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The Term Sessions Curriculum | Excursions and Activities | Costs
The Program offers financial aid opportunities for both UVa and non-UVa students attending its Full Term Sessions. These grants are awarded on the basis of need and merit and are described above, in the section on Financial Aid. Term Session students will have the opportunity of taking either courses specially designed for the University of Virginia Program and conducted in English but open to regular students of our host institution, or regular Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya classes. All students will be fully integrated as full-time students at the UARM. Spring Term Session students may also take up to six credits in Summer Session courses. Participant in the UVa Program in Perú Term Session are assigned Peruvian students as compañeros (companions), to help her or him meet other Peruvian students and integrate into the life of the host university. Students may also register for any regular courses offered at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú Please note that to count courses towards a major all UVa students must obtain the approval of the appropriate major advisor or departmental Director of Undergraduate Studies (though special program courses in philosophy and history will count towards majors and minors in those departments, subject to their usual regulations and requirements). Non-UVa students should seek advice from their International Studies Office or major or minor department regarding transfer of credits. Term Session students may enroll in 12 UVa credits worth of courses (the maximum allowed enrolment is 15 UVa credits) from the regular Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya offerings (which can be obtained from their web site at http://www.uarm.edu.pe and which require fluency in the Spanish language), from special English-language offerings, or from the program’s Spanish language courses. Students may also take any course offered by the Universisdad Católica (which can be found on their web site at http://www.pucp.edu.pe). Regular local university courses at the Universidad Antonio Ruiz de Montoya (and also at Católica), in Spanish, are worth 4 UVa credits, 5 UVa credits or 6 UVa credits, depending on whether they are worth respectively 3, 4 or 5 UARM (or Católica) credits. The special English language offerings for the Term Session include the courses described in the Term Session Curriculum section. All special courses are worth 3 credits each. Term Session students are required to enroll in at least 12 credits (a minimum full-time UVa course load). When you register for the Program you will be advised by the Program Director regarding your course of study, depending on your interests. |
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