Global Education

Program Dates

Term	Start Date	End Date
Fall 2024	August, 2024	December, 2024
Spring 2025	February, 2025	June, 2025

These dates are tentative. Confirm program dates before booking travel.

Program Dates:

Spring:  February – June

Fall:  August – December

Eligibility

A G.PA. of 2.9 and three semesters of college-level Spanish.

Where: Queretaro, Mexico

Designated by the UN as a World Cultural Heritage site, Querétaro is one of Mexico’s most impressive colonial cities. At the same time, it is a modern commercial center, located on a major North American trade route. A city with a rich historical past, Querétaro played an important role in Mexico’s independence movement; it was here that the forces of Benito Juarez defeated Maximillian and the Constitution of 1917 was written. Querétaro is only 200 kilometers north of Mexico City and only 350 kilometers east of Guadalajara. Students are able to travel easily to archeological sites, such as the pyramids of Teotihuacan, and the coastal city of Mazatlan. Querétaro is a very clean city and is considered to be one of the safest in Mexico, both for its lack of crime and because it lies outside the earthquake zone.

Academics

Tecnologico de Monterrey is a 32-campus university system founded in 1943.  Currently enrolling a student body of 6,000 students in 22 majors, it has a growing International Programs department for visiting international students. As an international student, you can take courses given in Spanish or in English from any of the available academic areas. Many classes are designed especially for international students including language and culture courses. Students are also eligible to participate in internships or community service projects.

Students can take between these degree programs: Urban Studies, Law, Economics, and International Relations, Creative Studies, Engineering and Science, Business, and Health.

Academic Structure

Courses taken with local students.

Courses

For a full list of course offerings, visit TEC’s website here.

Housing & Student Life

Students live with host families in the area. Three meals a day, housekeeping, and laundry facilities are included.

Application Process

Allegheny students must apply for approval to study off-campus from the Global Education office AND apply directly to their chosen program. For this program, students should work on the Allegheny approval application at the same time as the host program application. The Allegheny approval application deadline is February 20 for fall programs and September 20 for spring programs. Study away approval applications will be reviewed immediately following the appropriate semester deadline. The separate application deadline to apply directly to this program will vary and could be before or after Allegheny’s approval application due date. Check directly on their website (linked at the top of this page) for deadline information. For more information about the study away application process, please visit the application steps page.

Fees & Costs

Students are charged Allegheny tuition, an AC double room, a Gator Blue meal plan for the program, and the $800 off-campus fee. Allegheny financial aid, except work-study/campus employment, is applied to program costs. Additional costs include application fee to ITESM, international travel insurance, international airfare, personal expenses (including passport, visa, and local transportation)