Catholic Universities in Latin America
This agreement gives the opportunity to 20 third or four-year students from Catholic universities in Latin America to spend a full semester at UC. Accepted students are exempt from paying the tuition fees.
General information about the program and the application process
- The application is institutional. That is to say, the student must be pre-selected by his/her home university.
- Each university can propose the name of two applicants per semester. The student’s academic performance must be located within the highest 20% of the student’s generation.
- At the moment of the application, the student must be on his/her third or fourth year.
- There are twenty spots per year for applicants enrolled at any of the Catholic Universities in Latin America.
- The program covers the tuition fees corresponding to one semester.
- The transportation, housing and health insurance costs must be covered by the student.
- The application process is completed once the applicant fulfills all the requirements of the Exchange Program Application Process.
Restricted Programs of Study
- Music: only theoretical courses available
- Medicine: only some technical courses within the areas of public health and clinical rotation. Dentistry, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Physical Therapy courses are not available for exchange students.
- Economics and Management Sciences: courses available only to students who fulfill the courses requirements.
- Psychology courses: available only to second to fourth-year students.
- Biological Sciences: Marine Biology courses are not available.
- Arts courses: Arts courses are only available to students who come from Arts-related programs.
- Architecture: applicants must attach 2 letter-size summarized portfolios in PDF format to the Dropbox folder. The only available courses for exchange students are: “Taller de Proyectos” (for 1st to 3rd-year students) / “Ejercitacion” (for 4th to 5th-year students) / Elementary courses and “OPR” electives (2 max.). The following courses are NOT available to exchange students: “Aulas de Título” (Final Project) / “Taller de Investigación”, “Práctica de Obras” and “Práctica Profesional”. Slots are restricted and cannot be guaranteed. The School of Architecture reserves the right to refuse admission.
- Communications: Journalism courses are not available for exchange students.
- Sports Courses: students must bring their own equipment according to the sport of their choosing