Dakar Cost
The program fee for Spring 2013 is $11,200 (includes full room and board).
The program fee includes:
- Tuition and fees for up to 18 credit hours per semester, issued on an official Wells College transcript
- Academic and personal advising (pre-departure and on-site)
- On-site Resident Director and staff
- Furnished room and full board with a Senegalese family within walking distance of classes
- Wells College Program Director accompanies the group from USA to Dakar
- Airport reception and transfer on arrival in Dakar; guided city tour
- One-week on-site cultural immersion and orientation program that covers cultural adaptation, academic expectations, and health and safety issues as well as providing an introduction to Senegal with excursions to Gorée Island, KeurMoussa, and Pink Lake
- Monthly stipend to cover some transportation in Dakar
- Full access to the West African Research Center (WARC) and Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) libraries
- Guided tours and excursions during the semester; previous destinations have included Saint Louis, Toubacouta, Joal, and Touba
- Cultural and social events throughout the semester
- Computer lab and free wireless internet access at the West African Research Center (WARC)
- International Student Identity Card (ISIC) Premium Card, which includes supplemental medical insurance and other coverage
- 24-hour emergency contact numbers
Wells College gladly accepts Financial Aid Consortium Agreements from students’ home institutions.
“This program is unique, stimulating, and rewarding. One may not party half as much as in Spain, or visit nearly as many museums as in France, but this experience grows on the student.” —J. S., Cornell University