Fields of study available at Melbourne include agriculture, forestry, horticulture, business, economics, most humanities and social science fields,education, music, and engineering. The university guarantees accommodation for all exchange students. A variety of housing options are available. The most popular are rooms in the residential colleges, which house Australian and international students and which sponsor a variety of academic, social, and cultural activities. Other alternatives include university-owned student apartments and off campus housing.
Most rooms are single and are fully furnished.
Students living in the residential colleges will have a meal plan. Students living in the apartments will have kitchen facilities. The Melbourne exchange is very popular, but only a limited number of exchange slots are available each year. Students who are awarded an exchange slot will pay regular NC State tuition and fees. Study abroad students in Australia may work part-time during the semester as well.