En la actualidad es prioritario el análisis de los factores que dificultan el tránsito académico de alumnos universitarios, porque modifican el ritmo del cursado previsto institucionalmente y pueden ocasionar la deserción. El objetivo del presente trabajo - que forma parte de una investigación que se realiza desde un proyecto interdisciplinario 26/K313 subsidiado por el Consejo de Investigaciones de la U.N.T.(CIUNT)- es indagar acerca de las características y dificultades del avance en los estudios en la carrera de Ciencias de la Educación de la U.N.T.. Se partió de la siguiente hipótesis: “En la carrera de Ciencias de la Educación, la demora en el ritmo de los estudios está determinada principalmente por factores curriculares”. A fin de obtener información, en el año 2006 se elaboró y aplicó un cuestionario a tres muestras aleatorias de alumnos que se encontraban en distintos tramos del recorrido académico. Para profundizar sobre problemas detectados en las respuestas, se efectuaron entrevistas a cursantes del Ciclo Básico y del Ciclo Superior. Los resultados evidencian que la demora se debe tanto a factores curriculares (elevado número de materias, excesiva carga horaria) como personales (económicos y emocionales); con predominio de los primeros. Palabras clave Factores Ritmo Estudios Universidad ABSTRACT FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE ON THE EDUCATION STUDENTS RHYTHM OF STUDIES ALONG THEIR CAREER AT THE UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE TUCUMÁN (UNT) Nowadays the analysis of the factors that make the university students academic flow along their careers is substantial because they not only modify the students rhythm of studies but also cause them to quit. The objective of this work -which is part of the cross-curricular research 26/K313 subsidized by the “National University Research Council of UNT- is to investigate the characteristics and difficulties of the Education Career at UNT. The hypothesis was: “Students of Education fall behind with their studies predominantly because of curricular factors”. During the year 2006, with the aim of getting information, a questionnaire was elaborated and presented to three randomized samples of students who were at different stages of their careers. In order to get further information about problems detected in the answers, some students from the first years and last years of the career were interviewed. The results show that the delay is due to curricular factors (big time number subjects, high time consuming subjects) as well as personal factors (economic and emotional). The former factors are the predominant ones. Key words Factors Rhythm Studies University