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ANTIGUA, GUATEMALA

A Cultural Immersion in Primary Care

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Program Dates and Deadlines:
Term	Year	Application Deadline (or as space permits)	ProgramStart Date/Check-in	Program End Date/Check-out
FallÌý	2024	EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! Apply by August 8, 2024 to receive a $150 discount off the total program fee listed below.Ìý Final Application Deadline: September 5, 2024 (Full program fee rates apply after August 8).Ìý To apply by either deadline, you must submit part 1 of the aplication and $200 admin fee to hold your spot.	November 9, 2024	November 16, 2024
Ìý Spring	Ìý 2025	Ìý Application Deadline: Thursday, November 7, 2024 Ìý	Ìý February 15, 2025	Ìý February 22, 2025

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Program Faculty Leaders:	Education Abroad Contact: Madison Mcshane, Director
Nancy Harris, Assistant Professor, harrisn@health.fau.edu	Madison Mcshane, Director
Debra Hain, Professor, dhain@health.fau.edu	Email: mmcshane@fau.edu
For questions regarding the course, itinerary, or other in-country logistics, contact the faculty leader(s) listed above.Ìý	For questions regarding the study abroad application, program fees, funding, or other study abroad questions, schedule an appointment with the Education Abroad Contact listed aboveÌý through Success Network () to schedule study abroad advising.

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Location

Antigua is a small city surrounded by volcanoes in southern Guatemala. It’s renowned for its Spanish colonial buildings, many of them restored following a 1773 earthquake that ended Antigua’s 200-year reign as Guatemala’s colonial capital. Notable architectural examples include baroque La Merced church. Built 1,500 m above sea-level, in an earthquake-prone region, it was largely destroyed by an earthquake in 1773 but its principal monuments are still preserved as ruins. In the space of under three centuries the city, which was built on a grid pattern inspired by the Italian Renaissance, acquired a number of superb monuments.

Housing

Students will stay in a hotel in shared rooms with other program participants.Ìý

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Program Cost and Funding

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Program Cost

• Fall 2024 Program (November 9 - 16, 2024)
  
  Program fee: $1,955 + tuition for the courses associated/required for the programÌý
  Submit application part 1 and $200 admin fee by August 1 to receive a $150 discount off the program fee.
  
  Program fee payment deadlines:
  1ST PAYMENT: $900 due by Tuesday, September 10, 2024
  2ND PAYMENT: Remaining balance of $1,055 due by Tuesday, September 24, 2024Ìý
  
  
• Spring 2025 Program (February 15 - 22, 2025)
  
  

  Program fee: $2,072 + tuition for the courses associated/required for the programÌý

  Program fee payment deadlines:
  1ST PAYMENT: $900 due by Tuesday, November 12, 2024
  2ND PAYMENT: Remaining balance of $1,055 due by Tuesday, November 26, 2024Ìý

Accepted participants will receive detailed payment instructions from the Education Abroad team via email after application deadline.Ìý

What's Included:

• Accommodations from check-in through check-out date
• Local transportationÌý
• Cultural activities
• Most meals
• International medical insurance through CISI

What's NOT included:Ìý

• International Airfare
• Tuition for courses/credits taken on program (ÌÇÐÄVlog in-state and out-of-state rates apply)
• Personal spending money
• Travel documentation

HEALTH, SAFETY AND TRAVEL DOCUMENTATION
All students must attend pre-departure sessions prior to study abroad. Education Abroad and your program faculty leaders will provide you with further details pertaining to dates, times, and location in the semester before your program.Ìý

1) Mandatory pre-departure orientation hosted by the Education Abroad office. This session will cover general international travel related topics such as health, safety, insurance, and travel tips.Ìý
2) Mandatory pre-departure meeting hosted by program faculty leader. This session will cover program and location specific information such as arrival, expectations, itinerary, and course overview.

International health and travel insurance

All ÌÇÐÄVlog students participating on an ÌÇÐÄVlog Faculty-led Program will be registered in international health and travel insurance coverage through Cultural Insurance Services International (CISI). This mandatory insurance ensures that students have access to medical and emergency support services while abroad. This is included in the program cost.

Resources

• U.S. Department of State Travel Advisory – Country Information:
• CDC:
• CDC Travelers' Health:
• ÌÇÐÄVlog SHS: ÌÇÐÄVlog - Health Advisory
• WHO:
• Access to vaccine: ÌÇÐÄVlog - COVID-19 Vaccine Information
• Benefits of being fully vaccinated prior to departure for your study abroad program:

1. Reduced risk of denied entry if a country requires vaccination for entry
2. Reduced risk of having to get vaccinated abroad if it becomes mandatory in the country of study
3. Reduced risk of denied acceptance to one of our foreign universities
4. Reduced risk of denied acceptance into campus housing or host accommodations abroad
5. Reduced risk of spreading COVID-19 and its variants to other parts of the world, including the communities where we have programs
6. Reduced risk of contracting COVID-19 while abroad, which could lead to missed classes and excursions, mandatory quarantine or isolation, and other disruptions to the program
7. Increases student access to local events, services, and travel while abroad
8. Provides more flexibility in planning study abroad extracurricular activities, including excursions
9. The WHO and U.S. CDC agree that the vaccine helps reduce the risk of serious illness and helps prevent the spread of COVID-19
10. Alongside our other prevention measures, the vaccine significantly increases protection for ÌÇÐÄVlog faculty, staff, students, and international partners

Regarding increased access because of being vaccinated, please be aware that businesses and services may legally restrict access to exclude unvaccinated individuals. Local ordinances may allow the same. In such cases, ÌÇÐÄVlog won’t be able to intervene or advocate on your behalf.