Terms & Conditions

Company Liability

Expanish is not liable for any risks the student may be exposed to during his/her trip and or while studying at the chosen institution. These risks may include, but are not limited to: personal injury, property damage, sickness, accidents, terrorism and war. By submitting the enrollment form, the student has assumed all risks and agreeing to indemnify and hold Expanish and its employees harmless of any and all liability that may arise in Expanish programs.

Student Responsibilities      

Expanish accepts no responsibilities for students' actions. Students are expected to obey the laws, adapt to the customs of their host country and host family. Expanish reserves the right to expel (without refund) any student whose behavior violates the policies and rules or those of program providers, tour operators, host families, etc. The abuse of alcohol and any possession or use of illegal drugs will result in immediate termination of the program without refund. Any expenses incurred by Expanish, the host family, or the educational institution in terminating the program of a student will be the responsibility of the participant.

Program Expulsion

If the school or university staff, accommodation owner, workshop providers, and any other service providers, have found students abusing their facilities (including but not limited to the following: willful disregard and damage to physical property, non-adherence to normal health and safety standards including fire safety, non-adherence to housing rules set out in pre-arrival materials); physically assaulting, sexually harassing, or verbally abusing any staff member, fellow students, or service provider related to Expanish; willfully disrupting classroom instruction, the learning environment, or causing others to fear for their safety; or participating in illegal activities as defined by the host country, the student’s program will be terminated without refund.

For all students on university programs, program expulsion will also occur if students are not covered by a health insurance plan within 21 days after their program start date, or if they drop their registered university courses without prior approval from the Expanish staff, or violate the policies of the host university (including but not limited to the following: absence policies, academic policies such as plagiarism, cheating policies).

Program expulsion is defined as removal from Expanish-provided accommodation, cancellation of all courses, cancellation of all workshops, and retraction of all provided support services, including cell phone return. In the case of university study abroad students, the emergency contact listed on their program application will be contacted and notified that the student is no longer a part of the Expanish program and, depending on the reason for program expulsion, student visas may be rescinded. Students furthermore may not break the Code of Conduct at our Expanish School & Study Center without risking program expulsion. In all exceptional cases for all Expanish students, final discretion will be left to the Expanish staff to determine whether program expulsion should occur.

Program Changes by Expanish

Expanish may change courses, timetables and prices at its discretion without notification. The student is entitled to a refund of tuition fees for those courses that the company is not able to offer.
 

Program Changes by Student  

 
If the student wishes to change their program in any way, they must inform the Expanish University Staff immediately, in writing, and the University Staff reserves the right to charge 100 USD per person, per change, to cover the additional administration involved, plus any additional charges incurred by schools, accommodation suppliers or other suppliers (supplier information available on request) and any other costs involved with modifications in the program. All changes requested cannot be guaranteed, and almost all changes will incur additional program costs in addition to the change fee. This fee is not applicable to students who wish to extend or upgrade their existing program.

Housing Changes

If the student informs the Expanish staff of an urgent and necessary reason to switch his/her accommodation within the first 3 days, the student can ask for relocation and there will be no charges. All relocations will take place the following Sunday. Final discretion will be left to the Expanish staff to determine whether or not relocation is the only necessary solution to the problem presented in each individual case. After the first 3 days of the student’s program, a change may be incurred for any relocation requests. If the student breaks the Code of Conduct in their housing placement, they will be asked to leave their housing with no refund and no subsequent housing placement.

Holidays        

National and local holidays are not replaced with classes.

Minimum Age           

The minimum age for enrolling in our university programs is 18 years.

Activities and Excursions    

Information about activities and excursions offered at our schools should only be used as a guide and not as an accurate list of events. The student can contact the Expanish staff prior to applying if him/her requires specific information about any of our activities.

Workshops

Students can arrange for workshops package before arrival, but all regular workshops will not be chosen and confirmed by the student until AFTER the student’s arrival inSouth America. Students can add on workshop packages after arrival as well.

Students will chose workshops in two week blocks, which cannot be changed or switched to another workshop after the time and date has been set by an Expanish student coordinator. If the student would like to change the time and day of the workshop, they must advise the student coordinator two days before the scheduled workshop. If the student would like to change the time and day of the workshop with less than 48 hours notice in the event of a sickness or an emergency only, they will need to personally contact their professor and arrange a new meeting time. NOTE: The student must keep in mind that in this case, the professor has the right to cancel the workshop for this week. No workshop refunds are made after the program start date.

Cellular Phone

Expanish offers students a cellular phone for use during their stay. If students want to take advantage of the offer, a deposit is required. Students must return the phone to a member of the Expanish staff at the end of their program. Expanish will not return the deposit in the event that the phone is damaged or not returned. Please consult with Expanish about current per minute charges from the phone service provider.

Program Start Date   

The Program is defined as starting on the first day of classes or the first day of accommodations, whichever is first.

Payment         

For University Programs a payment of minimum U$S 60 is required to confirm program placement (credited to program balance). Students can pay the remaining balance in two ways:

Option 1: Turn in a deposit of 20% of the total program fee upon admission approval (no later than sixty (60) days before program start date), and pay program balance in full by thirty (30) days before the program start date.

Option 2: Turn in a written consent for a financial aid transfer from the student's home institution financial aid office upon admission approval (no later than sixty (60) days before program start date), that states the balance will be paid to Expanish in full by thirty (30) days before program start date and the amount of the student’s invoice. If the student would like the help of Expanish in negotiating this process, the student must advise the University Staff ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by or before the application deadline. The home institution does make all final decisions regarding their financial aid packages.

If the application is submitted after the program deadline and the student is approved for admission, the full program fee will be due upon admission approval. Applications will not be accepted less than one week before program start date.

Cancellation Policy   

For University Programs, if the cancellation is more than one month before the program start date, students will receive a refund of the full program fee and a 90% refund of the deposit, minus the U$S 60 application deposit. If the cancellation is between three weeks and one week before the program start date, students will receive a refund of the full program fee and a 50% refund of the deposit. If the cancellation is made less than one week before the program start date, students will receive a 50% refund of the total program fee. No refunds will be made after program start date, including payments made after the program start date. In the event that Expanish cannot place students in their requested courses and they decide to cancel, all fees including the U$S 60 application deposit will be refunded.