About
the University
Founded
in 1935, the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara is the
oldest and largest private university in México. The
UAG is coeducational, nondenominational, and nonprofit; it is
independent and self-contained-autonomous and neither has, nor
is dependent upon, government, church or political affiliation.
While
over 80% of the UAG's students are Mexican, students from countries
all over the world are enrolled in a variety of degree and specialization
programs. The University offers numerous semiprofessional and
specialization courses, and grants 52 undergraduate, 12 masters,
26 specialties and 2 doctoral degrees. The Universidad Autónoma
de Guadalajara is accredited by the Mexican Federal Secretary
of Public Education (SEP).
The
UAG's deep commitment to education is evident in both the variety
and the number of programs offered. The University comprises
over twenty schools including the schools of Accounting, Agriculture,
Architecture, Biological Sciences, Business Administration,
Chemical Sciences, Dentistry, Economics, Education, Engineering,
Fine Arts, Industrial Design, Interior Design, International
Careers, Law, Linguistics, Communications, Mathematics, Medicine,
Natural Sciences, Nursing, Psychology, etc. In addition, the
UAG maintains educational exchanges and affiliations with universities
worldwide. Making maximum use of its resources, the University
operates an elementary school, two middle schools, and three
high schools, as well as postgraduate studies, continuing-education
and a Community College (UNICO) the first in México.
Various
support facilities have helped UAG become increasingly self-sufficient
in achieving its educational goals. Among these facilities are
two teaching hospitals, a dental clinic, the Medicine in the
Community Program (PMC), three convention centers, four libraries,
Ocho Columnas newspaper, sports facilities, and a great number
of services for the UAG community, distributed in five campi.
