The town offers many interesting museums, castle ruins, libraries, bookshops and a relaxing environment that many consider the best in the U.K. Aberystwyth has regular train service to London which takes five hours. The quality of living is excellent offering many cultural, social and sporting opportunities. The curriculum of Aberystwyth University is extensive. SRU students can enroll in any course providing they meet the required pre-requisites. All coursework must be approved before departing for Wales.
All halls are within minutes from academic classrooms, cultural, sporting and social activities.
The academic year starts near the end of September. It is based on two 15-week semesters with the traditional three week holidays at Christmas and Easter. The year ends during the first week of June. SRU students can study for a year or during the spring semester. THE COST Students pay SRU tuition, fees, room and meal charges directly to Slippery Rock and pay nothing to Aberystwyth.