Chile: Summer Spanish Language with UBB Cost Breakdown
This is the estimated budget for this study abroad program. It serves as an estimated cost of attendance for your study abroad program. Students often pay for study abroad through a combination of financial aid, personal funds, scholarships, grants, and alternative loans.
Program and Additional Costs
|
Item |
Cost |
Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Passport & Visa |
$200 |
Passport fee: $200. |
|
Airfare |
$2,000 |
Paid to Airline Provider. |
|
IS 380 course fee |
$336 |
Paid to GVSU. The course fee for IS 380 is $28 per credit hour. Participants on this program will register for 12 credits of IS 380. |
|
Chubb Insurance |
$149 |
The Chubb health insurance plan is mandatory for all study abroad students. The cost is $1.91 per day. This estimate reflects 78 days, but the actual number of days of the program may differ. |
|
Housing |
$890 |
Students will be placed in homestays. Homestays provide students three meals a day. |
|
Program Expenses |
$2,990 |
Program expenses include: airport drop-off and pick-up ($400), UBB coordinator fee ($300), two excursions planned and lead by the UBB coordinator ($1200), welcome reception and farewell dinner ($90), and tuition ($1000). |
|
Personal Expenses |
$1,650 |
On-site personal expenses associated with local transportation not provided by the program, laundry, extra food costs and other basic necessities. Based on $150 per week. |
TOTAL PROGRAM COST
Program Fees + Additional Costs
$8,215 - $9,215
NOTE: Currency exchange rate fluctuations can greatly impact any budget. The estimated cost breakdown above is based on the exchange rate as of December 2022. 1 USD = 861.70 Chilean Peso.
**The cost of any study abroad program depends to a large extent on the participant’s personal spending habits and lifestyle. Personal travel, entertainment, gifts, souvenirs, and other types of personal spending are costs not reflected in the above estimates.