Areas of study will include: the business environment: economic, political/regulatory, socio-cultural, competitive, technological, and environmental. Special emphasis will be placed on topics like: social entrepreneurship, environmental issues, sustainable development, energy production, eco-tourism, CAFTA and national competitiveness. To gain a perspective of these aspects, a comparison will be made to selected Central American and South American countries. Students will attend class sessions prior to departing as well as class sessions while in Costa Rica

• INB Course Only:  Students will enroll in the four-credit course, INB 390F: Latin-American Business Environments.  The course will appear on the Rollins transcript as a standard Rollins course and the grade will be factored into the Rollins GPA.
• INB Course plus Internship:  Students will enroll in INB 390F: Latin-American Business Environments for 4 credits and in INB Internship for 4 credits.  Both courses appear on the Rollins transcript as Rollins courses and the grades are factored into the Rollins GPA.  The Internship course is graded C/NC.
• Faculty Director: the Faculty Director in Costa Rica is Cecilia McInnis-Bowers, Professor of International Business at Rollins College. Dr. McInnis-Bowers teaches the 4-credit INB course, organizes internship placements for students and is on-site in Costa Rica to assist students with all aspects of the program during the initial three weeks. 
• Additional Staff On-Site and On-Campus: Additional student support, housing coordination, and Spanish classes are offered by CPI, an excellent language institute in Costa Rica.  Students on the extended tracks will be supported by staff at CPI after Dr. McInnis-Bowers departs Costa Rica.  For students on the Internship track, Sharon Agee, Director of International Business Internships, will oversee the academic components for the internship course.