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 do Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA)’s early start intensive language course and that you take 12 UCA 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 ELE course as part of their 12 credit course load. Students at UCA 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. Some students take three courses that are four credits each, and others take four classes of three credits each. What’s important is to enroll in 12 credits total during the semester.

Credit conversion

1 UCA credit = 1 BC credit. In other words, 1 class credit/hour for an UCA semester class is equivalent to 1 class credit at BC. Many courses at UCA 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 at UCA 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.

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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: June 30 to July 25

  • 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 December 5

  • 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: Dates to be announced at UCA Orientation

  • Study Contract: August 19 and 20

  • No classes for UCA, National holiday: August 15

  • Midterms for PEL classes: Dates to be announced at UCA Orientation

  • No classes for UCA, National holiday: November 21

  • No classes for UCA, National holiday: November 24

  • Final exams for PEL classes: Dates to be announced at UCA Orientation

  • End of Classes: December 5

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