Skip to content

Programs : Brochure

This page is the brochure for your selected program. You can view the provided information for this program on this page and click on the available buttons for additional options.

Outgoing Exchange - Graduate ESIA - El Colegio de Mexico (ColMex) (GW Partner) (Outgoing Program)

Print 

  • Locations: Mexico City, Mexico
  • Program Terms: Fall, January Term, Spring
  • Restrictions: GW applicants only
Dates / Deadlines:

There are currently no active application cycles for this program.
Fact Sheet:
Fact Sheet:
Click here for a definition of this term Class Status: Graduate
Program Description:


El Colegio de México is an outstanding social science and humanities research and teaching institute and has received numerous awards since its inception in 1940. The institution operates as a small public university and research center with a highly specialized faculty, an excellent academic library, and a program of high-level seminars and conferences on innovative issues of the contemporary world as well as in many academic disciplines. To fulfill its aims, El Colegio de México carries out research and teaching in various areas of specialization. Its seven academic centers offer degrees in the following fields: Master and Doctoral degrees in History, Sociology, Economics, Political Science, Linguistics, Literature, Asian and African Studies, Urban Studies, Demography, and Environmental Studies, a Master's Program in Gender Studies, and undergraduate degrees in International Relations, Public Administration and Economics. Other specialized courses are also regularly offered, including a series of wide-ranging and popular summer courses.

Curriculum: Elliott School Master candidates must register with the Centro de Estudios Internacionales.

Enrollment and Transfer of Credits: All exchange students from the Elliott School are required to be enrolled at Colmex as full-time students, for the equivalent of 9 or 10 GW credits. Students may earn up to 10 transfer credits from the partner into the Elliott School M.A. programs. Students must earn the equivalent of a B grade or higher in a given course to be eligible for transfer credit.
  • Grade 8 at Colmex = Grade B at GW
  • 3 credits at Colmex = 3 credits at GW
  • The grading system is based on a scale of 0 to 10, in which 6 is the minimum grade to pass and 8 is considered an equivalent to a B.
Academic Calendar:
  • First semester: January to June
  • Second semester: August to December
Language of Instruction: Spanish. Students, whose mother tongue is not Spanish, must present a language certificate with a minimum C1 level (DELE) or equivalent. An official certificate of the home University is also valid, only when a proper stamp and signature are included.

Housing: El Colegio de México does not offer an accommodation service for exchange students,  although the Academic Exchange Office may be able to advise and provide students with general information regarding the rent of rooms and apartments for students in nearby areas.

Tuition and Fees: Elliott School graduate tuition and fees are payable directly to GW, and are based upon full-time enrollment for the equivalent of 9 or 10 GW credit hours

Important Application
Students must meet with their study abroad advisor prior to the study abroad deadline for their applications to be considered. 
 
The Office of Graduate Student Services will review all applications received for each exchange program and will nominate students for available exchange positions based on the quality of the application materials submitted. Students who are nominated must complete applications with exchange partners as directed to be accepted and enrolled in the program. Due to the limited exchange spots available, the Office of Graduate Student Services strongly encourages students to apply to a backup program in the event they are not selected for nomination.