InternationalExchange Fact Sheet
2024-2025

Contact Details

Websitegla.ac.uk/study/visiting/studyabroadexchange/Telephone

0044 (0)141 330 4241 (Please note hybrid working is in place andcalls may not be answered.)Emailvisiting-students@glasgow.ac.uk

General Information and Entrance Requirements

Study Abroad or Exchange Programme

Study Abroad students apply to study at the University of Glasgow on a feepaying basis.
Exchange students are nominated to study at the University of Glasgow by theirhome institution as part of a bilateral agreement.
Our Study Abroad and Exchange programmes are suited to undergraduate students
in their 2nd or 3rd year of their home degree.
Students who are in their final year of study should be aware that we cannot
guarantee specific courses, and that our grade and transcript issue timescales may
conflict with their home graduation timescales. We therefore advise against sending
final year students due to these logistical considerations.
Postgraduate students are only able to take level 4 courses as level 5 postgraduate
courses are not available to visiting students
Our standard entry requirements are:Cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale* Please refer to our entry requirements percountry here.
English Language of IELTS 6.0 with no subtest less than 5.5, or equivalent.
Please see supporting documents below for further requirements.
*Individual courses may have specific entry requirements.

Tuition Fees

Study Abroad students
One semester - £10,800
Full academic year - £21,600
Exchange students
No tuition fee is payable to the University of Glasgow. Institutions should confirm withstudents if fees are payable to their home institution.
Term Dates
The session dates for 2024/25 are available on our website.
Students may study for one semester or one year.
Semester 1 (September – December)
Semester 2 (January – May)
Full academic year (September – May)
Calendar year (January – December). Please note this involves studying
Semester 2 followed by Semester 1.
Students will not be permitted to leave early due to commitments at home such as
work placements, internships, exams at home. All assessments must be completed
before students depart from the University of Glasgow.

Nomination & Application Deadlines

Semester 1 & Academic Year
Nominations open 1 March and close 20 April
Applications open 11 March
Applications close 1 May

Semester 2 & Calendar Year
Nominations and applications open 1 October
Nominations close 15 October
Applications close 31 OctoberNomination and Application

All students should be nominated by their home university via an
online form sent by the Visiting Students team. We do not accept
nominations sent by email.
Nomination
Both Study Abroad and Exchange students should be nominated.
This will allow us to send important guidance to ALL students
applying to the University of Glasgow.
Applications are made on our online system. Application links will
be sent to all nominated students, with our application guidancenotes and course selection guide, and the link will be available onour ‘How to Apply’ web page.
How dostudents
apply?

Students must read the application guidance notes and Course
Selection Guide provided, and on our website, carefully before
selecting courses.
The University has a separate campus in Dumfries. Students canapply to study at either the main campus or the Dumfries campus.
Students at the main campus cannot take courses at Dumfries
campus or vice versa.
All students should supply:
An up-to-date Official Academic transcript with a translation in
English (if applicable).
A colour copy of the photo page of their passport*

Whatsupporting
documents
do students
have toprovide?

Students whose first language is not English must provide one of
the following:
Official confirmation that the language of instruction of thehome university is English, stated on an official transcript orformal signed letter on University letterheaded paper, OR
Completed language proficiency certificate, signed by thehome university, certifying that the student’s level of English is
equivalent to an IELTS overall score of 6.0 with no sub-test lessthan 5.5, OR

A copy of a recent English Language test, taken within 2 years
and 5 months of the course start date. The requirements for theStudy Abroad and Exchange programme are IELTS 6.0 with nosubtest less than 5.5.
Please see accepted English testing options on our English
Language requirements web page.
All nominated students will receive the UofG English Language
Proficiency form.
*Students need to ensure their passport is valid for the full durationof study. If a new or renewed passport is required students should
apply as soon as possible to provide with their application.
All supporting documents must be received by 30 June in order tocomplete processing and issue essential visa documentation.

A full course load for one semester is 60 Glasgow credits.
A full course load for the full academic year is 120 credits.
Most courses are 20 credits but some can be 10, 15 or 30 credits.

How many
credits should
students
study?

How dostudents
choosecourses?

Please note the above courseloads are University mandated. TheUniversity of Glasgow does not permit students to underload oroverload without UofG approval.
When selecting courses as part of the online application, students
should select more courses than the required course load of 60
credits per semester.
Students should refer to UofG guides and course match carefully.
Courses are not guaranteed. Students must be flexible and havealternatives.

Students must choose courses as part of their online
application and must refer to the Visiting Students Course
Selection Guide for any restrictions that may apply.
Courses are ranked in order of preference and when courses
are academically approved students will be enrolled in these inorder of preference, subject to academic approval and courseavailability.

Students must choose specific courses and NOT generalsubject areas.
Course details can be found on our on our webpages andstudents should refer to the Visiting Students Course Selection
Guide when choosing.
Pre-requisites listed in the course catalogue may not apply tovisiting students, but these should be considered inconjunction with the provided course selection guide.
Students may request courses from different Colleges andSchools across the University, regardless of which College
they have selected on their application. However, timetable
clashes are likely, and these are not permitted.
Level 1 and 2 courses are lower-level courses that require
no/little previous experience.
Level 3 and 4 courses are upper-level courses that require atleast two years background experience in the subject area thatwill be studied at Glasgow.
Areas that are unavailable to visiting students are Medicine, Vet
Medicine and Dentistry. Additionally, level 5 courses in all subjects
are unavailable.
Semester 1 only students are not permitted to take level 3 and 4
Computing Science, Maths or Stats courses due to course
structure as exams take place during the semester two exam dietin May.
Course choices must be submitted within the application. Courses
submitted after the application has been submitted will not beaccepted.

Can students
choose tostudy courses
out with theUniversity?

Students can select courses at the Glasgow School of Art OR theNational Piping Centre. Details are in our course selection guideand web pages.
These courses cannot be selected as part of the online application
process. Students will receive information and may register directly
once they arrive here in Glasgow.

Fees for these courses are included in the Study Abroad fee.
Exchange students must pay an additional fee for these externalcourses.

Whathappens after
theapplication
has beensubmitted?

Do students
need toaccept theiroffer?

Once we receive the application, students will receive feedback
from the Admissions team.
This will be either:an unconditional offer OR
a conditional offer with request for further
information/documents OR
a notification that their application has been unsuccessful.

Students do not need to formally accept their offer.
However, it is important that if students decide to withdraw fromthe programme, they let the Visiting Students team know to enable
us to update our records.

Once students have been accepted and after applications haveclosed their course choices will be sent to academic Subject
Coordinators for approval.

How dostudents
receivefeedback on
their courses?

The Visiting Students team will contact students by email, in Julyfor semester 1/full year and December for semester 2, to advise
whether they have been academically approved for their chosencourse or course level. We will also advise if alternative courses
have been suggested by our academic staff for any course choicesthat are no longer available, as courses are subject to change.
Once students have registered on our student records system at
the University of Glasgow, the Visiting Students team and thesubject offices will enrol them in courses for which they have been
pre-approved, where possible. These courses will then appear on
the student’s timetable.
Please note it is normal for some students not to have a fulltimetable before they arrive. These students will work with thevisiting students’ team to complete course enrolment once they
have arrived in Glasgow.

**Students should not attempt to enrol themselves in courses ordrop courses from their timetable.

Can studentschange theircoursechoices?

If course changes are required, then they can be requested on
arrival in Glasgow.
We recommend students attain home university approval for
additional/ alternative courses prior to arrival, where this approvalis required.
Please note we will prioritise course change requests for students
who still need a full curriculum.
We ask that any changes are requested as soon as possible, andstudents will have until the middle of the final week of our standard
add/drop period to make changes.
UofG add/drop period is in the first two weeks of teaching.

Partner institutions should contact the Visiting Students team toadvise them of any students with disabilities or additional support
needs. Students with a disability or additional support needs
should disclose this on their application and register with ourDisability Service to allow for UofG to provide support needed.

What ifstudents haveanydisabilities oradditional
supportneeds?

Under the Equality Act 2010 (England, Scotland, and Wales) andthe Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Northern Ireland), a person
is considered to be disabled if they have a physical or mental
impairment, and the impairment has a substantial and long-term
adverse effect on their ability to carry out normal day-to-day
activities. 'Substantial' is defined by as 'more than minor or trivial'.
An impairment is considered to have a long-term effect if:
it has lasted for at least 12 months,
it is likely to last for at least 12 months, or
it is likely to last for the rest of the life of the person.
For further information about disability-related study support at theUniversity of Glasgow, please check the Disability Service web
pages: University of Glasgow - MyGlasgow - Disability ServiceTo ensure that you receive disability-related study support, please
register with the Disability Service: University of Glasgow MyGlasgow - Disability Service - Arranging support

Pre-Arrival

All students who are not UK or Irish nationals are required to obtain
immigration permission to study at the University of Glasgow.
What kind ofvisa dostudents
need?

There are two options available to incoming students with regards
to immigration in the United Kingdom:
1. Visitor Visa (for one semester stays) OR
2. Student Visa ( for study periods longer than 6 months)
See here for information on all visas.

Registration is the process of matriculating and becoming astudent at the University of Glasgow. Visiting Students team will
provide all students with a registration guide.

How dostudents
register as a
University ofGlasgow
student?

Students will be emailed details on how to log onto the student
portal ‘MyGlasgow’ and complete the process when registration
opens:
August for Semester 1 and Full Academic Year
December for Semester 2.
Students should complete academic registration as soon as
possible to be enrolled in courses.
Both academic and financial registration should be completed
prior to arrival in Glasgow, where possible.
If you are financially sponsoring your students, we will contact you
to request a sponsor letter to confirm fees covered by yourinstitution.
Sponsored students will only be able to complete financial
registration after arrival in Glasgow once fees are moved fromstudent records by our finance team.

The accommodation application is a separate process andstudents are responsible for ensuring they apply foraccommodation. Details of how to apply for accommodation will
be included in their offer letter.
Students can apply for accommodation 72 hours after receiving anoffer to study at the University of Glasgow.

How dostudents applyfor university
accommodation?

Accommodation is not guaranteed, and students are advised toapply as soon as possible to give the best chance of securing aplace.
You should note that the university has some groups of students
who are guaranteed accommodation and the deadline for thesegroups to apply is 14 July. Your application will be considered afterthat date, subject to remaining space.
Students may wish to also look at options in the private sector:
https://www.glasgowunisrc.org/advice/accommodation/
Students are asked to list up to six choices on their application.
First choices are not guaranteed due to the volume of applications.
Further information about accommodation, including prices andcontract dates can be found here.

Orientation, Registration & Enrolment

What dostudents need toknow about
Orientation?

All students are required to take part in an Orientation session
before they begin their studies at Glasgow.
Orientation will include information sessions and optional socialevents, organised by our International Student Support team.

Details will be emailed to students closer to the beginning ofsemester and include information on how to sign up for events.
Further information will also be found here.
The Visiting Students team will provide a Welcome & Information
course, made available on the virtual learning environment,Moodle, prior to the start of term.
We will also host a short Welcome session on campus at thebeginning of the academic year.
Meetings and online Q&A sessions with the Visiting Students teamwill be available on arrival to discuss course choices and/oraddress any further issues if needed.

Team UofG

Study abroad and exchange students attend courses with other
British and international students and are assessed in the samemanner.
The most common form of teaching is formal lectures (particularlyat Level 1 and 2) with supplementary group tutorials wherediscussion and group participation are encouraged.
What is theteaching stylelike?

A significant proportion of teaching for Science and Engineering
takes place in practical laboratory sessions.
In upper-level courses, lectures are often to smaller groups ofstudents and in some departments are replaced by tutorials andseminars.
Assessment methods vary from course to course, but may include
essay submissions, project work and end of semester exams.

Students may find that they have very few contact hours and lessassessment than they are used to at their home institution.
It is important to note that higher education in Scotland places astrong emphasis on independent study.
The Visiting Students team are the first point of contact for any
non-academic enquiries.
Who shouldstudents
contact for
advice during
studies inGlasgow?

Course administrators will add students to a Moodle page for eachcourse they are enrolled on. Moodle is the University of Glasgow’s
virtual learning environment.
The Moodle page will give detailed information on courses as wellas useful contacts within the department.
Students should contact the course team with any course-specificenquiries in the first instance.

What shouldstudents do ifthey areunable tocomplete
assignments
or attend
exams?

What support
is available
for personal
challenges?

What shouldstudents do ifthey require
healthcare
while inGlasgow?

The University operates a Good Cause process.
Students can use this process to let university staff know of any
circumstances affecting their studies.
Students should also notify the visiting students’ team to provide
support guidance.

The University’s counselling team is available to all students. Fullinfo on the support they can offer can be found here.
Both the Visiting Students team and the university’s Student
Support Officers can signpost to resources and support services.

Healthcare in the UK is mainly provided through the National
Health Service (NHS). Please refer to our healthcare information.
Students are strongly recommended to register with a GP on
arrival in Glasgow. This is free to do and there is a GP surgery on
campus for students with an address in the catchment area.

Details of and deadlines for assessment are included in the course
handbook for each of our courses. Exam timetables will bepublished on the University website during the semester.

Exams andassessments

Exam diets are held in December for Semester 1 students andApril/May for Semester 2 students. Exam dates and deadlines canbe found here.
It is the student’s responsibility to submit assessments and attendexams punctually.
Students should remain in Glasgow until the last day of thesemester and all exams and assessments have been completed.
Permission will not be given for students to return home early toattend interviews, internships, or family events.
An official transcript will be sent to the student’s home institution
once results are finalised and available. This is an automatic
process and students do not need to do anything to request theirtranscript.

Transcripts

Transcripts will be sent in late February for Semester 1 students
and August for Full Year and Semester 2 students.
Please note semester one transcripts may not be fully complete as
grades for certain subject areas are only ratified at end of
academic year exam boards.