Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC)
Please do not contact this university directly.
For all enquiries please contact the Exchange Office at exchange@otago.ac.nz.
Last updated March, 2012
Academic Information
Language of Instruction
Spanish. A limited number of courses are offered in English
Course Information
UC offers over 3,500 regular courses in various areas.
Spanish Language Courses
UC offers free intensive Spanish courses at the beginning of each semester and a free 40 hours a semester reinforcement Spanish course. Other Spanish courses are also available, which are not free of charge for exchange students.
Full information on Spanish language courses for exchange students
Semester Dates
- Academic Year: March-December
- First Semester: March-July
- Second Semester: August - December
Course Load and Minimum Unit Requirements
- Minimum Course Load: 30 Credits per Semester
- Maximum Course Load: 50 Credits per Semester
One credit: one hour of work per week.
Most courses at UC are 10 credit courses (4 contact hours + 6 hours of individual work per week) during 18 weeks (one semester).
Accommodation & the Cost of Living
Accommodation
UC does not provide accommodation for foreign students. Students are responsible for making their own accommodation arrangements.
Estimated cost of Living
Accommodation and daily expenses
Additional Information
Information for international students
Student Visa & Insurance
Information on Student Visas & Insurance for students going on exchange can be found elsewhere on this website.
Exchange Experiences
- 2011 S2 BA SPAN CM (355K PDF format)
- 2011 S2 BA ANTH BM (84K PDF format)
- 2010 S2 and 2011S1 BA SPAN POLS JH (439k PDF format)
- 2010 S1 BA SPAN IC (187K PDF format)
- 2010 S1 Bcom INTB YA (77K PDF format)
- 2009 S2 BA SPAN HB (15K PDF format)
The University, City & Region
The University
Founded in 1888, The Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile is a national non state University with 30% public support. UC has 18 Schools distributed among four campuses in Santiago and one regional campus located in the south of Chile
UC was ranked 4 in L.A. and 331 worldwide (QS World Univ. Rankings, 2010).
The City of Santiago
Chile's capital city and cultural and economic centre of the nation, Santiago occupies a spectacular intermountain basin at the foot of the highest peaks in the Andes. Safe and modern, Santiago sits in a basin between the Coast Range to the west and the Andes to the east.
World-class ski areas in the central Andes lie only forty-five minutes away, up steep switchbacks which climb over 7500 feet in twenty-six miles. Numerous vineyards surround the capital; hot springs, seventeenth-century colonial haciendas, and national parks in both the Andes and the Coast Range, all make easy day trips. At night, visitors may choose from a variety of restaurants serving all types of regional and ethnic cuisines.
Further Information
For further information about Otago Global Student Exchange please email exchange@otago.ac.nz
