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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)

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

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.

School	Partner University and Semester of Exchange
Arts and Social Sciences	University of Warwick [S1] [S2] Lancaster University [S1] [S2] Queen Mary University of London [S1] [S2] University of Liverpool [S1] [S2] University of Sussex [S1] [S2] Carleton University [S1] [S2]
Business	University of Warwick [S1 / S2] Queen Mary University of London [S1 / S2] University of Sussex [S1 / S2] Bishop's University [S1] [S2] KEDGE Business School [S1 / S2] Aalto University [S1 / S2] Nanyang Technological University [S1] [S2] University of Groningen [S1] [S2] Uppsala University [S1 / S2]
Engineering	Please check the Pre-Approved Units (Engineering students) webpage. Note that for the University of Warwick, there are no Engineering modules offered if you are applying for Autumn term only.
Information Technology	University of Warwick [S1] [S2] University of East Anglia [S1] University of Exeter [S1] University of Essex [S2] University of Leeds [S2] University of Liverpool [S1] University of Sussex [S1] York University [S1] (York only has one admission period per year. If you wish to study at York during Sem 1 (Feb - June), you need to submit your application to Monash Abroad as per the Sem 2 application deadline.) University of Waterloo [S2] North Carolina State University [S2] Purdue University [S2]
Science	University of Warwick [S1] [S2] Lancaster University [S1] [S2] Queen Mary University of London [S1] [S2] University of Exeter [S1] [S2] University of Leeds [S2] University of Liverpool [S1] University of Sussex [S1] [S2] University of Copenhagen [S2] University of Hong Kong [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: Register through the Monash Abroad Portal (MAP) and submit draft study plan

5: Receive outcome on your Study Plan assessment

6: Receive nomination from Monash Abroad

7: Apply to the host university

8: Finalise your acceptance in MAP

9: After Acceptance

Key Dates

Exchange Semester	PART A Student to register in MAP & submit draft Study Plan	School assessment of draft Study Plan	Monash Abroad assessment of applications	PART B Complete program requirements in MAP
Semester 1	30 April	May to end of June	July to end of September	Oct onwards
Semester 2	15 Oct	Mid-October to end of November	December to end of March	April onwards

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.

Key Dates
	Seek course planning advice from Faculties	PART A Register in MAP & submit draft Study Plan	Faculty assessment of Study Plan	Monash Abroad assessment of applications	PART B Complete program requirements in MAP
Semester 1	Feb-Mar	30 April	May to mid-July	Mid-July to end of September	Oct onwards
Semester 2	July-Sept	15 Oct	Mid-October to end of December	January to end of March	April onwards