Application Requirements:

To apply for Regular Admission students must:

  1. Complete and print out the CELAC application and financial guarantee. Download CELAC Application and Financial Guarantee Forms
  2. Pay the $100 non-refundable application fee on-line (see link below), or pay by money order, US issued bank check, or cash. Click Here to Pay by Credit Card for Application Fee!!!
  3. Provide original or certified copies of H.S. Diploma and transcripts
  4. Send completed package of all of the above to address on the application
  5. For faster processing, we will accept scanned or faxed application package sent to celac@unm.edu. Then please send original package in mail to our CELAC address.

Application Deadlines:
Fall: July 15th
Spring: Dec. 1st
Summer: April 30th

International students seeking an F-1 student visa will be sent an I-20 non-immigrant form for the duration of time you have requested to study at CELAC.

Helpful Information on applying for F-1 Student Visa


For Conditional UNM Admission:

UNM can issue a conditional admission letter to international students who meet the academic requirements for admission but who do not yet meet the minimum English proficiency requirement. Students who receive conditional admission must successfully complete the CELAC program at UNM and receive a passing score on the institutional TOEFL with the CELAC Academic Manager’s recommendation to transfer to academic study.

To apply for Conditional Admission students must:

  1. Complete the on-line UNM application and pay the $50 application fee on line

  2. Complete paper CELAC application and financial guarantee (with “Conditional Admission” box checked) Download CELAC Application and Financial Guarantee Forms and pay the $100 non-refundable CELAC application fee on-line Click Here to Pay by Credit Card for Application Fee!!!
  3. Send required documents (click here to see the complete list) to:
    Center for English Language & American Culture
    Global Education Office
    MSC06-3850
    1 University of New Mexico
    Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001

Once we have received all documents and the student is determined to be eligible, he/she will be sent the conditional admission letter along with a one-year UNM CELAC program I-20. Once the English proficiency level is achieved through CELAC and the student is admitted to UNM, a new I-20 for academic studies will be issued.

Transfer Information:

If you are currently studying in the U.S. on a F-1 student visa and would like to transfer to CELAC, please print out this CELAC Transfer Form. Please read the directions for transferring carefully. You will have to fill out the top part of the form and have your current school advisor fill it out the bottom part. Your advisor will need to then fax it to us.