University of Texas, El Paso
Strengths
Located a few kilometers away from the Mexican border, the university welcomes Mexican students and professors. This cultural diversity will also give you an opening to the Mexican economy.
The Business School is AACSB accredited (only 350 universities out of 1,700 have achieved this recognition of excellence) and has impressive facilities such as the “Trade Room” which will allow you to directly manage a portfolio of shares !
Major, Academics
You have access to all the “College of Business Administration” classes : Accounting, Computer Information System, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, Production Operation Management, General Business
more info : http://catalog.utep.edu/undergrad/course-descriptions/
Campus
Founded in 1914, the president at that time thought that the mountains surrounding El Paso looked a lot like with the Bhutanese mountains from the Himalayan foothills, which is why he decided to build the university in a Bhutanese monasteries style.
The current 90 buildings were all built according to this architectural style and have High Tech facilities and equipment.
20,000 students whose 75% are Hispanics come to study at UTEP and represent a great cultural diversity.
The university’s basketball team (the Miners) is ranked. Its impressive sports equipment attracts athletes from all over the world.
To discover
El Paso is a city located by the borders of Texas, New Mexico and Mexico. Discover the states conquered by American pioneers.
Los Angeles is 2 hours away by plane, Austin and Las Vegas are 1.5 hours away.
Good to know
The law in the United States prohibits the University from transmitting grades or any information about a student to a third party. You must therefore send it to us.
Your student VISA does not allow you to work.
Plan $ 400 / semester for books.
The campus has free shuttles that go around the campus.
The data is for information only. Please visit the partner university’s website to make sure you have the most up-to-date information.
Eligibility
Required TOEFL score : 550
ABS: 2nd, 3rd, 4th year
ESAM : 3rd, 4th year
ICD PGE, BBD
ICD BEM
ISCPA JOURNALISM : 3rd and 4th year
ISCPACOM : 2nd (Paris), 3rd, 4th year
ISCPAPROD: 2nd year (Paris)
ISTEC PGE4
Documents required
Resume in English
Application form
Cover letter
Housing form
Bank letter
Passport copy
Grades transcript
Planning
AUTUMN
Orientation: few days before lectures start
Lectures start : end of August
End of lectures : early December
Exams : mid-December
SPRING
Orientation: few days before lectures start
Lectures start : end of January
End of lectures : early May
Exams : mid-May
Procedures
ID Card or passport (compulsory for destinations outside the EU) valid for six months after your return date.
J-1 student visa. more info : https://fr.usembassy.gov/fr/
University insurance compulsory. Plan around US $ 954 for Fall and US $ 1036 for Spring.
Accommodation
On campus in apartments (Miner Village near bars and fast food restaurants ot Miner Heights and its new buildings but not close to the university), alone or in shared accommodation. Luxurious, but make sure to book on time !
Plan US$300 to US$500 / month.
more info : http://studentaffairs.utep.edu/Default.aspx?alias=studentaffairs.utep.edu/minervillage
