Universidad del Salvador

Areas of Study:

Accounting, actuarial science, advertising, agriculture, art history, business, drama, economics, education, environmental science, graphic design, history, human resources, international business, international relations, interpretation and translation, journalism, kinesiology, law, literature, marketing, music therapy, philosophy, physical therapy, political science, psychology, public relations, social work, sociology, and more. Most courses are taught in Spanish.

However, USAL also offers some courses in English including ones in history, geography, social sciences; education and social communication, modern languages, psychology, and business and management.

Please note that the following Schools need to assess the student’s academic background before allowing him/her to take courses: Architecture, Economy, Education of the Deaf and Speech Pathology, Musical Therapy, Nutrition, Physical and Sports Activities, Physical Therapy, Veterinary.

Programs and course descriptions are available online.  

For Spanish language courses click here. 

Course Information:

The academic system at USAL is highly structured and local students take almost all of their courses with the same group of students throughout their degree. Although exchange students are able to pick and choose from all of the courses offered, USAL suggests that you try to take as many courses as possible from the same major and year in order to better integrate with your classmates. Class size ranges from 10 to 40 students per class and attendance is mandatory. Students must take a minimum of 5 courses per semester.

The academic year at USAL is divided into two semesters.

First semester: early March to early July

Second semester: late July to late November.

For details check the academic calendar.

(Scroll down to the international student section, click "Calendario Academico" section and the Academic Calendar will appear as a pop up)

Options available include: homestays, student residences or apartment rentals. Once accepted, the USAL will provide updated information about these options.

Housing resource: https://dcii.usal.edu.ar/dcii/alojamiento

This exchange is open to regular, full-time students in any faculty at the University of Calgary, who have completed at least one full year (10 courses) at the post-secondary level, with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.

Students must have completed 5 semester courses at the university level of Spanish, which translates to a B2 level in the European common language framework. Specifically for UCalgary student we recommend a minimum of Spanish 303 (4 semesters of Spanish) or the equivalent, although we recommend completion of Spanish 321 and 323 prior to going abroad as well.

This is the criteria they typically operate on.

Check out the FAQs for exchange students on the partner website.

USAL also offers an intensive Spanish language course for exchange students. Those programs start earlier than the official semester.