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Fees, Payments & Refunds

Fees

Spring Programs
Program	Dates	Fee	Includes
Semester in the Andes	16 January-9 May 2007	$9800	Application & registration fees Tuition for 12-18 credits (granted by St. Ambrose University) Housing for entire program Meals (except during field trips) Field trips, including 11-day Study Tour in Peru and mid-term break to The Amazon Rainforest Airport transfers
Summer Programs
Program	Dates	Fee	Includes
Religion and Power	12 May-17 June, 2007	$2949	Application & registration fees Housing for entire program Meals (except during field trips) Field trips Airport transfers
Summer Spanish Program in the Andes	6 June- 22 August 2007	CEDEI's payment and refund policies do not apply to the Augustana Summer Spanish Program. Refer instead to the Program's Expenses & Payment Schedule page for information about fees, payments and refunds.
Summer TEFL Program	11 June- 22 July 2007	$3225	Application & registration fees Tuition for 3 credits (granted by CEDEI) Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language Housing for entire program Meals (except during field trips) Field trips Airport transfers
Fall Programs
Program	Dates	Fee	Includes
Fall Semester in Ecuador	30 August-13 December 2007	$8200	Application & registration fees Tuition for full-time courseload (12-18 credits) Housing for entire program Meals (except during field trips) Field trips 10 day study tour to Peru Airport transfers
Other programs
Program		Fee	Includes
Medical Spanish in Ecuador several times per year		$1235	Basic 2-week module: 40 hours of instruction over two weeks Room and board with a host family Visits to local hospitals, medical and nursing schools, and other health providers Optional extensions: Extra week: $550 Rainforest (7 days): $795 Galápagos (7 days): $1495 (includes roundtrip airfare from Quito)
Micro-Internship 7-9 weeks, any time of year		$780	Application, registration & placement fees Tuition for 4 credits (granted by CEDEI)
Internship 10-16 weeks, any time of year		$1260	Application, registration & placement fees Tuition for 8 credits (granted by CEDEI)

Non-credit Language Immersion

Program	2 weeks	3 weeks	4 weeks	Extra week	Includes
Full Immersion Spanish Program (any time of year)	$760	$1140	$1520	$310*	20 hours of one-to-one instruction per week Room and board with a host family 1 Latin dance class per week 1 Andean music class per week 1 art class per week Weekend daytrip (excluding entrance fees, if applicable) *Extra week only includes homestay and 20 hours of class
Spanish Immersion Volunteer Program (any time of year)	n/a	n/a	$1030	$210*	10 hours of one-to-one instruction per week (20 hours during the first week) Room and board with a host family Volunteer placement fee 1 dance class per week *Extra week does not include dance class

Payments

Group Programs (credit) A non-refundable deposit of $300 is required upon acceptance to confirm enrollment in Academic Programs and the Internship Program. Once CEDEI has received this deposit, the remaining fees will be billed by our USA office and must be paid to same prior to the start of the program. CEDEI reserves the right to cancel enrollment if it does not receive the aforementioned deposit in a timely fashion or if the student fails to pay the program fees in full by the due date indicated on the invoice.

Individual Programs (non-credit) A non-refundable deposit of $100 is required for both the Full Immersion Spanish Program (FISP) and the Spanish Immersion Volunteer Program (SIVP). This deposit will reserve your host family and instructors for your requested dates of study, and facilitate contact with volunteer organizations in Cuenca were you to participate in SIVP

CEDEI accepts the following forms of payment (US dollars only):

Visa/Mastercard
personal check drawn on, or payable through, a US bank
money order issued by, or payable through, a US bank (US Postal Service money orders are also acceptable)
wire transfer

Credit card payments can be made through our secure server by following this link:

Credit Card Payments

Checks and money orders should be made payable to Centers for Interamerican Studies and sent to the address below:

Centers for Interamerican Studies (CEDEI)
7549 W Cactus Rd, Suite 104
Peoria AZ 85381 USA

If you have any questions about payments, or if you wish to pay by wire transfer, please contact our billing department:

phone: +1-623-505-4525
e-mail: billing@cedei.org

Refunds

Tuition Refunds

Students are obligated for the full amount of tuition for the program in which they are enrolled, subject to the following refund schedule:

Tuition refund	Date
100%	prior to beginning of program
90%	10% of the program completed
80%	20% of the program completed
70%	30% of the program completed
60%	40% of the program completed
50%	50% of the program completed
0%	after the halfway point

For group programs (eg, Semester in the Andes, Summer TEFL Program, Fall Semester and Intersession), official beginning and ending dates are published in the Academic Calendar. For individual programs with flexible scheduling (eg, Internships, Full Immersion Spanish Program, Spanish Immersion Volunteer Program and Custom Program), official dates are those arranged with the Office of International Programs in advance of the beginning of the program.

Other Refunds

A refund for homestays will be made on a pro rata basis, less a $25 placement fee (per person), dating from the day the student successfully completes the check-out procedure with the Office of International Programs. No refunds will be made on other fees--including, but not limited to, tuition deposits, airfare payments and volunteer placement fees.

All fees shown on this page are in US Dollars.

Fees, Payments & Refunds

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