
very fall semester, UMBC sends a group of students to the Centro de Enseñanza para Extranjeros (CEPE) at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in Mexico City. UNAM is one of the oldest and most prestigious universities of the Americas, and Mexico City is a major world cultural capital. Students return from Mexico with dramatically improved proficiency in Spanish and new social and cultural knowledge that will serve them the rest of their lives. Students usually earn approximately 15 credits during the semester which transfer to UMBC, and most forms of financial aid are applicable. The cost of the program is typically less than a semester at UMBC.