Sevilla Center Fee - Provides the working budget for the Sevilla Center's expenses. (Staff salary, travel,
technical equipment, building costs, professional memberships, etc.)
Education Abroad Fee - Helps to support the Study Abroad Office at Texas Tech.
Medical Insurance - Medical insurance is provided by Sanitas for the period of program participation.
Students also have OnCall insurance.
Tuition and fees - Texas Tech students have some Texas Tech fees waived while participating in an
off-campus program. Fees waived are Medical Services Fee, Rec Center Fee, Student
Union Fee, and Transportation Fee.
Room and Board - Students stay with a host family and are provided with 3 meals/day, 7 days/week.
The family also does laundry for the students and provides a room, linens, towels,
and bath facilities.
Sevilla In-Country Orientation - Students spend the first night in a typical Spanish hotel for orientation. This
fee covers the lodging and meals during this time as well as the first month's city
bus pass.
Excursions - As a mandatory part of the program, students travel extensively in Spain and sometimes
in Portugal. The group excursions enhance classroom teaching. The fee covers the cost
of transportation, entrance fees, and lodging during these excursions. Breakfast is
provided as a part of the lodging cost. Other meals are additional as the student
chooses.
Airfare - Students make individual flight arrangements to arrive in Seville to attend in-country
orientation at the beginning of the semester.
Day-to-day expenses - This is an estimate of spending money a student needs for the time in Seville for
expenses not previously paid for. This money can be accessed with an ATM card. Additional
amounts may be needed if a student travels outside Seville to visit other areas of
Spain or other countries in Europe.
Cell Phone Service - Students can expect to incur expenses for a Spanish cell phone plan and/or an international
plan for their existing US number.
Bus Passes - The first month's bus pass is provided as part of the Sevilla orientation. Succeeding
months' bus passes are the student's responsibility if they choose to purchase one.
