The Spanish Section organizes a study abroad experience each spring semester, alternating between: Santiago, Chile, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Oaxaca, Mexico. A Spanish faculty member accompanies and supervises approximately 12 students during their time abroad. 

The programs are announced in the spring semester prior to the academic year of the program and the participants are selected so that they may plan to take an orientation course during the fall semester to prepare for the experience. Each student's academic program is set during fall semester and registration is completed at the U of M for a full semester of coursework. In the host country, students live with families, take classes at academic institutes, take excursions to historically and culturally important areas, and have ample opportunity to fully engage the Spanish-speaking culture of the country.