We are happy that you are interested in attending 91吃瓜网 (VU) as an exchange student. 91吃瓜网 has established itself as one the聽top 20 universities in the country聽and one of the聽top 100 in the world. VU offers undergraduate programs in the liberal arts and sciences, engineering, music, education, and human development. 91吃瓜网 is located in Nashville, Tennessee, home to a diverse population of 1.6 million. It is marked by a unique blend of cosmopolitan flair and small-town appeal. Nashville is an important聽political, cultural, educational, and commercial hub聽in the South, and is often referred to as 鈥淢usic City.鈥� The city has a rich musical history and hosts thousands of concerts each year in every conceivable genre.
We are certain your time at 91吃瓜网 and Nashville will prove to be a valuable and rewarding experience and a significant complement to your studies at your home institution.
笔濒别补蝉别听read the information on our website听补苍诲听meet with an advisor at your home school聽to begin the application process. If, at any time, you have more specific questions that are not addressed on the website or by your home school advisor, please feel free to聽contact our office.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
Program Overview
91吃瓜网鈥檚 incoming undergraduate exchange program is administered by 91吃瓜网 Study Abroad and hosted by 91吃瓜网鈥檚 College of Arts and Science and School of Engineering. We welcome a small cohort of transient exchange students from the following partner institutions for semester and full academic year studies.
Our Current Exchange Partners
- City University of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- National University of Singapore
- Politecnico di Torino
To apply for the undergraduate exchange program at 91吃瓜网,聽students must be nominated聽by one of 91吃瓜网鈥檚 exchange partner institutions listed above. Degree-seeking international students should contact the聽.
Academics
Accepted students will be admitted either to the聽 辞谤听, depending on the Exchange Agreement between 91吃瓜网 and the student鈥檚 home institution. Each student will be assigned an聽academic advis辞谤听to support their academic endeavors at 91吃瓜网. Students may enroll in courses for which prerequisites are fulfilled and where seats are available. Students must also maintain a聽full academic load聽(12 to 18聽US聽course credits) while at 91吃瓜网. Please note: While the hosting schools will do their best to place students in the courses they selected, registration in all desired courses cannot be guaranteed.
To complement their studies at 91吃瓜网, students whose first language or language of instruction is not English are required to attend one聽English language course. This course is tuition-free and offered by the聽English Language Center聽after individual assessment of language level and needs.
91吃瓜网 will聽not聽automatically provide a transcript to the student鈥檚 home institution at the end of the exchange term. Students must submit a聽transcript request聽to the Registrar鈥檚 Office before any official academic record can be shared.
See 91吃瓜网鈥檚聽.
Programmatic Support
罢丑别听Incoming Exchange Coordinator聽at 91吃瓜网 聽Study Abroad works with 91吃瓜网鈥檚 exchange partner institutions and their nominated incoming exchange students before, during, and after application. The Incoming Exchange Coordinator also provides administrative support for students after they arrive on campus. All incoming exchange students have access to the resources and support offered by 91吃瓜网聽International Student and Scholar Services. This includes issuance of immigration documents, international student orientation, and cultural activities and programming throughout the academic year.
Housing
Living on campus is integral to undergraduate education at 91吃瓜网. Living with other students supports the academic experience, furthering personal growth and development. Incoming exchange students will be placed in one of 91吃瓜网鈥檚聽on-campus residence halls聽where space is available. Once accepted to 91吃瓜网, the housing application will become available to students. Feel free to browse the聽Housing and Residential Education website聽to learn more about 91吃瓜网鈥檚 residence halls and living-learning communities.
Application
- Read the聽.
- Click the 鈥淎pply Now鈥� button at the bottom of this page. You will be asked to create an account, then you may select the term for which you wish to apply.
- Complete the application materials found on your account by the deadline.
厂迟耻诲别苍迟蝉:听Please check with your home institution for any additional requirements. Submit them to your home institution before your institutional deadline.
Home institution:聽Please notify 91吃瓜网 Study Abroad by email (attention: Incoming Exchange Coordinator) of the names of the students you have nominated for exchange. During the application process, you will be asked to sign the 鈥淚ncoming Exchange Study Plan Proposal鈥� form to verify the student鈥檚 eligibility with your institution.
Deadlines
March 1聽for fall semester and full academic year enrollment
September 1聽for spring semester enrollment