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Exchange Program

What is exchange?

Monash has student exchange agreements with more than 100 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)

Please click here to see the MAP brochure.

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.

Please note that Monash Malaysia students are not able to go on exchange to the following partner universities :

1. University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

2. All universities in Japan

3. National University of Singapore, Singapore

4. Singapore Management University, Singapore

5. Chulalangkorn University, Thailand

6. Tsinghua University, China

7. China University of Political Science and Law, China

8. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

9. Sungkyunkwan University, Korea

Most university partners in China do not accept applications from Chinese nationals who are Monash University students. Only Fudan University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University are flexible with this rule.

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

Check your eligibility

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	✔	✔

Special considerations

Good Academic Standing definition – all students

Engineering students minimum eligibility

Program exclusions and restrictions

Allocation to host university – all students

Tips for maximising success for your exchange application

TIP #1 : CONSIDER YOUR COMPETITION

Some places are more competitive for some universities compared to others. When there are more students than places available for exchange, students will be assessed based on WAM and their Statement of Purpose. From our experience, usually students with the highest WAM will be selected and nominated to the partner university.

You may have higher chances of getting into a university of your choice if it is not so competitive.

To check the competitive levels of the university you have your eye on, follow these steps :

1. View the list of university partners here

2. Click on the university you wish to check

3. Look at the right of the screen and click on "Find out more"

4. You will come to a screen bearing the heading "EXC - University Name"

5. Scroll down and you will see information on "Anticipated Places (per semester)", "Exchange Availability" and "Recommended Minimum WAM"

"Anticipated Places (per semester)" refers to how many students Monash University can send and receive students to the partner university.

"Exchange Availability" will show red, yellow or green.

Red refers to the university receiving many more applications than places. *Can only be used as a FIRST preference

Yellow refers to an equal number of applications and places. *Recommended for first preference, may be used for second preference

Green refers to the university having more places available than they are receiving applications. *Recommended for first or second preference, MUST be used for third preference

"Recommended Minimum WAM" indicates the minimum WAM requirement you should ideally have at the time of application. Please note that meeting the host university’s minimum GPA/WAM requirement DOES NOT guarantee you will receive your first or second preference. If for example, there are 10 applicants applying to a partner university that has only 3 places available, students with the top 3 highest WAM will be given the offer.

TIP #2 : SAVE YOUR ELECTIVES

Electives are much easier to take on exchange because you’re not trying to match core units for the semester that you want to go on exchange.

If you have elective spaces, you can choose from a much greater range of units/modules at a greater range of universities.

Ready to apply?

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

1: Start researching your options

2: Seek course planning advice from your faculty

We encourage you to contact your faculty/ies to discuss the possibility of undertaking a semester abroad program. For double degrees, contact your managing faculty first before contacting your non-managing faculty. In your consultation, your Faculty Adviser will be able to advise you of the following;

what units from your degree you could be used for overseas study
what global experience programs would best suit your degree
faculty-specific requirements you will need to meet in order to be eligible to apply.
and ensure you still remain on track to graduate.

You can seek course progression advice using one of these channels;

You can complete a Course Progression Check Request form, and use the comments section to ask if semester exchange will fit into your course progression.
If your faculty is not included in the Course Progression Check Request page, you can contact your faculty directly to arrange a meeting (face-to-face or in-person).
You can create a MonPlan (the new online course planning tool), and send it for faculty validation. If you choose to create a MonPlan, please select the Study Overseas (inc. exchange) option when you request faculty review.
- (Please note, that as MonPlan is a new service, it may take longer for faculties to process this request as compared to Course Progression Advice check.)

Whilst on exchange, you are required to study a full time load at your host institution (equivalent to 18 - 24 Monash credits), though your faculty may need you to take the equivalent of 24 Monash credits. Please note;

not all units are created equal, so your faculty may require you to take two (or three) units at the host to make up the equivalent of one Monash unit (6 credits).
if you are unable to find sufficient relevant units to make up the equivalent full time load at your host institution, you can request to study a reduced load (the equivalent of 18 units at Monash). Please discuss this option with your Faculty Adviser before completing your Study Plan.

3: Draft your Study Plan

Tips for finding unit outlines

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 a guide to assist you to check what pre-approved units you can include in your study plan. Please note that this is subject to changes made to unit offerings at the partner university.

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.

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] Science [S1] [S2]
	Queen Mary University of London	Arts and Social Sciences [S1] [S2] Business [S1 / S2] Science [S1] [S2]
	University of East Anglia	Information Technology [S1] [S2]
	University of Exeter	Information Technology [S1] [S2] Science [S1] [S2]
	University of Essex	Information Technology [S2]
	University of Leeds	Information Technology [S2] Science [S2]
	University of Liverpool	Arts and Social Sciences [S1] [S2] 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	Bishop's University	Business [S1] [S2]
	Carleton University	Arts and Social Sciences [S1] [S2]
	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	Information Technology [S2]
Denmark	University of Copenhagen	Science [S2]
France	KEDGE Business School	Business [S1 / S2]
Finland	Aalto University	Business [S1 / S2]
Hong Kong	Hong Kong University	Science [S2]
Netherlands	University of Groningen	Business [S1] [S2]
Singapore	Nanyang Technological University	Business [S1] [S2] Information Technology [S2]
Sweden	Uppsala University	Business [S1 / S2]
USA	Arizona State University	Arts and Social Sciences Business Information Technology Science
	North Carolina State University	Information Technology [S2]
	Purdue University	Information Technology [S2]

Note:

S1 means Semester 1 (January – June)

S2 means Semester 2 (July – December)

Please check this website for updates prior to the exchange application deadlines applicable to you.

4: Receive outcome on your Study Plan assessment

5: Register through the Monash Abroad Portal (MAP)

6: Receive nomination from Monash Abroad

7: Apply to the host university

8: Finalise your acceptance in MAP

Application Deadlines

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

Once Monash Abroad has assessed your application, you will be contacted with an outcome and be nominated to your first preference university or a suitable alternative. Please note that nominations are completed on a rolling basis.

Nominations may take until end of October (Semester 1 programs) or end of April (Semester 2 programs) to be finalised.

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?