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Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Educ. - Irapuato

Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Educ. - Irapuato
Paseo Mirador del Valle 445, Villas de Irapuato
Irapuato, MX 36670

Official telephone: (462) 606-8000
Fax number: (462) 623-0580
Website: www.ira.itesm.mx
Screen last updated on: January 2010
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early August and mid-January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in August and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session of five weeks.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: industrial engineering/systems engineering, international business, business administration
Majors with the lowest enrollment: civil engineering, agronomy engineering, agrobiotechnology engineering
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 86%
Student:Faculty ratio: 11:1
Total faculty: 36 men, 17 women
Full-time faculty: 5 men
Part-time faculty: 31 men, 17 women

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
independent study, honors program, internships, distance learning
Education certifications are offered: 0
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
business, computer science, community service
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: no
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Domestic exchange programs available with other ITESM schools.
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Business Administration
  • Business Creation/Development
  • Industrial Engineering
  • International Business

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • neither credit nor placement for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP general
  • neither credit nor placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • credit and/or placement for school's own challenge exams
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • neither credit nor placement for international baccalaureate