the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute. The seminar meets weekly on Sunday night in anticipation of the Spring Break, when the group travels together from Atlanta to Costa Rica on Saturday, March 6th.

At the research station in San Luis, the students partake in various activities, working with the naturalist and other staff, including nature hikes; exploring the ethno-botanical garden and plant and insect identification workshops; local dance and food workshops; visits to Monteverde sites; and Spanish language practice. On Thursday, the students stay overnight with a local family. The last two days of the trip are spent at the beach in Playa Grande, with the group returning to Atlanta on Sunday, March 14th, again as a group. Students are assigned a presentation to deliver and keep a journal related to their participation in the program.

Course
LACS 4900 Culture & Ecology of Costa Rica (3 credits)

Professor
J. Douglas Toma
Associate Professor, Institute of Higher Education, and Dean, Franklin Residential College

Cost
The program costs approximately $1400 for Franklin Residential College (FRC) students and $1550 for non-FRC students. The costs include lodging, meals, local transportation, fees for scheduled activities, in-country transfers between cities, study abroad insurance, airfare from Atlanta to Liberia, and departure tax. Additionally (not included), students need pay in-state tuition, internet/phone calls, and other personal expenses.

Tuition is paid separately to the UGA Bursar's Office. For more information on tuition and fees, please visit the UGA Bursar's web site at https://busfin1.busfin.uga.edu/bursar/schedule.cfm.

***Note: Out-of-state students pay in-state tuition.
The HOPE scholarship applies to study abroad tuition.

Non-UGA (Transient) Student Costs & Application
An additional application and $50 processing fee is required for non-UGA students to enroll. Click here for instructions. Contact the UGA Costa Rica Office to confirm when you have started the application process.

Non-UGA students (excluding USG and SEC students) will be charged $250, in addition to their tuition, which is assessed by the UGA Bursar's office.

Application process
To apply, students must complete the application form and submit the full payment of $1400 for FRC students / $1550 for non-FRC students. The payment is non-refundable. No application is complete without payment of the full program fee. The payment fee will be made payable via the UGA student accounts system the week following submission of this application. Transient students need to include a check for the full program fee along with their application, click here for complete instructions for transient students.

Contact Us
J. Douglas Toma, Program Director at jdt@uga.edu.
Matt Stevens, at 706-425-3318 or ugacr@uga.edu.