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Program Requirements in Costa
Rica
Foreign Exchange
Student Costa Rica. Spending an Academic Year or a Semester as an
exchange student in Costa Rica means living with a host family and
attending high school for 10-11 months or 4 to 6 months. In
order to qualify as an exchange student in Costa Rica, you must
be at least 15 years of age
and no more than 18 years of age on the date of your departure (some
programs allow for exceptions to be made for 19-year-old students
and some destinations allow students to participate at the age of
14). You must have
at least a 2.75 GPA for academic year and semester programs and
a 2.50 GPA for summer programs.
Students
must also meet any additional requirements specific to the country
they choose, for example a student may be required to have studied
the language of the destination country.
Two Worlds United students
must be motivated, flexible, open-minded, curious, adaptable to
new situations, and should have a
sense of humor.
Students should also possess good written
and oral communication skills.
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