UVEG - Inexpensive Official Degrees in Mexico

$18 a course? That's $738 for the entire degree program! 41 courses. This is worth checking into. I'm on it.

 

For starters, it's looking better and better. Check this page out. It's in English.
https://www.economia.gob.mx/datamexico/en/profile/institution/universidad-virtual-del-estado-de-guanajuato

 

Nice find, @AsianStew.

Not only are there a number of Bachelor-level programs, but this Mexican university also offers half a dozen Master's-level degrees as well. They're limited to only three fields though: health, education, and business. For those interested though, perhaps those programs would be worth a look.

 

Looks like it might be a bit difficult (impossible?) for non-Mexicans:

As far as I can tell, non-Mexicans not residing in Mexico cannot get a CURP. https://www.topmexicorealestate.com/blog/2017/06/how-to-get-a-curp/

It looks like the entrance exam may also be an in-person thing.

 

It has Ph.D in Innovation, but not sure if it is online.
URL: https://uveg.edu.mx/index.php/es/oferta-educativa/doctorados

 

The CURP does not apply to non-Mexicans and people living abroad just need an ID that is legal in the foreign country. The difficult part is the evaluation of foreign degrees and high school diplomas because they must be translated and could take a while.

The entrance exam is not in person. It is just an online exam that serves as a placement exam that could allow you to pass the first 3 courses. If you fail the EXO or "Examen de Ubicación", you just need to take the first 3 courses.

It is a fully online university. The Ph.D. in Innovation is online. However, those classes are in Spanish.


The FAQ page has more information.

 

The FAQ is much more helpful, yes.

Of course, the process to actually get your degree when you don't live in Mexico looks super annoying (last FAQ).

 

It sure does. I think I'd have to hire a consultant - or get permission to live in Mexico, for a while. Might be easier.

 

But at least they're not selling apostilles. That'd be a deal-breaker. Probably a lot (or maybe all?) of the hassle is required by Mexican law. I'm sure it's quite unlike that 'other' Mexican University we've discussed -- where you go through all the hoops and you STILL don't get your degree. You know the one. Starts with "A."

All in all, I think this could be a very good deal for smart, Spanish-speaking people, who live anywhere that a standard Mexican degree would be accepted. And that should be most places - this is not a $200 propio concocted by a private b-school and a cash-strapped Uni.

 

By the way - they list the programs that are officially validated here, with validation details: https://uveg.edu.mx/index.php/es/
I didn't check for the RVOE numbers but I'm sure they're there somewhere. Make sure of RVOE Check before you sign up.

 

Is the cost in Mexican Peso or US$?

 

I even do not have a Birth Certificate.... Just being too old to the world...

 

Mexico uses the $ sign for pesos. I'm positive it's pesos. It's the only way it makes sense. 1,000 pesos = $58.78 US. Sounds about right for what's here.

I didn't get mine till I was over 60 - to prove my age for pension. I wasborn in England and adopted, as a baby - I found out I was adopted when I was 47. What I got at 60-odd was a "certificate of adoption" that showed my actual birth date and my adopted name. I got a copy of my "real" birth certificate. showing my birth mother's name and my birth name, when I was in my 70s. Thanks to Ancestry and kind, distant relatives, I know what sort of DNA I have (All European - mostly English and the usual Invaders). I also know much of the history of my birth mother's family for the last 170 years or so. My biological father? No idea. My birth mother did not want his name on my birth certificate.

I'm hoping he was a wandering musician. That would explain a lot of things....

 

Even if you have one, if you've ever moved away from the area where you were born, getting a copy of your birth certificate is such a hassle. At least in the US.

If this were a European university with the same requirements, the birth certificate would probably need to have been printed in the last 6 months, too. That is SO annoying.

 

It certainly is. And costly, too some places. IIRC I paid $35 or a bit more for my UK one - and that was a few years ago. Having to fork out for the same thing two or more times --- irksome, to say the least.

Canadian birth certificates are Provincial. Ontario's are plastic cards. I'm not positive, but I don't think the cards have date of issue on them. Anyway, I can't see a need for it - in Canada, at least.

 

I was wrong. They do. I just checked -- couldn't get under the wire of the 10 min timer. Mi dispiace.

 

Now Johann, tell the truth. Wasn't part of the cost for your birth certificate finding someone to translate it from Norman French??

 

Mine is in Chinook Jargon...