Classes in Mexico

Academic Differences

At a university in Puebla, Mexico, I can expect:

• A course load made up of smaller assignments that vary in weight depending on professor 
• A final assignment or project towards the end of the semester 
• 75% Attendance policy
• Faculty should be fairly responsive to meeting with individuals one-on-one
• 4 partial exams 

Credits in Mexico:

• Are worth double the amount of US credits
• 3 US credits = 6 Mexican credits
• My course load at UPAEP is 36, which equals 18 credits at MC
• Average course load is 4-5 classes (24-30 Mexican credits)

Grades are based on a ten-point or hundred-point system.

• 7-10 (70-100) is passing 
• 6 or 60 is failing

Full Time Status:

• Maryville college: 12
• UPAEP: the average is 12-15 US credits at UPAEP, so as long as I'm above 12 US credits I should be in the clear