1. 2011 PFEIFFER UNIVERSITY SUMMER ABROAD PROGRAM
SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
MAY 17, 2011-JULY 18, 2011
COME WITH US!!

2. CURRICULUM
 Beginning Spanish (6 credits) (The Basic level is designed for students who
have no prior knowledge of Spanish)
 Intermediate Spanish ( 6 credits) (The goals are emphasized and focused on
areas of greater complexity than the basic level use and verbal functions,
syntactic connectors, sentences, idioms and proverbs)
 Advanced Spanish (6 credits) (This level focuses on the creative capacity of
each student and develop the ability to think in Spanish through the use of
technical and literary texts, analysis, descriptions and reports)
 Dominican and Caribbean Culture (3 credits) (During this course students will
discuss and analyze Dominican and Caribbean cultures which are a complex
mix of diverse cultures.)
 Caribbean Literature (3 credits) (This course explores works of classic and
contemporary Caribbean literary figures)
 African Heritage (3 credits) ( This course will examine the Afro Caribbean
history, literature, and culture from the colonial period to the present.)
 Dominican Gastronomy (3 credits) (This course will offer instructions and
explanations of the appetizing typical Dominican dishes)
 Social and Community Services ( 3 credits) (This course allows student
involvement in the community within an international setting and also enables
students to practice their Spanish listening and speaking skills.)
 Caribbean Dances (3 credits)

3. THE PROGRAM WOULD FULFILL THE FOLLOWING
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:
• Foreign Language Requirement
•One year’s worth of cultural credits
•Internship Requirement

4. PROGRAM FEES:
 Cost of $6,000 includes:
 Tuition for twelve semester hours or credits
 International airfare
 Room and Board (two months)
 All admissions and transportation in Dom. Rep.
 Cultural Excursions and activities

5. FINANCIAL AID
 You should begin exploring the sources of financial aid
available through our Office of Financial ASAP.
Federal Aid
 Private/personal / Third Party loans.
 International Student Loan
 *apply online: http://www.internationalstudentloan.com
Amy Brown, Director of Financial Aid
amy.brown@fsmail.pfeiffer.edu
(704) 463-3046

6. Pfeiffer University Dominican Republic Summer School Registration Form
Date:_____________________
Your name exactly as it will appear on your Passport:_________________________________
Address:_____________________________________________________________________
Home phone:___________________________Work:_________________________________
E-mail:__________________________________
Date of Birth:_________________ Passport number:_________________________________
Emergency Contact:
Name: _____________________________________________
Address:____________________________________________
Phone:(H)____________________(W)____________________
Describe any special needs on the back of this form (vegetarian meals; food allergies; seating on plane):
I understand that trips sponsored by Pfeiffer University are school functions, and that I will be subject to the
student behavior code describes in the Pfeiffer Student Handbook.
I further understand that fees paid for travel are nonrefundable and that I purchase travel insurance at my own
expense.
Signature:___________________________________________________________________
$1,500 payment due with registration. Balance due by March 15, 2011.
Payment form: Make checks payable to Pfeiffer University International Travel
____I am enclosing a check for__________________________
____Please charge my [Visa/Master Card] Account#__________________________
Expiration Date:_________________ Amount:______________________________
Signature:____________________________________________________________
Return to : Dr. Maria Caba, Pfeiffer University, PO Box 960, Misenheimer, NC 28109

7. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER, PLEASE
CONTACT:
Dr. María Caba
Room 227, Jane Freeman.
Tel: 704-463-3126
E-mail: maria.caba@fsmail.pfeiffer.edu
Application and more information available at:
http://www.pucmm.edu.do/RSTA/Academico/
DecanatoEstudiantes/EstInternacionales/Desl.
Paginas/default.aspx
2011, Dominican Republic
Summer Program Abroad