Who can participate in an AFS exchange?
A. AFS has programs ranging from 3 weeks to a year that will fit most student s needs. Our core program a Semester or Year-long Homestay in another country is a school-based program that requires at least a 2.8 GPA in academic subjects. For students who are interested in shorter programs, there are Summer Homestays that focus on language skills or service projects. For young people who have graduated from high school, the Interim Program provides an opportunity to live abroad and work on service projects to help make the world a better place. For example we currently have a young woman working in a children’s hospital in South Africa. For students who would like to continue academic studies and possibly earn college credits, the University Study Program is perfect. Young people attend a Costa Rican university, combining course work with language study while living with a host family.
