APPLICATION > REQUIREMENTS TO ATTEND THE NEED TO KNOW Costs Requirements To Attend School Year Schedule Practical Considerations & Things To Remember The fall semester begins first week of August and the January Semester begins the second week in January. Applications for the fall semester must be received no later than May 1st so as to give time to process the applications, etc. by Nov. 1st if entering for second semester. All students MUST be here in Mexico by the following dates to give adequate time to find housing, get settled, etc. If entering the fall semester in August: July 1st If entering the spring semester in January: December 1s