Madrid Program Options
Based upon their experience in our rigorous summer academic program, students will be advised to select from two potential plans of study in Madrid.
The intensive option is to complete all your course work by the end of the academic year. This involves taking a total of nine courses in Madrid—five in one semester and four in the other. While this option allows students to complete all the degree requirements in one year, some find the course load of this accelerated track to be very challenging.
The other option, strongly recommended for students who have placed at the 501 level, and also advisable for those who need more time for research and study, is to take a total of six courses (three each semester) while in Spain, and then to return for another summer either in Vermont or at our site in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Please be aware that Middlebury charges full tuition even for lesser course loads. Financial aid is available for qualified, full-time students. In order to be considered as full time and to qualify for financial aid and federal loans, students must take a full course load (three units of credit) each session and each semester, breaking down the 12 units to 3-3-3-3.
Both plans result in the same scheduled date of graduation—August of the year following admission. However, students who choose the intensive option will effectively be finished with their course work by the end of May, leaving their second summer free, while students who elect to pursue the second option will complete their requirements just prior to graduation.
