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Admission Process and Requirements

In this section, you will find important information that should be taken into consideration when preparing for your admission process.

We would ask you to read the instructions carefully, and if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us: studyinmexico@itesm.mx

If you are looking to study a complete degree at Tec de Monterrey, as a full-time student, you can find information here.

Determinate Your type of status

There are two type of international students who can apply to Tec de Monterrey as visiting students.

Exchange Student

Independent Student

Your university has an existing exchange or study abroad program with Tec de Monterrey. If so, you must be nominated by your university’s exchange program office.

Nota. In most cases, you will pay tuition directly to your home university. If you are not sure, please check directly with your International Programs Office.

There isn’t any exchange partnership between your university and ours. If that’s your situation, then you apply directly to Tec de Monterrey.

Nota. Independent students are required to pay tuition and directly to Tec de Monterrey.

The admission requirements that you must complete depend on the type of student you are.

Admission Requirements for Exchange Students

Be nominated
Complete the application

Please contact your study abroad advisor at your university and inform them of your interest in doing an exchange at Tec de Monterrey.

Once you are selected for an exchange, your university will nominate you to Tec de Monterrey and you will later receive an email with instructions to complete your application.

Note. It is possible to begin the application process by filling out a "Request for nomination", however approval is still required from your home university, which will be informed of your interest when completing the application.

Once your nomination is submitted and/or approved, you will receive an email with a personal link to fill out the Application for admission. You must complete the following steps:

Create a username and password
Complete the required information in the online application
Upload a copy of your current passport.
- The passport must be in a single file and the information must be legible.
- Your passport must be valid when you apply and until 7 days minimum after you finish your academic program.

If any detail of your application requires additional review, we will contact you.

Admission Requirements for Independent Students

Request an application
Complete the application

Fill out "Independent Student Application Form"
Once you have sent it, you will receive an email with instructions with following steps:
- Create a user for the online application
- Make the payment of the administrative application fee. The fee is nonrefundable.
- Upload proof of payment to the application fee

Once the payment receipt has been validated, the fields that you must complete to finish the process will be displayed in the application.

Once the payment receipt has been validated, the fields that you must complete to finish the process will be displayed in the application. You must complete the following steps:

Complete the required information in the online application
Upload a copy of your current passport.
- The passport must be in a single image file and the information must be legible.
- Your passport must be valid when you apply for admission and for a minimum of 7 days after completing your academic program.
Upload a letter of recommendation from your home university.
- Must be issued by a teacher or tutor
- Must be on letterhead
- It must be a recent letter (no more than 6 months old)
- It must be signed and include the information of the person who signing it
Upload a copy of your recent transcript (no more than 6 months old), with an average of 80 (Mexican system) or equivalent to 2.9 GPA (American system).
Recent letter of proof of studies, indicating that you are currently enrolled as a student at your home university.
- Must be on letterhead
- It must be a recent letter (no more than 6 months old)
- It must be signed and stamped.

In the event that any detail of your application requires additional review, we will be contacting you.

After your admission, you will be contacted by the international office from the campus you are registered in with more information related to your arrival, course selection, and housing application, among other important considerations you need to have in mind.

Important Considerations

Once you submit your application we may request additional documents or information.

Please have in mind that for some specific academic programs such as internships and research projects, among others, you will need to follow a separate evaluation process to be considered as a candidate.

You must have international medical insurance that covers specific amounts and the period you will be studying at Tecnológico de Monterrey. See insurance requirements here.

You must have a valid immigration document for the academic period in question. Check the following link for more information https://www.gob.mx/inm

If you are applying for some type of scholarship in your country, you must take into account that it will not be possible to have your letter of acceptance until you have completed all the requirements indicated on this page and be admitted to Tecnológico de Monterrey. Giving you a final answer takes some time, so we ask you to start this process in advance.

Admission Process and Requirements

Determinate Your type of status

Exchange Student

Independent Student

Admission Requirements for Exchange Students

Admission Requirements for Independent Students

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