Study Abroad in Chile
Puget Sound
Approved
Program
Location
Population
Interesting
Facts
Study in Santiago #
(IES)
Santiago
5.6 million
There are many bike trails
in the city
Santiago
5.6 million
Chile’s length is more than
ten times its average width!
Hot and dry Nov-March,
wet and cool May-Sept
Fall / Spring / Full Year
3.0
4 semesters Spanish
n/a
YES
Hot and dry Nov-March,
wet and cool May-Sept
Fall / Spring
2.5
Coursework in education,
Latin American studies, or
development studies; 3
semesters Spanish
15 – 20
NO
Homestay
Spanish
Homestay
Spanish
Climate
Term(s)
GPA req.
Prerequisites
# of Students
Internships
Available
Housing
Language of
Instruction
Good for
Students
interested
in…
Comparative Education
and Social Change #
(SIT)
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Anthropology
Art History
Economics
Environmental Studies
Health Studies
History
International Relations
Latin American Studies
Literature
Political Science
Sociology
Spanish
Students who want to
explore a diverse group
of schools in Chile and
Argentina, and consider
the application of
popular education as a
tool for social change.
Students complete an
independent study
project during the last
four weeks of the
program.
Health Studies #
(IES)
Liberal Arts *
(CIEE)
Santiago
5.6 million
There are many bike trails
in the city for recreation
and commuting
Hot and dry Nov-March,
wet and cool May-Sept
SUMMER ONLY
2.5
4 semesters Spanish
Valparaiso
800,000
Home to the oldest Spanish
newspaper in the world
15-20
YES
n/a
NO
Homestay
Spanish
Homestay
Spanish
Students enroll in two
courses:
• Clinical Health
Observation
• Spanish for Health
Practitioners
Hot and dry Nov-March,
wet and cool May-Sept
Fall / Spring / Full Year
2.75
5 semesters Spanish
• Art
• Biology/biochemistry
• Business
• Chemistry
• Communications
• Economics
• Environmental studies
• Exercise science
• Marketing
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Psychology
• Sociology
Puget Sound
Approved Program
Location
Population
Interesting Facts
Climate
Term(s)
GPA req.
Prerequisites
# of Students
Internships Available
Housing
Language of
Instruction
Good for Students
interested in…
Cultural Identity, Social
Justice, and Community
Development # (SIT)
Valparaiso
800,000
Valparaiso is one of the most
prosperous cities in all of Chile
and is known as “The Garden
City”
Hot and dry Nov-March, wet
and cool May-Sept
Fall / Spring
2.5
3 semesters Spanish
15 - 20
NO
Homestay
Spanish
Explore links between
international images of a
successful economic model with
the deep social inequalities
expressed in class, gender, and
racial discrimination
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Students complete an
independent study project
during the last four weeks of
the program.
Public Health, Traditional
Medicine, and Community
Empowerment # (SIT)
Arica
185,269
Arica is known as the “city
of the eternal spring” and
was originally part of Peru.
Hot and humid year round
Fall / Spring
2.5
4 semesters Spanish
15-20
NO
Homestay
Spanish
Gain unique insight and
exposure to healthcare
policies, politics, and delivery
methods as well as traditional
medicinal practices in a
multicultural and rapidly
changing region of South
America.
Students complete an
independent study project
during the last four weeks of
the program.
* Eligible for Hispanic
Studies credit
# NOT eligible for Hispanic
studies credit