Cuernavaca, Mexico

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June 17- July 18, 2006

w/ Loyola in New Orleans

 

http://law.loyno.edu/fsp/mexico/

 

Loyola University New Orleans School of Law and South Texas College of Law offer a program of legal studies in Cuernavaca , Mexico , with the beautiful Hotel Posada Jacarandas serving as the campus. Known as the City of Eternal Spring, Cuernavaca has been a resort since the days of Cortes. All courses offered are ABA approved for transfer credit. They will be taught by faculty from Loyola and other American law schools. Classroom instruction will be enriched with a series of field trips to many points of cultural interest. Trips to the pyramids of Teotichuacan , Mexico City, and the colonial city of Taxco are included in the program. Some students take a weekend trip to Acapulco on their own.

The law school program is co-directed by Keith Vetter, Professor of Law and Evangeline Abriel, Adjunct Professor, and will offer interaction with the Mexican legal community, including optional tours of judicial, legal, and government offices and a mandatory conference with the Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of Morelos . In addition, Loyola School of Law has a relationship with the highly regarded Cuernavaca Language School . Our students are offered, at a substantial discount, a special designed abbreviated immersion course in Spanish. Companions may take a more intensive course, again with a special Loyola discount. Either Spanish courses include optional housing with a Mexican family.

Class Schedules

Classes will begin June 20 and end July 7. Final exams will be July 8 and July 9.

8:00 - 9:40 a.m. Immigration Law
10:00 - 11:40 a.m. Western Legal Tradition
12:00 - 1:40 p.m. International Comparative Law - TBA

Tuition

Application Fee: $25 nonrefundable.

Tuition: $1,600 for four credits ($400 per credit); $1,350 for three credits ($450 per credit); $1,200 for two credits ($600 per credit).

Activities Fee: $100 (covers trips except meals and hotel costs).

Accomodations

Approximately $30 a day (triple occupancy) covers lodging at the campus site in Mexico . Double and single rooms are also available. Students may elect to arrange their own housing. Students can obtain breakfast, lunch, and dinner for a total of about $18 a day from dozens of restaurants in the neighborhood. Students can anticipate approximately $1,000 in total lodging and food expenses, if they maintain these comfortable budgets. Please see the web site at: http://www.mexonline.com/jacarandas.htm

Students who elect to stay at the Jacarandas will pay the full amount (non-refundable) upon registration the first day. Payment can be made by cash, credit card or traveller's checks. No personal checks. Students enrolled in the Cuernavaca Language School have the additional option of living with a Mexican family. The language school will not arrange lodging with families for persons not enrolled in the language school.

Application Procedures

Deadline for application is April 1, 2006. Deadline for payment of tuition is May 1, 2006. There is a $25 late charge for applications received after the deadline. To apply, please fill out the application form along with your application fee.

Our policy is to enroll students who register and pay tuition on a first-come, first-served basis until the enrollment limit is reached. If you wish to reserve a position immediately, please enclose a $200 deposit (refundable only if your application is not accepted) with your application.

In the unlikely event of insufficient enrollment or civil unrest which would make it dangerous for students in Mexico , our program could be cancelled. In such a case, students registered in the program will be notified by letter or telephone and all money will be refunded.

The Optional Spanish Language Program

In keeping with our program's philosophy of providing a full cultural experience, we have arranged with the Cuernavaca Language School to offer a special discount price for their regular full immersion course for students, spouses, or friends. The discount price is approximately $500 for a three-week Spanish total immersion program. The usual price is $600, so this is an excellent opportunity for friends or spouses to accompany us and take the Spanish language course. Students in the full immersion program will attend (subject to law school class schedule requirements) three 50 minute periods of Spanish in addition to ninety minutes of cultural classes per day, Monday through Friday. Participants must note they are with the Loyola group to get the discount if they register directly with the school. We will accept registrations for the school if you inform us of your desire to take either course. If you wish for us to reserve a place for you, please send us the application and accommodations form in the language school brochure. Students who take this course may schedule only 2 hours of law school credit.

Part of the language program is optional placement with selected Mexican families for a cost of approximately $25 a day, including meals. The usual price is $30 per day. The Language School places only students enrolled in its course with Mexican families.

In addition to the full immersion course, the Language School will offer a shorter course for approximately $390. Students in this program will be expected to attend two 50-minute periods of class per day, Monday through Friday and ninety minutes of cultural class, if possible. This shorter course also includes optional living arrangements with a Mexican family. Students in the short course may schedule 4 hours of law school classes. Please see the language school web site at: http://www.mexonline.com/cls.htm

Students who elect to take language classes should be aware that demands on their time will be great and should not enroll unless they are really dedicated to learning Spanish and devoting the extra time necessary to do so.

For More Information Contact:

Ms. Judy Corcoran
Administrator, Foreign Summer Programs
Loyola University School of Law, Box 901
New Orleans , LA 70118

Tel. (504) 861-5563
FAX (504) 861-5480

E-mail address: corcoran@loyno.edu

For complete program details or to download the full brochure, go to http://law.loyno.edu/fsp/mexico/

 

Academic Requirements and Application Information To participate in any of these programs, law students must have completed 30 hours at the end of Spring Semester 2006 and be in good academic standing as determined by their home institution. Check each program for application deadlines. For information and application forms, contact Assistant Dean Wanda Morrow (wmorrow@stcl.edu) or (713) 646-1825.