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Considerations before Applying
Eligibility
For NUS undergraduate students, the minimum criteria to be eligible for the Student Exchange Programme (SEP) application are:
• be enrolled in NUS as a full-time student;
• have completed at least two semesters of study before embarking on the exchange programme;
• have a sound academic record, i.e. minimum CAP of 3.0, and should not have any grade below grade ‘C’ (grade point of 2.0) in any module;
• have sufficient financial means to cover the necessary expenses for the duration of the SEP;
• obtain the major study teacher’s approval for the SEP;
• satisfy partner institution and host country entry requirements;
• check with the issuer of any scholarship he or she is receiving to ensure there are no restrictions involving overseas study (e.g. Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Ministry of Education); and
• have a clean disciplinary record and be a strong ambassador for NUS and Singapore.
The following categories of students are not eligible for overseas SEP:
• students in their final semester of their degree; or
• students scheduled for final year projects, internships or industrial attachments.
Preliminary Study Plan
The SEP is designed so that students can go on exchange for a semester or two and take courses for credit that transfers back to the NUS degree programme. The courses that students read while on SEP is a decision jointly made by the student and the YST Academic Affairs Manager through “mapping” modules at the partner university to similar modules at NUS for credit transfer.
Financial Considerations
Students only need to pay the normal NUS tuition fees during their SEP overseas. They are not required to pay any tuition fees at the partner university. Students on scholarship will receive a one-time financial sponsorship in place of their semester stipend while on exchange.
Students are responsible for all costs involved with going on SEP, including but not limited to:
• Round-trip airfare
• Visa fees
• Food
• Accommodation
• Daily transport
• Books
• Miscellaneous student fees at the partner university
• Insurance (in some countries it is required to purchase the insurance of the host country)
• Miscellaneous expenses such as travel, clothes, entertainment
Students must be responsible to ensure that they have the financial means to support their living cost during their SEP overseas and some countries require proof of adequate finances upon entry. The cost of living varies from country to country and among different cities in the same country. Students should research the SEP destination’s cost of living beginning with the estimate guide on the Where can I go? section of the site and then make realistic and sensible choices of partner universities they can afford to go to.
For enquiries on the SEP programme, email yststudentlife@nus.edu.sg
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