During your time in Spain, you will live with a host family and attend a local high school.
| PROGRAM | DEPARTURE | RETURN | FULL TUITION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Fall Year | Early September | Late June | $17,095 |
- Placement with a host family
- Enrollment in a local Spanish high school
- Airport transfers
- Domestic and international-travel
- All pre-departure and post-arrival orientations
- Pre-program support by trained YFU staff
- Support from a YFU Spain Area Representative while on program
- Comprehensive insurance
Spanish schools are academically challenging. You’ll find yourself taking courses with students preparing for university education. Exchange students are usually placed in an “Instituto” and will have eight compulsory subjects, four of which are common to all students, while the rest are specific to the learning track you choose. You can choose from five tracks: art, natural science and health, humanities, social studies, or technology. Most schools offer sciences, humanities, and social sciences, while very few have the art and technology path (there are usually special schools for Art or Technology). Most exchange students choose the social sciences track, as it is the most interesting for them and has the greatest variety of subjects. You’ll learn about Spanish history and literature, have the chance to work on language fluency, and maybe even study one of the regional languages (if your host family lives in an area where there is a co-official language)— Basque, Catalan, Galician, or Valencian.
Please note: Students may not be able to receive a transcript or a record of grades. Some schools can issue a certificate of attendance. Placement in a particular grade level, credit, or graduation cannot be guaranteed.
All students applying for the year program must be available for a mandatory 3-day National Pre-Departure Orientation*, which usually takes place in mid-July or early-mid December (for Spring programs). This orientation is a required part of the program aimed at preparing students for their experience overseas.
*Due to COVID-19, the 3-day National Pre-Departure Orientation described above may take place online, dependent upon recommended guidelines at the time of the event. YFU will continue to assess the situation as it develops.
- 2025 Fall Departures: Students born September 1, 2007 – March 1, 2010
- Due to visa regulations, students who have graduated prior to the start of their exchange will not be considered for admission
- Students who do not meet this age requirement will be considered for admission on a case-by-case basis
Spanish. No previous language study is required.
Host family placement is throughout the country in both cities and rural areas.
Most family members share the responsibility for household tasks like keeping the house clean and preparing dinner. Your new family would love for you to ask how you can help. They look forward to dinnertime with you so they can ask how your day was.
