Eleventh Annual Guadalajara, Mexico, Study/Travel Tour

ELEVENTH ANNUAL GUADALAJARA, MEXICO, STUDY/TRAVEL TOUR

3 weeks -- January 3 to January 24, 2008
Price: approximately $2200. per person, double occupancy,
(single occupancy may be possible) with Mexican family.

University of Scranton Intersession tuition at 1/3 the normal
price of $758 per credit, is additional. The total tuition charge, then, is $758,
for 3 credits.It will be billed in the normal way by the Bursar's office.

SPONSORED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON
DEPARTMENTS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES
AND POLITICAL SCIENCE

The trip includes:

• Roundtrip transportation from Scranton to Newark airport on chartered bus
• Roundtrip airfare on a regularly scheduled Continental Airlines jet
• Transfer from Guadalajara's Miguel Hidalgo International airport to private homes in the area of UNIVA University
• 21 nights room and board (3 meals per day) with a Mexican family selected by UNIVA
• Half-day tour of historic Guadalajara, including world-famous Orozco murals
• Half-day excursion of typical Mexican market place, San Juan de Dios
• Full-day excursion and tour of a rural estate, tequila farm and factory in the town of Tequila, Jalisco
• Special performance of world-renowned Ballet Folklórico of the Universidad de Guadalajara, if available
• 30 hours of instruction in Spanish by native speakers at UNIVA University with assistance of University of Scranton faculty
• 30 hours of instruction in contemporary Mexican culture and politics by UNIVA faculty with assistance of University of Scranton faculty
• Transfer from UNIVA to the Miguel Hidalgo International airport for return trip
• All taxes and security charges

* Possibility of a group trip to Mexico City, the second weekend, subject to availability.

Visits to other regional tourist attractions (the artistic colony of Tlaquepaque, the artisan and market town of Tonalá, Lake Chapala, etc.) may be arranged.

Payment Deadlines:October 3, 2007 ($300. deposit)
November 9, 2007 (Full Payment, balance of $1900)

Academic Credit: This study/tour is an academic course. Students register for and earn six credits, three in Spanish (for Intersession) and three in Political Science (for Spring semester). The courses are approved for academic credit in the Humanities and Social Sciences areas (or in the free area) of the general education curriculum. They also have Cultural Diversity credit. All academic requirements, including completion of assignments, attendance and participation in classes both at UNIVA in Guadalajara and the University of Scranton, must be completed satisfactorily to ensure credit for the courses.

Note: Current enrollment in Intermediate Spanish (or a higher level) or the equivalent is an absolute prerequisite for this course. Recommended prerequisite is current enrollment in Spanish Conversation (SPAN 311) or higher.

For additional information, contact:

Dr. Robert A. Parsons
Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Office: 316 O'Hara Hall
Phone: (570) 941-7447
parsonsr1@scranton.edu

Dr. Kevin Nordberg
Department of Philosophy
Office: 554 St. Thomas Hall
Phone: (570) 941-7448
nordberg@scranton.edu