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International Education: Granada, Spain - Approved Students

This page is for students who have been approved by their universities to study abroad on the Granada, Spain Program. If you have not been approved to study abroad through your host institution please see How to Apply under Program Overview.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN:

PASSPORT: Your passport must be valid for 1 year after the end of the program, so apply or renew your passport immediately! We will collect your passport by late April for Fall and mid September for spring as part of the visa application process. 

DO NOT TRAVEL DURING VISA APPLICATION PERIOD:  You are required to apply for a Spanish visa to participate. Your physical passport will be sent to the Consulate as part of the visa application and you will not have access to it during the visa application period. This will approximately be:
        Fall program: late April to late July
        Spring program: mid September to late-December.

Do not plan international travel during these periods.

If you cannot avoid international travel and you are a U.S. passport holder, you may apply for a 2nd passport book for your individual travel so that you can submit your regular passport to obtain the visa. Plan well in advance for this, because you are required to submit your regular passport along with the application for a 2nd passport book. 

 

The Approved Student Application button below will take you to the online portal to begin the enrollment process. Most required materials will be completed and submitted using the online program portal.  The visa application materials must be submitted in hard copy by mail. 

 

Approved Student Enrollment Overview

Click this button to begin the Approved Students enrollment process for the ILACA Granada, Spain, program.  Use this only if you have already been approved by your home campus to participate in the program. 
Specific due dates for each item will be posted in the online portal.

 

Due:

APR 3
STEP 1:  Approved Student Application  (online portal, linked above)

The application and enrollment process will happen within the Willamette University study abroad online portal, linked above. The initial application includes:

  • Granada Enrollment form  (online portal)

  • ESSAYS

  • Passport information questionnaire

 

Due: 

May 6

  

 

 

  

 
STEP 2:   Visa Packet Submission  (submit by mail)

The visa packet must be mailed to Willamette University (using a secure courier service)

You will receive specific instructions in the online portal to compile a Spanish visa application. The application materials must be sent in hard copy by mail in order to arrive at Willamette University by the deadline.

 

Due:

Apr 24

 

STEP 3:   Course Selection, DELE practice test and essays

It is important to first submit the program enrollment form and essays from Step 1. Next, you will complete these two steps related to your course selection process.

  • Complete the following questionnaire in the Granada (ILACA) online portal. 
    • Granada Course Selection form 

  • DELE practice test   (done In the Portal)
    You will access the DELE practice test in the enrollment portal. This is used to give the site director a preliminary idea of your language level. The practice test is not used to determine your language level placement for the program.  
  • Two Essays  (one Spanish and one English - online portal)
    • Introduce yourself to your potential homestay family. (Spanish)
    • Describe your goals for your semester studying in Granada. How will you prepare for this cultural immersion experience prior to departure?  (English)
    • Note: If you have already written essays for study abroad applications that have similar content as these questions, you can use any part of those existing essays to answer these questions. 

 

Due: 

APR 24

 

  

 STEP 4:   Pre-departure forms

 

  • Complete the following questionnaires in the Granada (ILACA) online portal. These will become available to you in the online portal after you have submitted the Granada Enrollment Form.
    • Granada Self-Disclosure Health form 
    • Granada Homestay Experience form

 

Due: 

June 1
STEP 5:  Program Agreement forms  (online portal)

Read these agreements thoroughly and sign them digitally in the online portal.  These include:

  • Participation Agreement
  • Student Behavior Agreement 
  • Student Academic Guidelines
  • Housing Agreement
  • Spanish Language Agreement 

Questions about the enrollment process?

If you have questions about any aspects of the enrollment process, please email Amy Nelson Green at gogranada@willamette.edu.

If you are interested in hearing feedback from previous participants about living in Granada, please review My Advice from Granada.