DESCRIPTION OF THE SPANISH FOR FOREIGNERS PROGRAM OF THE APPLIED LINGUISTICS DEPARTMENT

This program is offered by PUCMM in Santiago , Dominican Republic . The objective of the program is to enable foreign students to master their oral comprehension and writing abilities in Spanish. Students can also obtain or broaden their knowledge of Dominican, Caribbean and Latin-American cultures.

The program also includes health and community services.

There are some alternatives regarding duration; however, the most common option is the one that covers a whole semester.

To develop and strengthen the program, the University maintains exchange and collaboration agreements with various American universities and university consortiums.

PUCMM also presents independent students the possibility to take language, literature and social science courses during regular semesters. Independent students enter PUCMM by themselves, in other words, they are not part of a special exchange program. They are registered as special students.

Students enrolled in the Spanish for Foreigners Program have the opportunity to share/live with Dominican families during their stay in the Dominican Republic .

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION

•  PUCMM Admission Form
•  Certificate of Birth
•  Health Certificate
•  Ethical Conduct Certificate
•  Two 2x2 photos
•  Transcript of University of origin
•  Copy of High School Diploma
•  Copy of First Page of Passport
•  Letter from University of origin

PROCEDURES FOR REGISTRATION AND TUITION PAYMENT

•  Special students are required to take a level exam at a signaled date. Generally, the level exam is given a week before classes begin. No special student will be registered if he/she has not taken the level exam.

•  The day of the level exam, the student will be informed when to select the courses he/she wants to take, and pre-register.

•  The student will be allowed to make adjustments on his/her pre-registration during the first two weeks of classes.

•  The day after the student has modified his/her pre-registration, the Spanish for Foreigners Program will send the Registrar's Office the original registration form signed by the student. The Registrar's Office will include the student in its computerized registration system which represents the student's formal registration. The student will receive a copy of his/her registration and the amount of his/her tuition bill.

•  One day after being formally registered, the Category IV student (special) should stop by the Accounting Services Office, which is located on the first floor of the Administrative Building, to pay his/her tuition that will be charged as follows:

a. Registration fee US$ 280.00
b. Fee per credit US$ 140.00
c. Student Services US$ 60.00
d. Student ID Card US$ 20.00

Note: This is the current 1-2005-2006 tuition bill. The student will be notified of any necessary changes (due to dollars rising value).

•  Tuition payments can be made through:

a. U. S. dollars.
b. Dominican pesos equivalent to U. S. currency at the current exchange rate set by the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic which will be given to the student by the Accounting Office.

•  Traveler's checks.

•  Wire transfer to the BPD International Bank, New York .

(The student should request that the bank includes his/her student ID number in the Wire Transfer. The student must also hand over a copy of the Wire Transfer, or the confirmation number to the Controller's Office, as well as another copy to the Spanish for Foreigners Office. If the student decides to opt for this payment form, he/she should ask the Spanish for Foreigners Office what PUCMM's account number is.

•  The student is officially registered at the moment he/she pays his/her tuition. Formal registration gives the student the right to appear on the attendance lists, as well as to receive proper credit according to the grades he/she obtains.

•  If a student drops all of his/her courses before the fourth week of classes is over, and the University considers that the withdrawing is due to reasonable causes, it will refund the student's tuition; however, PUCMM will not refund the registration fee. The student will have to submit to the Administrative-Financial Vice-President, a copy of his/her Withdrawal Form signed by the Applied Linguistics Department Director, in addition to a letter explaining the reasons he/she has for dropping classes. If withdrawing takes place after the fourth week of classes, the Institution will not refund the portion of the tuition to be charged up to the withdrawal due date. Registration and other fees are non-refundable if the student drops classes with no justifiable reason at any time during the semester. If the student is on a scholarship, or receives any other kind of financial aid, the corresponding portion will be charged to his/her account.

Refund is only applicable when students withdraw from the University entirely, not partially.