Welcome to Augsburg CGEE in Mexico! We can't wait to host you on this transformational semester with us. Please use this website to read through important topics you will need to know before departure and during the semester.

what to know before you go: student guide for study abroad in Mexico

Pre-Departure Checklist CGEE Mexico

Print this out and use it to help you stay on track!

Fill out your Course Registration Form by by November 1 for Spring semester and May 1 for Fall semester and then set up an individual meeting with Ann Lutterman-Aguilar (lutterma@augsburg.edu or WhatsApp +52 777 215 6296) about your courses.
Review this entire pre-departure manual (there will be a test during orientation in Cuernavaca!).
Download the free app Whatsapp and send a message to the International Resident Assistant (IRA) at +52 777 132 1144.
Set up a meeting with Diana so she can get to know you before the semester starts.
See the TEXTBOOK section of this guide and place online orders for any books that you will need - this is especially important for students in the Social Work program!
Complete pre-departure Global Competency Certificate modules (information about the GCC will come via email).
Activate Augsburg email address before arrival (non-Augsburg students).
Send us your flight information form so that we can arrange to meet you at the Mexico City airport.
Contact your phone company to review options for a phone/data plan while in Mexico.
Make sure you are up to date with your vaccinations and receive a Typhoid vaccination before arrival.
Contact your doctor and insurance company to receive a four-month supply of any medicines you normally take (you must continue your usual medicine routine while abroad!). Review the pre-departure guide or contact your International Resident Assistant if you have any questions.
Download the TELUS Health app and have a meeting with a therapist before coming abroad.
Save important contact information in your phone (available in the pre-departure guide).
Fill out the budget sheet on the finances page in the pre-departure guide. Remember to bring $ for medicines and renting textbooks, as well as other necessities.
Send Diana, the IRA, a photo of your negative COVID test results 72 hours prior to departure (via WhatsApp at +52 777 132 1144.