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at-a-glance
VU Advisor: Marie Martin
Program Provider: UDLAP
GPA Requirements: 2.75
Location: Puebla
Course(s) of Study: Diverse studies available. Visit www.udlap.mex for more information.
Calendar: UDLAP Calendar
Program Costs: Semester Costs, Summer Costs
One of the top 10 universities in Mexico (If not the best private university in Mexico), The Universidad de las Americas offers an enormous range of courses and a reputation for top-notch instruction.
academics
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During the academic year, the Office of International Affairs at the Universidad de las Americas, Puebla, offers a broad range of programs and activities to our international students. Regular university courses are available, as well as Spanish courses with a communicative approach. There are also many opportunities for getting a taste of Mexican culture and society through internships, community service, and cultural trips.
The summer session consists of a six-week Spanish Immersion Program, which combines two Spanish courses per day (Monday through Thursday mornings) with cultural workshops, internship and community service opportunities, conferences, cultural fieldtrips, special activities with Mexican students, optional weekend trips, and housing at UDLA dormitories or homestays. Students may also participate in sports and recreational activities, attend movies, and chat in conversation circles with a variety of native speakers.
Academic Links:
Vanderbilt Course Evaluation List
Past Classes Taken by Vanderbilt Students
UDLAP Website
student life
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housing
UDLA's system of residential colleges is unique in Mexico. The goals for the residential college include not only providing intellectual training and professional formation, but also promoting personal growth. This is accomplished by establishing smaller, organized communities within the greater University, in which each student is known by name, forms a network of friendships, can readily find the support of faculty ad officials when needed, and where participation in group activities and college governance offers opportunities to develop capacities of citizenship and leadership. Additionally, students are forced by this system to consider the needs and rights of their peers and the welfare of the community as a whole.
In place of housing in Residential Colleges, international students may choose to participate in home-stays with Mexican families. These families provide students with their own rooms and two meals a day, as well as invaluable language practice and cultural enrichment opportunities.