A new study abroad program for Marshall University business and social work majors is taking students to Puebla, Mexico, this summer.

Students will have the opportunity to earn three credit hours while at the Universidad Popular Autonoma Del Estado De Puebla.

The $1,800 cost includes tuition and fees, room and board and food.

Ben White, academic program director at INTO Marshall, said the trip is extremely inexpensive for a study abroad program.

“It’s a steal,” White said. “It’s a worthwhile opportunity for anyone wanting to study abroad, especially if a student wants to study Spanish.”

Applications are in the Office of Study Abroad in Old Main room 321.

Scholarships of $500 are available for the trip and applications can also be found in the Office of Study Abroad.

The classes offered are an international business law with an emphasis in Latin America course and a complex social welfare issues: the case of unaccompanied minors in the U.S. course.

Students can stay in university dorms or with a host family.

There will be a side trip every week to local historical sites such as the Mayan ruins.

“There are four and a half million people, but it’s just a sleepy colonial village,” said White, “From the city, you can see an active volcano.”

Students will have the opportunity to practice Spanish and try local cuisine.

The program is from June 8 to June 26. Applications are due by May 1.

Caitlin Fowlkes can be contacted at [email protected].