Academic Services

You may request your documentation through our office in San Antonio, Texas or directly through the Academic Service office in Guadalajara.  The office in San Antonio, Texas is NOT a processing office; however, the San Antonio office will act as a Liaison between you and Guadalajara.  You may contact us to check on the status of your request.

Contact information in Guadalajara:

SPECIAL NOTE: If you should decide to request your documents through the Guadalajara office, you will need to overnight any documents that require original signed documents to the following address:

Departamento de Asuntos Académicos  
Dirección de Asuntos Estudiantiles Internacionales
Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara
 Avenida Patria # 1201    
Guadalajara, Jal., Mexico 44100
Tel. (33) 3 648-83-05 ext. 2345 or 2475   
Fax  (33) 3 648-84-39   
E-mail  isao@uag.edu

Contact information in San Antonio, Texas:
You may email, fax or mail in your documents to the San Antonio, Texas office.  If you decide to email or fax your request, you may call our toll-free number with your credit card information for the payment of service.

Academic Service Department
110 Gallery Circle
San Antonio, TX, 78258
Tel. 1-800-319-9996 or (210) 366-1611
Fax (210) 377-2975 E-mail academicservices@uag.edu

To download REQUEST FORM in ENGLISH

 

CERTIFICATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION

 

When requesting a license to practice medicine in the United States, you will need to obtain a licensing application packet from the state board that you are seeking licensure. Please read instructions carefully and send the forms the school needs to complete.

Processing time varies from 4 to 6 weeks, depending on the number of forms and also the type of clinical breakdown that is required.

Here are some examples of forms required by state boards that the UAG has certified in the past:

STATE	FORM (S)
CALIFORNIA	L2 & L5
ILLINOIS	AF-MED & ED-NON
MASSACHUSSETTS	E & F
NEVADA	FORM 1
NEW JERSEY	VERIFICATION OF MEDICAL ED.
NEW  YORK	2N FORM
PENNSYLVANIA	VERIFICATION OF MEDICAL ED.
TEXAS	DEAN´S CERTIFICATION

NOTE:  Please be aware that some states will require transcripts, translations and clinical clerkships, while others will require additional items.
Please contact the state board agencies that you are applying to for information on forms that are needed.  Or you may contact isao@uag.edu for the forms that will be needed for licensure in the state you are applying to.

 

DOCUMENTS PROCESSING TIME
- The process can take from 4 to 6 weeks -

 

SERVICE	DETAIL INFO. OF SERVICE
Constancia (original transcript) grades, seal, 1 Signature-no photos	Required for hospital privileges, continued Education, transfers, and employment. No Photos needed.
Translation of documents	Some boards require translations of transcript  & diploma
Certificate of medical Edu.	Forms from boards, needed for licensure
Verification of Med. Edu.	Required for hospital privileges & employment
Clinical Rotations	Forms from boards, needed for licensure
Dean’s Letter	Needed for transfers, sometimes employment, residency
Letter of Recommendation	Needed for transfers, sometimes employment, residency
* Pre-Internship Package (Final)	Transcript with translation, 4th year letter, copy of diploma with translation
Notarization	Per document
FedEx	Need physical address – NO PO BOXES
Kaplan Review	USMLE Step 1
Retrieval of documents	High School diploma, transcripts, etc.
Latin diploma duplicate	Only 1 duplicate allowed

NOTES:

* Students usually apply the first time during the 7th semester – when we send a package that includes (1) Transcript and the translation as well as a set of reference letters from your professors.

* Failure to submit payment for service will delay your request. Processing time does not include mailing time nor do the fees include any special delivery or courier.