Baja California, Mexico

Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior (CETYS) Universidad

Are you a CETYS student earning a licenciatura or ingeniero (Mexican four year-degree) and also want the opportunity to simultaneously work on an American degree?

Together, City University of Seattle and CETYS offer three Double Degree programs through a unique partnership. As a CETYS student, you may earn a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) if you are enrolled in the School of Business, a Bachelor of Arts in Management (B.A.M.) if you are enrolled in the School of Engineering or a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Psychology (B.A.A.P.) if you are enrolled in the Psychology degree program. Students in the Organizational Psychology program may apply for the B.A.M. program as well.

In the Double Degree programs, students learn from expert faculty in their field and spend two consecutive summers abroad at CityU of Seattle sites in Seattle, Wash. and Europe. The typical length of each stay is about three weeks.

Upon successful completion, students will receive one of three Double Degree combinations: a CETYS licenciatura in business and a CityU B.S.B.A. or a CETYS ingeniero and CityU B.A.M. (Organizational Psychology students will earn a licenciatura in Psychology) or a CETYS licenciatura in Psychology and a CityU B.A.A.P. More than 90 students have graduated from the Double Degree program since its introduction.

For more information, please contact Ing. Gabriela Rivera, Double Degree program coordinator. Also, visit the CETYS Double Degree program website.

In 2005, the private, not-for-profit universities signed an agreement to offer CityU programs in Baja California, Mexico to serve CETYS students.

Founded in 1961 by local businesses and leaders, CETYS provides quality education alternatives to Baja California. The nationally recognized university contributes to the development of the border economy, operating campuses in Mexicali, Ensenada and Tijuana. Each year, about 6,000 students pursue CETYS credit-bearing and continuing education courses in business, engineering, law and behavioral sciences. CETYS Rector Dr. Fernando Leon Garcia and CityU President Lee Gorsuch renewed the CityU/CETYS partnership agreement to continue to offer CityU programs in Baja California in June 2010.

CETYS maintains the approval of the Mexican Ministry of Education and Ministry of Education and Social Welfare of the State of Baja California. The Mexican Ministry of Education and Government of Baja California recognizes CETYS as one of a select number of private institutions of high quality and the only private institution of excellence in the state.

CETYS is accredited by the Mexican Federation of Private Institutions (FIMPES) and one of the few private institutions to hold a membership in the National Association of Institutions of Higher Education (ANUIES). The university also is a candidate for U.S. institutional accreditation with the Western Association of Colleges and Universities.