JSA-Portugal:   Psychology, Mental Health and Drug Use Policy Reformation
SDSU’s Jacks Start Abroad programs are unique academic program opportunities for incoming first-year students to prepare for college-level work and begin a path toward academic excellence and intercultural competence before their first day on campus. Students begin earning college credit abroad and continue the course work during the fall semester. This program will focus on the history, culture, and modern society of Portugal and elements of the above mentioned theme items. The coursework will be complimented by guest talks, museum and palace visits, national park tours, taking part in boat and bike excursions, and overall of Portugal’s history, landmarks, culture and current events. At the heart of this program is how drug addition is treated in this progressive country.  We will learn about how Portugal is the epitome of a Dostoevsky quote that said  "A society should be judged not by how it treats its outstanding citizens but by how it treats its criminals".  Never a truer statement for how we think about people with drug issues in Portugal and how cares of their own. 

Students will start the program in Lisbon while also spending time in Porto and Sintra. All students will enroll in the EXPL 292: Jacks Start Abroad course. Fall 2025 class attendance is required. 

This program is financial aid eligible.

 

Program Cost Breakdown 2025 JSA Portugal
BILLED BY SDSU
Tuition 3 credits FA- EXPL 292 or EXPL 491	3.00	$354.75	$1,064.25
Program Package Cost:			$5,550.00
Includes arrival campus housing/meals, airfare, all housing,
breakfast daily and some meals abroad, ground transportation
excursions, guides, entrance fees, data/risk management,
medical/security evacution insurance
NOT BILLED BY SDSU BUT REQUIRED
Additional Meals not included in package			$300.00
Total approx. cost (program, tuition, additional expenses)			$6,914.25