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Academic calendar

Bachelor’s degree: the study program lasts four to five years.

The academic year is divided into two semesters, each comprised of 18-20 weeks of classes.

Fall semesters 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9 (August-January).
Spring semesters 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 (February-July).

Calendar

Deadlines for the submission of applications

For a stay between the months of August and December, the deadline for the submission of documents is June 3rd.
For a stay between the months of February and June, the deadline for the submission of documents is October 15th.

Academic workload

Full-time students: 25 to 30 class-hours on average per week (depending on the courses t).

Academic credits

Value of credits depends on the study plan field since the curriculum at the university is in transition. These are two ways of achieving academic credits:

Traditional curriculum

1 hour of theory per week during one semester: 2 credit points.
1 hour of practice per week during one semester: 1 credit point.

Curriculum from 2014

1 hour in classroom or lab a week during one semester: 1 credit point.

Educational Model

The educational model is geared towards the education of responsible and caring citizens, the production and dissemination of socially relevant knowledge, and social participation in promoting sustainable human development, under an ethical and environmental management of the institution. The approach is humanistic, from a focus on meaningful learning and development of professional skills for life through a flexible scheme that allows students to build their own school career perspective.

Evaluation procedures

Graduate programs: the graduate committee responsible for each program determines these procedures. Typically, in Bachelor’s degrees, evaluation includes exams, assignments, practical participation, and projects. In all cases, students must abide by the University’s school and exchange regulations. The grading scale is numerical, from 0.0 to 10.0, being 6.0 the lowest passing grade and 10.0 the highest.

There are several evaluation periods during the semester. They are divided into partial evaluations (the number depends on each faculty). Students are exempted if they receive an average grade of 8.0 (with a minimum score of 24 points at the end of the course) resulting from the total partial evaluation periods, without any failing grades. When students do not achieve the minimal average, they must take a final ordinary evaluation.

Attendance is a determining factor in giving students the right to present exams. Students are required to attend to a minimum of 80 percent of lectures.

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