USAC internships abroad are a great way to enhance your educational experience. Participating in a structured work or research experience with an international organization, whether in-person or virtually, will help you gain valuable skills and hands-on experience while expanding your professional network and immersing yourself in the workplace culture of Costa Rica.
A $985 internship placement fee will be required of all students participating in an in-person USAC internship. This fee helps offset the costs of securing quality internship placements and helps provide a range of professional development activities, including an online internship seminar, career workshops, and panel discussions.
For more information on eligibility requirements and application process see the USAC internship page.
Virtual placements are offered through USAC’s virtual internship program. For more information about the program, see the virtual internships page.
Internship placement in Heredia require four semesters of college Spanish unless otherwise noted.
*Placement with a particular internship provider is not guaranteed
Research - Humanities and Social Sciences
Public Ministry of Education, placements available in four public elementary schools and two high schools in Heredia
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School of Business Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences, National University of Costa Rica
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A health care institution responsible for protecting the health and safeguarding the quality of life of the community, addressing health problems with comprehensive, personalized, timely, and quality care, and overseeing the training and education of individuals and organizations in protecting the health and wellbeing of the people of Costa Rica
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A multidisciplinary intervention program designed to improve the functional, psychological and social quality of life of patients who have suffered a cardiovascular event such as acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery surgery, valve replacement, heart failure, and implantation of pacemakers or defibrillators, among others
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A journalism and communications office producing print and broadcast journalism focusing on campus life, local news and events, and topical issues in Heredia and Costa Rica
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An educational institute generating knowledge through teaching, research, and extension activities focused on developmental economics and its application in an effort to improve the economic development and quality of life in Costa Rica
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A research and teaching institute conducting research and producing scholarship on economic, social, commercial, and environmental policy in an effort to generate flexible, dynamic and innovative solutions related to economic policy and sustainable development
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An herbarium with a mission to strengthen knowledge of the botanical diversity of Costa Rica and surrounding regions through scientific research on plant diversity in the country for the sustainable development of existing resources and to create a collection of reference specimens on plant diversity in the country and in the Central American region, mainly on trees and shrubs
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An interdisciplinary institute specializing in the study of bees, their products, and applications, which generates and disseminates knowledge for the conservation of bees and the development and innovation of beekeeping and meliponiculture as activities of ecological and socioeconomic importance through research, teaching, and extension activities
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A research unit that carries out research, teaching, and extension and production activities in order to generate new and applied knowledge and technologies that contribute to the socioeconomic and environmental development of the country through the comprehensive management of forest ecosystems
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A research and teaching institute comprised or research centers and labs conducting research into the protection of the biological diversity and sustainable development of natural resources in Costa Rica
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A research and teaching institute comprised of research centers and labs conducting research in industrial chemistry, industrial bioprocess engineering, and management and environmental studies in an effort to contribute to the scientific, educational, and technical knowledge of Costa Rica
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An interdisciplinary research institute providing quality research and extension programs, activities, and projects focusing on seismic and volcanic activities as well as documenting, analyzing, and interpreting these processes and disseminating accurate and timely information to prevent risks and mitigate the disasters they generate
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Four semesters of college Spanish
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An academic center for professional training in veterinary medicine, public health and animal production that contributes to human, social and animal well-being.
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Four semesters of college Spanish
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An academic and research unit focusing on the study and practice of translation studies, the training of professionals translators capable of promoting interlinguistic and cultural communication, and to the investigation of theoretical and practical aspects related to translation as a discipline
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Preferred Minimum GPA: 2.5
US Credit
65 students
English | Spanish