Madrid Internship Level 3 (MIP3) Program

Students who will be taking classes at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid(UAM)

must submit the registration material and complete the

UAM online registration (SIGMA)by October 20th, 2019.

Students are encouraged to contact Dana Gannon (dgannon@bu.edu)

with questions about the UAM registration process.

1. Registration Material

• Registration material (Learning Agreement) must be received by the BU Madrid office prior to October 19th, 2019.

• Please do not start filling out the Learning Agreement until you have read through this PDF (at least once).

• All documents should be emailed together to Dana Gannon (dgannon@bu.edu). • Do not send any documents to UAM.

*Please keep a copy of all documents submitted for your records.

1.1 Learning Agreement

The Learning Agreement (or Contrato de Estudios; "LA") is the pre-registration document used by the ORI (Oficina de Relaciones Internacionales) at the UAM to reserve spots for incoming students in classes they would like to take.

ORI (Oficina de Relaciones Internacionales) = Study Abroad Office

• Students should complete the LA carefully to avoid registration problems once in Madrid.

NOTE: Students choose classes before arriving in Madrid on their Learning Agreement but official enrollment (matrícula) takes place on campus.

1.1 Learning Agreement (continued)

• M3 Internship students take 3 of their classes at the UAM and one class at the International Institute:• Two classes are through direct enrollment at the UAM, • Two classes are through BU Madrid:

• Seminar on Contemporary Spain is taught through BU Madrid at the UAM: all Level 3 students (M3, MIP/3, and M-SMG) take a seminar on Contemporary Spain in order to provide context for their other academic and cultural experiences as well as a rich awareness and understanding of Spain’s history.

• Prácticas is taught through BU Madrid at the International Institute: Students with internships take a class alongside their work as an academic component. The classwork comprises 80% of the final internship grade.

• Do not list the seminar on Contemporary Spain class or the prácticas class on the LA for the UAM.

• Note that although UAM classes are listed as 6 créditos ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) all classes (including the seminar and prácticas) are equivalent to 4 BU credits. Make sure you choose 6-credit classes!

1.1 Learning Agreement (continued)

Refer to the following

instructions slides (6-9)

before filling out your own

Learning Agreement.

Facultades at the UAM

• Madrid 3 internship students can take classes at six facultades (schools of study) at the UAM: Ciencias (Environmental Science, Math, Biology, etc.)

Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales (Business, Marketing, Economics, Tourism, etc.)

Derecho (Political Science, International Relations)

Filosofía y Letras (History, Anthropology, Linguistics, Spanish Literature and Language, etc)

Psicología (Psychology)

Formación de Profesorado y Educación (Education)

• M3 internship students need to look at the facultades and decide where they will take their classes.

Facultad Guidelines

• UAM requires (encourages?) students to take both of their classes in the same facultad;

• However, there has been some leniency with this, so please contact Dana (dgannon@bu.edu) regarding this issue!

• BU urges all students select the classes and the facultadcarefully as changing classes can be a difficult and time-consuming process once registered.

Class Guidelines

All of your classes are taught in grado “G” (undergraduate) Not posgrado, licenciatura, diplomatura, etc.

M3 internship students are not permitted to take first year (freshman) classes (primer/1º curso).

M3 internship students are not permitted to take classes from the Facultad de Medicina.

* Make sure you register for “2º semestre” classes!

How to Search for Classes at the UAM

Click here for the instructions to find classes and schedules. Be sure to keep track of the “grupo” for your class.

Grupos (groups) determine your final exam date.

Some classes have different desdobles (discussion): You can choose either one for a given class, but you cannot change it once the semester starts. This may be assigned to you by your professor.

Two exam dates are listed.

The first, evaluación ordinaria, is the date of your exam.

The second is only for Spanish students (not Study Abroad students).

Any questions regarding credit transfer to home universities must be discussed with your own advisors at your home institute.

1.1 Learning Agreement (continued)

Refer to the sample LA before filling out your Learning Agreement.

Important:1. Name2. Passport Number3. List (2) classes: include with class code ( 5 digits),

name of class, group number and facultad. 4. List (2) alternative classes: include class code (5

digits), name of class, group number and facultad. 5. Print, Sign and Scan the LA.

* Do not worry about the bottom half; the BU Madrid director will sign the LA once submitted.

1.2 Email the Registration Material

Email the registration material to Dana Gannon (dgannon@bu.edu) no later than October 20th, 2019:– Learning Agreement (signed, scanned and in PDF format)

Note that at this point you

have not finished registering for classes;

please continue on to the next slide to the online registration.

Students who do not complete

the UAM online registration (SIGMA)

prior to the deadline

will not be able to take classes at the UAM.

2. Online Registration

2.1 Creating a Sigma Account

• Go to the “Programas de movilidad” and click on the British flag for English.

https://secretaria-virtual.uam.es/Navegacion/InicioRegistro.movilidad.html

o Enter your nationality: “American”.

o Click "Yes" below to confirm that you have a personal identity document in Spain (your passport).

o Enter your passport number.

o Indicate “passport” for “Type of Document”.

o Enter your personal information and contact details as instructed.

o Leave "second surname"/"segundo apellido" blank unless you have two last names.

o Click "Continue".

o Click the boxes confirming your information is correct and accept the terms and conditions. Then click "Register“ and print summary of the registration form.

• Do not continue until you receive the 2 confirmation emails from UAM:

o First with “DNI” (passport number) that serves as your username and

o Second with a 4 digit code (your password)

2.2 Online Registration (SIGMA)

• Go to “Solicitud de admisión”. (https://secretaria-virtual.uam.es/Navegacion/InicioAdmision.html) and click on the British flag for English.

• Log in using your passport number and 4 digit password.

• Fill in all required information, following instructions carefully.

– For "Datos de Intercambio"/"Type of Exchange Program“ select "Convenios Internacionales".

– For "Universidad de Origen"/"Home Institution“ select Boston University (regardless of where you study in the US).

– For "Area de Estudio"/"Area of Study" select the Facultad (school of study) where you will take the majority of your classes

– Remember: At least 2 classes have to be in the same Facultad!

– For "Estudios a Cursar" enter a subject you plan on studying.

• E.g.: "chemistry", "international relations", "marketing".

– For "Periodo de Estudio" select "Second semester"; the dates should fill in automatically.

– Click “Grabar”/"Save".

2.3 Upload a photo to SIGMA

• To complete your application, YOU MUST UPLOAD A PHOTO OF YOURSELF.

• You should see a box labeled "Foto"/"Photo"/"Fotomatón".

– Select the picture you’d like.

– Click upload: If your photo is acceptable, it should appear on your application.

• If you’re having trouble sizing it correctly, try using the Paint application. It has a useful resizing tool.)

– Make sure to click “Grabar” at the bottom of the page in order to save changes.

• Adhere to photo requirements to avoid delays in receiving your student card:

– In JPEG/JPEG format & in color with a white background

– It cannot exceed 4 megabytes in size; must be a minimum of 161×189 pixels

– It should only be a headshot & clearly show your facial features

• Once your photo has been validated, your registration as a UAM student is complete.

3. Online Enrollment

Students taking classes in Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, Derecho, and Filosofía y Letras will be contacted directly by the facultades to do online enrollment.

Students taking classes in any of those Facultades should monitor their email accounts closely and follow all instructions carefully.

As classes in these facultades fill up very quickly, students should complete this step quickly.

* If you don’t receive an email by December, check your SPAM!

Registration Complete

Congratulations,

you have finished registering for the UAM!