If your institution is one of the NUS partners, and you have been accepted into your institution's student exchange programme, you may apply to study at NUS. Your application will be sent to NUS and reviewed by an NUS official. NUS will then officially inform you and your institution whether you have been accepted into the programme.

The most accurate way is to contact your international office or check out your institution's international website. You can cross-check your findings with NUS IRO's list of exchange partner's, found here.

If your university does not have an agreement with NUS and you wish to study as a full-time paying non-exchange student for one or two semesters, click here.

Exchange students to NUS must be proficient in the English language in order to benefit from their studies at NUS, as the medium of instruction in NUS is English (except for Asian or European studies, where a good command of the respective Asian or European language is a prerequisite). TOEFL or IELTS score is only required for students intending to take modules from Faculty of Law who are from non-English Medium Universities. For more information about the English requirement, please visit Registrar Office's website.

Some nationalities do need to obtain an Entry Visa before coming to Singapore. All students must get a Student Pass after entering Singapore. For more information about immigration requirements, please visit the Registrar's Office website.

If you plan on spending an entire academic year (10 months) at NUS, your total personal living costs should be around S$10,700. This figure does not include your airfare to and from Singapore or the cost of tuition (tuition is paid to your own university). Please note that you have to pay for Group Medical Insurance Scheme (GMIS) and student activities & services fee ($56.70 per annum or part thereof) at NUS. For a detailed breakdown of these costs visit our Money Matters section. Keep in mind that some programs do offer financial assistance.

Exchange students are welcome to live in the student residences of NUS. You can apply for on-campus accommodation in either one of the six Halls of Residence or Prince George 's Park Residences by submitting an online application form to Residential Services, OSA, preferably four months before your arrival. May we reiterate that hard copy and late applications will not be processed and will automatically be considered as an invalid application. Please be informed that housing is NOT guaranteed in view of the high demand for on-campus accomodation.

During the online application process, you will select the courses that you would like to register for. Should you be accepted into the SEP programme, you will register for your courses at the Registrar's Office upon arrival at NUS. To browse through available courses visit http://www.nus.edu.sg/corporate/about/facultysch.htm. For more information on the registration process and on course planning visit the Registrar's SEP site at http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/edu/ng.html