Academics (internships)

Students in the program typically take one or two courses along with an internship. When two courses are taken, one of them is 303I, an internship-focused conversation course that counts as an elective towards the Spanish major/minor.

During two of the five weeks of the program, courses meet Monday through Thursday, leaving two three-day weekends for exploring the city or travel to other destinations.

Course descriptions:

Class changes once students have been registered for Salamanca courses are generally not permitted. 

• An Add may be permitted if there is space in a class and the change will not enroll the student in more than 9 credit hours per summer term.
• A Drop will be permitted only in the event that the student has discovered an error on his/her transcript since registering for the program abroad and a different course is needed to meet major/minor/concentration requirements. (documentation required).
• Add/drop request form

The Salamanca Program follows the Class Attendance policy listed in the WF Bulletin:

• Attendance is mandatory.
• Two sick days are permitted, no justification required (Tip: it would be wise to reserve these absences for illness).
  • Each additional absence will lower the final course grade by 2/100 points.
  • In case of hospitalization or a doctor’s bed rest orders for prolonged illness, send documentation to your semester RP, who will notify your professors.
• Internships require full participation through the last day of classes.

• The grading scale in Salamanca is the same as the Spanish Department’s on Wake Forest Campus:

• Spanish universities follow a different calendar of assessment. 
• Evaluations of class participation will take into account your class behavior and attitude (see class participation rubrics). 
• Daily homework checks and quizzes are less common in Spanish university courses than in American ones. The norm is a midterm, a final, and several essays.
• Deadlines and times are firm. Late papers, presentations, missed exams, will be marked down 30% per day late. 
• Changes will not be made to the final exam schedule.
• Assistance from tutors or other native speakers is permitted but they are not to help you do assignments to be turned in for a grade. Doing so will constitute an infraction of the Honor Code.

Throughout the semester you are bound to note cultural differences in your Salamanca professors´ styles of teaching. This is part of the experience of studying abroad. However, just as your professors on campus articulate their expectations clearly, provide you with timely feedback, and grade your work fairly, so also will your professors in Salamanca.

If at some point you should have a complaint about a professor’s performance or grading, use the following procedure:

1. As soon as possible and no later than fifteen days after the event, talk personally with or send a written message explaining the concern directly to the professor. Should you need assistance writing this message, your Resident Professor may be of help. (If your complaint regards the Resident Professor, move directly to step 2) The Resident Professor will not take a position or write a message for you, but s/he can help you find the vocabulary to communicate your complaint.
2. If your complaint is not resolved, you may appeal to the Program Director for assistance. The Program Director will communicate with you and the professor, seek to understand your individual perspectives, reach a conclusion, and share it with you and the professor.
3. If your complaint is still not resolved by these procedures, you should consult with the Office of Academic Advising for assistance.
4. Finally, you may appeal to the Committee on Academic Affairs which will study the matter, solicit input from all parties, and reach a final decision concerning resolution.

Again, a complaint should be directed as soon as possible to the professor whose actions or inactions have given rise to the problem. In no case will a complaint be considered later than fifteen days after the event.”
Honor Code

WFU Honor Code: https://studentconduct.wfu.edu/undergraduate-student-handbook-2/#20230228212512

Honor Code

The Wake Forest Undergraduate Honor Code prohibits “plagiarism, stealing, cheating, and deception.” In academic terms, this means turning in, as your own, wording, text, or ideas that are not your own.

To avoid plagiarizing, cite your sources when quoting, paraphrasing, or summarizing works (print or online) by other authors. To avoid cheating and deception, do not use tutors, friends, collaborators, contractors, translators, grammar checks, or artificial intelligence generators for work that must be your own.

Any sign of plagiarism, stealing, cheating or deception will be regarded as a violation of the Honor Code and will be awarded a grade of 0 and submission to the Judicial Council.

Wake Forest will pay for all your books. You will be notified when and where to collect them.

Find the link for your USAL Gmail account here http://gmail.usal.es/ 

• Your USAL account username will be your email address (example: i_c000000@usal.es; you can find yours below your picture on your USAL ID card). 
• Your passport number will be your password. 

• Use your USAL credentials to access the USAL Canvas, called STUDIUM can be accessed here with http://studium.usal.es/

Make sure that you log into your USAL account to activate it. It must be done at least once before classes start. Please let us know immediately if you are unable to log in.