Buenos Aires: Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)
CIEE Buenos Aires
Fall: Mid July - late December
Spring: Mid February – mid July
Undergraduate Affiliated Program
The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) study center in Buenos Aires offers UW students the chance to experience study abroad in the romantic capital of Argentina. Buenos Aires stretches along the Rio de la Plata with a multinational population of 13 million. These friendly people call themselves portenos and value their immigrant heritage highly. They have a rich and elaborate cultural identity. This port city is the most European of all South American cities. With no single identifying monument or landmark, it is made up of captivating small neighborhoods of elegant 19th century buildings and street cafes, as likely as not in the shade of a modern skyscraper.
Business students on this CIEE program will take most courses at Pontificia Universidad Catolica Argentina (UCA) and others at the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), or FLASCO founded by UNESCO in 1957. CIEE students also participate in organized cultural excursions in and outside of the city.
Language requirement and courses
You must have completed six semesters of college level Spanish to be eligible for this program. Courses are taught in Spanish. Receive UW residence credits and grades. Students are required to take one Spanish language CIEE course based on their proficiency examination during orientation.
Some course offerings are available on the CIEE website, but the final list of host university courses will not be available until you arrive in Buenos Aires. This is a new program and we are currently getting courses equated. We will update this site as information becomes available.
This list is subject to change. Due to circumstances beyond our control such as enrollment limitations, time conflicts and course cancellations, International Programs cannot guarantee that participants will be admitted to their first choice of courses. Courses for any given semester are not determined until immediately prior to the start of the semester. Students must be prepared to be flexible.
Fall 2007 / Spring 2008 courses: Acct 100; GenBus 100; MHR 365, 628; MKT 300; Philo 201, 241, 243; Poli Sci 690
*UW's finance department expects that you meet UW pre-requisites in order to comprehend your finance course taken abroad and to prepare for future UW finance courses.
The course equivalency database and office binder will show Buenos Aires courses that have been equated and their UW equivalents. We will be happy to process new syllabi for equivalencies. Send them to internationaladvisor@bus.wisc.edu.
Housing
CIEE will arrange homestays with Argentinean families or housing in student Residencias with non-U.S. roommates. Breakfast and one additional meal are included.
Costs and scholarships
The following are estimates only. Costs are subject to change. Estimates noted with an asterisk (*) were calculated based on an exchange rate of $1 = 3.17 Argentine pesos (ARS), 100 ARS = $32.
This is an affiliated program and not exchange. Your tuition bill from the UW will be 0. All students on this program regardless of major will receive a $500 special destination award. Details about financial aid and additional scholarships are available.
Estimates are based on information from the CIEE Buenos Aires website for 2008-2009. Semesters in Buenos Aires are approximately five months.
CIEE fee: (tuition, housing, 2 meals/day, insurance, social program) Fall 2008 $11,300 Spring 2008 $11,800
UW program fee: $300
UW-mandated health insurance: $37/month, no partials i.e. (March 15 - May 30 is 3 months)
Additional meals*: $1200
Books and supplies*: $250
Local transportation*: $500
Miscellaneous*: $750
Visa fee: $ 200-500 depending on extra notary and translation charges
Roundtrip travel: $1300
Entertainment and vacation expenses vary widely
Advice from past participants
Read reports from the students at Santiago for an idea about life in Latin America. CIEE student experiences can be found on the website.
Applying
Application to this program does not guarantee admission. Minimum requirements are a 3.0 GPA, 54 credits earned by the time you go abroad, 9 credits in business and/or economics, and six semesters of college Spanish.
The application deadline is March 1 for programs beginning the following academic year. Applications are first available at our February information session. If space remains for spring semester after the March 1 application deadline, the application process will re-open in September with an early October deadline. Dates and applications are available online.
Web pages
CIEE promotional and predeparture information
For admitted students
Predeparture Information: Buenos Aires
While Abroad website