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Exchange Program

What is exchange?

Monash has student exchange agreements with more than 150 partner universities in 30 countries across Europe, America, Asia and New Zealand. This means you can study a semester in Europe followed by a semester in the Americas, and graduate with a degree that is studied in different continents. All while paying tuition fees to Monash Malaysia.

While overseas on exchange, you will:

continue to be enrolled at Monash
receive credit for your overseas study towards your Monash degree
continue paying your regular tuition fees to Monash Malaysia (in Malaysian Ringgit)

Where can I go?

Please refer to our exchange partner list to determine if the university of your choice is one of our partners and if they only accept students from a particular discipline of study.

Matching up your semesters

Semester dates may vary depending on the university of your choice. For example, while semester one at Monash begins early March, in the USA the spring semester begins in January. However, this would still fit within your Monash semester dates/period.

How much will it cost?

As an approved exchange student, you are eligible for the Monash Abroad Travel Scholarships, and under the exchange arrangement between Monash and our partner university, you are not required to pay additional tuition fees. You will continue to pay your regular Monash Malaysia tuition fees in Malaysian Ringgit. Please note that you may not be eligible to receive the travel scholarship if you are receiving other forms of financial assistance.

Entry requirements

To be eligible to participate in a semester abroad program you must meet the following criteria presented in the table below. Please note: for Engineering students, the minimum requirements are slightly different - please see below for more information.

Eligibility criteria for Semester Abroad programs (Semester or Year on Exchange or Study Abroad)	*Undergraduate*	*Postgraduate by coursework* (incl. hons)
Of good academic standing	✔	✔
Minimum WAM at time of registration	60%	n/a
Minimum WAM at the end of the semester in which you apply	60%	60%
Minimum credit points completed at time of registration	18	n/a
Minimum credit points completed by the end of the semester in which you apply	n/a	18
Minimum credit points completed at time of program commencement	36	36
Sought Course Advice from School/Schools	✔	✔
Study plan approved by School/Schools	✔	✔
Satisfy any additional School requirements	✔	✔
Satisfy any host institution / campus requirements	✔	✔
Study equivalent of 18 – 24 credits per semester whilst overseas	✔	✔

Ready to apply?

Find out more about key dates, eligibility, the nomination and selection process, and how to apply.

Step 1: Download the Application Form

Step 2: Seek course planning advice from your Course Management Office (CMO)

Step 3: Create Your Study Plan

Your study plan is the list of units you plan to study while on exchange, and forms part of your application. While the study plan sits within your application form, you need to have it approved and signed off by your course management office before you can submit the form and supporting documentation to Monash Abroad Malaysia.

You may check the current lists of Pre-Approved Units. These pre-approved units are partner universities units which have already been assessed and approved by your School as equivalents to some of your Monash units.

When creating your study plan you should consider the following:

Your selected partner university may offer different units at different levels and the units are sometimes not entirely taught in English.
The units you want to study are offered:
- to satisfy your Monash degree
- at the level you are studying (undergraduate and/or postgraduate)
- during the semester you are on exchange
Ensure you understand the full-time study load at your chosen partner university and the credit points each partner university unit is worth as you must have the equivalent of 18 - 24 Monash credit points for a full-time load. Please consult your course management office for further details on your study plan preparation.
Be aware that certain partner university units have restrictions, limitations or pre-requisites, therefore please ensure you meet these before selecting the unit.
Choose twice as many units than you would actually need to study. This is to be prepared for unforeseen circumstances such as cancellation of classes/units, timetable clashes that could lead to non – fulfilment of enrolment quotas. You are also encouraged to take elective units while on exchange for more flexibility in the approval of units. If you want to study core units, you will need to select units with similar content to the Monash core units. Some schools require the content to be up to 80% similar.
Print the detailed unit outlines to submit with your application. Your school would require additional information such as unit structure, contact hours, content and types of assessments.

Step 4: Check for Pre-approved units

Pre-approved units are partner universities units which have already been assessed and approved by your School as equivalents to some of your Monash units. This is to assist you in searching for similar units offered at a partner university.

What can I study?

It is not necessary for all the units listed in your study plan to be pre-approved units. You can also include other units offered by the partner university in your study plan.

Check what pre-approved units you can include in your study plan, by schools and semesters below (as the pre-approved units will be updated every semester, please check this website for updates prior to the exchange application deadlines applicable to you).

For Engineering pre-approved units, please check the Pre-Approved Units (Engineering students) webpage.

Region	Partner University	School / Semester of Exchange
United Kingdom	University of Warwick	Arts and Social Sciences [S1] [S2] Business [S1] [S2] Information Technology [S1] [S2] Science [S1] [S2]
	Lancaster University	Arts and Social Sciences [S1] [S2] Business Information Technology Science [S1] [S2]
	Queen Mary University of London	Arts and Social Sciences [S1] [S2] Business Information Technology Science [S1] [S2]
	University of East Anglia	Arts and Social Sciences Business Information Technology [S1] [S2] Science
	University of Exeter	Arts and Social Sciences Business Information Technology [S1] [S2] Science [S1] [S2]
	University of Essex	Arts and Social Sciences Business Information Technology [S2] Science
	University of Leeds	Arts and Social Sciences Business Information Technology [S2] Science [S2]
	University of Liverpool	Arts and Social Sciences [S1] [S2] Business Information Technology [S1] [S2] Science [S1] [S2]
	University of Sussex	Arts and Social Sciences [S1] [S2] Business [S1] [S2] Information Technology [S1] Science [S1] [S2]
Canada	Carleton University	Arts and Social Sciences [S1] [S2] Business Information Technology Science
Canada	York University (York U only has one admission period per year. If you wish to study at York during Semester 1 (Feb - June), you will need to submit your application to Monash Abroad as per the Semester 2 application deadlines)	Arts and Social Sciences Information Technology [S1] [S2] Science
	University of Waterloo	Arts and Social Sciences Business Information Technology [S2] Science
Denmark	University of Copenhagen	Science [S2]
France	KEDGE Business School	Business [S1] [S2]
Hong Kong	Hong Kong University	Science [S2]
Netherlands	University of Groningen	Business [S1] [S2]
Singapore	Nanyang Technological University	Arts and Social Sciences Business Information Technology [S2] Science
Sweden	Uppsala University	Business [S1/S2]
USA	Arizona State University	Arts and Social Sciences Business Information Technology Science
	North Carolina State University	Arts and Social Sciences Business Information Technology [S2] Science
	Purdue University	Arts and Social Sciences Business Information Technology [S2] Science

Note:

S1 means Semester 1 (January – June)

S2 means Semester 2 (July – December)

Step 5: Submit your Study Plan

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Exchange

Here are some the questions commonly asked by our students considering exchange at a partner university.

What happens after I apply?

You've submitted your application form. What happens next?

Application Type	Semester	Study plan due to your course management office	Completed application due to Monash Abroad
International Exchange	One	15 April	07 June
International Exchange	Two	15 October	07 December
Short term International Exchange to Partner Universities	Refer here
Faculty Overseas Program	Refer here
School Overseas Program	Refer here