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Costa Rica

(CPI) Spanish Emphasis Curriculum Option Within the Didactic Program in Nutrition and Dietetics (DPD)

Term To Study: Spring 2021
Application Deadline: Oct 15, 2020
Program Starts: Jan 05, 2021
Program Ends: May 01, 2021
Major 1: Family & Consumer Sciences
Subject 1:
Program Category: One-Country
Program Type: Direct enroll
Program Fee: $17,078
Link 1: New Mexico State University Distance Intensive Language
Host Website: http://www.cpi-edu.com/regular_s
panish.htm
Program Locations: Heredia, Monteverde, Playa Flamingo
Contact Phone: 570-961-4581
Contact Name: Nancy Maloney
Contact Email: maloney@marywood.edu
What is Included: Tuition for 9 credits from NMSU, tuition for 3 credits online course through Marywood University, in country travel between schools, liason, educational classes, afternoon activities, volunteer activities
What is not Included: Flight, travel to/from airport (US), departure tax from Costa Rica ($28), sightseeing, gifts, souvenirs
Estimated Costs: $17,078 tuition, general fee-$750, study abroad fee-$175, some meals
Program Description

PROGRAM IS OPEN TO STUDENTS WHO HAVE FOLLOWED MARYWOOD NUTRITION DEPARTMENT'S DPD SPANISH EMPHASIS PROGRAM ONLY. Please see Professor Jessica Bodzio for further information.
Summary Program:
Registered Dietitians (RDs) can play an indispensable role in addressing both food insecurity and nutrition-related health issues within the Hispanic community by utilizing a culturally sensitive approach to food choices and intake, comprehensive nutrition education, and expert medical nutrition therapy to enhance the nutritional and overall health status of the constituents of this population. The Spanish Emphasis curriculum option within Marywood University’s DPD program was created to educate nutrition and dietetic students to become culturally competent RDs to better serve the Hispanic population. Students who graduate from this curriculum option will also earn a minor in Spanish and will complete a 9-12 week immersion experience in the Spanish-speaking, Latin American country of Costa Rica during the second semester of their senior year.

Eligibility:
As a curriculum option within the accredited DPD, students must meet the requirements of that program to be eligible for acceptance into the program and to maintain their eligibility for this curriculum option.

Study Abroad Details:
While in Costa Rica, students will study Spanish at CPI (Centro Panamericano Idiomas Immersion school- www.cpi-edu.com/index.html) and will earn University credits through the New Mexico State University (NMSU) "Language Credit via Distance Education" program. These credits will be transferred to Marywood University and will fulfill the requirements for a Spanish minor.
Students must complete NMSU’s Distance Education Intensive Language (DEIL) application (http://studyabroad.nmsu.edu/), CPI’s registration form (http://www.cpi-edu.com/application.htm) as well as Marywood University's Study Abroad application prior to the study abroad experience.
CPI will arrange home stay accommodations for each student which includes breakfast and dinner meals daily. CPI has 3 campuses: Heredia, Monteverde, and Flamingo Beach. It is expected that students will be able to study at each of these campuses while in Costa Rica.
Students will be responsible for room, board and travel accommodations.
Program Director
Jessica Rae Bodzio MS, RD, LDN
Clinical Instructor/DPD Director
Nutrition and Dietetics Department, Marywood University
jbodzio@marywood.edu
570-340-6079

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Population: 4636348
Capital: San Jose
Per-capita GDP: $ 12100
Size: 51100 km2
Time Zone: (GMT - 06:00 hours) Central Time (US & Canada)

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