University Studies

To help prepare for and maximize your local university experience, please review the resources below:

Courses Selection and Registration

BC study abroad course guidelines require that you enroll in the early start intensive language course and that you take 12 semester credits.

Early start intensive language course

This course will help you to strengthen your Spanish language skills before diving into your academic semester. The course is for 3 credits. Students who do not pass the course with at least a 90 must enroll in a semester long Spanish language course as part of their 12 credit course load. Students who do not place at a B2 level after the Spanish course has concluded will need to enroll in a semester long Spanish course.

Semester courses

For your 12 credits of semester courses, students will take courses through the Programa de Estudios Latinoamericanos (PEL) at UCA or courses in English at UTDT . Some students take three courses that are four credits each, and others take four classes of three credits each.

Credit conversion

1 UCA/UTDT credit = 1 BC credit. In other words, 1 class credit/hour for an UCA/UTDT semester class is equivalent to 1 class credit at BC. Many courses are four credits, but there are a sizable amount of courses that are varying amounts of credits.

Attendance

In general, you must attend at least 75% of your classes to pass, but it would be wise to double-check this with your Academic Advisor as well as with each professor, since some policies may differ.

UCA

 
 

Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA)

Pre-departure GUIDE

Closer to the semester start date, UCA will share their Pre-Departure Guide with you with more information on the UCA academic program.

course catalogs

The Spring 2025 course catalog is available here. The Fall 2025 course catalog will be available at UCA Orientation.

University Life at UCA

Spring 2025
key dates

  • Intensive Spanish Course: February 3 to February 28

  • No classes for UCA, National holidays: March 3 to March 4

  • UCA’s Mandatory Orientation: March 6 and 7. At UCA’s orientation, you will learn about living in Argentina, the Argentine university system, services and extracurricular activities at UCA, course descriptions, academic information, and procedures for enrollment in courses.

  • Spring Semester Classes: March 10 to June 27

  • Add-Drop Period for Classes: March 10 to 14. In this period you can attend classes to try them out and see if they interest you or change them and try something else. No class changes are allowed after these dates.

  • Course Registration (Inscripción): To be confirmed during orientation.

  • Study Contract (Contrato de Estudios): To be confirmed during orientation.

  • No classes for UCA, National holidays: March 24

  • No classes for UCA, National holiday: April 2

  • Midterms for PEL classes: To be confirmed during orientation.

  • No classes for UCA, National holiday: April 18

  • No classes for UCA, National holiday: May 1

  • No classes for UCA, National holiday: May 25

  • Final exams for PEL classes: To be confirmed during orientation.

  • No classes for UCA, National holiday: June 20

  • End of Classes: June 27

  • Final Exams for facultad classes: June 30 to July 4 (dates may vary depending on School and Department)

FALL 2025
key dates

  • Intensive Spanish Course: July 2 to July 30

  • No classes for UCA, National holiday: July 9

  • UCA’s Mandatory Orientation: July 31 and August 1, 2025. At UCA’s orientation, you will learn about living in Argentina, the Argentine university system, services and extracurricular activities at UCA, course descriptions, academic information, and procedures for enrollment in courses.

  • Fall Semester Classes: August 4 to November 28

  • Add-Drop Period for Classes: August 4 to August 8. In this period you can attend classes to try them out and see if they interest you or change them and try something else. No class changes are allowed after these dates.

  • “Inscripción” or Class Enrollment: August 8 to August 11

  • Study Contract: August 18 to August 28

  • No classes for UCA, National holiday: August 15

  • Midterms for PEL classes: September 29 to October 3

  • No classes for UCA, National holiday: November 21

  • No classes for UCA, National holiday: November 24

  • Final exams: November 17 to November 21

  • End of Classes: November 28

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