Classrooms have no more than five students. You live with a Mexican family. The Center is located in a quiet residential district of Cuernavaca, the city of eternal spring. To receive Texas Tech credit and in order to use financial aids or scholarships, applicants must be regularly enrolled, full-time students at Texas Tech. Students receive transfer credit and no grades.
Credit is awarded one hour per week of successfully completed study.
It may also be possible to return to Tech and take the placement test, instead. Students are evaluated upon arrival in order to determine which classes will be appropriate. A minimum study course of two weeks is required, but a student may enroll for as many weeks as desired. There are also various cultural excursions available as well as lectures on culture, history and other areas of interest. This website is maintained by the Office of International Affairs.