Special Programmes (for Outgoing Students)

Yale Visiting International Student Program (Y-VISP)

The Yale Visiting International Student Program is an honors program at Yale University, designed for undergraduates from partner institutions.  Selected students will join the Yale undergraduate community for a full academic year (junior year). Please visit www.yale.edu/yvisp for more details.

Program Description & Objectives

Successful students will enroll in Yale undergraduate courses and live with Yale students in one of 12 residential college communities.  They will also participate in extracurricular activities available to all Yale undergraduates.

Program Schedule

Date	Activity
1 Sep to 9 Nov  2012	Application period and faculty selection Note: Faculties/ Schools will set own application deadline.  Please check with your respective Faculty/ School
14 Nov 2012	Nominations by Faculties/ Schools (completed application forms) to  reach IRO
By 21 Nov 2012	Submission of IELTS results to IRO
9-10 Jan 2013	Interview by University-level panel (Nominated students must be present for the interview)
Jan/ Feb 2013	Interview by Yale
Feb/ Mar 2013	Results of application
May 2014	Pre-departure/ orientation briefing for students by Yale representative
Late Aug 2013	Students arrive at Yale

Program Expenses

Students’ commitment will be to cover their own airfare (SGD2,000+).  Those who have difficulties with this sum should seek advice from IRO, and some arrangements for work-study may be arranged in NUS before departure.

Students will continue to pay NUS tuition fees and mandatory miscellaneous fees during the year they spend in Yale.

Students will receive a substantial scholarship from NUS for their Yale tuition fees, room, board, books and personal expenses.  The sum for books and personal expenses will be based on Yale’s recommendation of the expenditure that a student will normally incur.

Accommodation

Students will be assigned to one of the 12 residential colleges at Yale. The Yale residential college system is one of most distinctive features of undergraduate life in Yale.  Find out more about residential college living at http://yalecollege.yale.edu/content/residential-colleges.

Application Criteria

The program is open to students from FASS, BIZ, SoC, FoE, FoS and USP, who are currently in the 2nd year of study (will go to Yale in the 3rd year).

Applicants should possess the following qualities:

Good academic performance – CAP of 4.0 and above at the point of application Well-rounded, with a wide range of interests, skills, and/ or talents Active engagement beyond the classroom, to take advantage of Yale’s vibrant extracurricular community Deep commitment to and genuine appreciation for your extracurricular pursuits Great desire and ability to stretch the limits of your talents Outstanding motivation to be a leader in what you choose to pursue, for the greater good

 

TOEFL or IELTS is required for international students who come from a non-English education system.  Only students who had the last two years of instruction in English (e.g. students who took A levels in Singapore) will be exempted from this requirement.  Information on the IELTS test dates is available here.  The final date for submission of IELTS results to IRO is 21 November 2012 if you are nominated by your faculty.

As this is a one year program and students are required to take courses both in and out of your majors, applicants should ensure that they are able to map their modules or be prepared to graduate late.  As a liberal arts college, Yale would like students to take advantage of the range of courses that are available, to achieve both breadth across the curriculum and depth in your selected area of study. 

Students typically take 9 courses (4 in the fall and 5 in the spring) during the year in Yale.  Students are also required to come back to NUS after the Y-VISP for at least one regular semester and complete their degree.

Scholarship holders should check with their scholarship provider if they are allowed to go on this program before applying.

Application Process

The application materials are available below:

The Y-VISP Application Form and the Y-VISP Personal Statements are to be completed by the student and submitted to the Faculty Y-VISP Coordinator in the Dean’s Office.  Please read the instructions carefully and include the required documents. The Y-VISP Faculty Recommendation is to be completed by a faculty member who has taught the student/ knows the student well.  The form and recommendation letter should be sent directly to the Faculty Y-VISP Coordinator in the Dean’s Office. The Y-VISP Coordinator Recommendation is to be completed by the Faculty Y-VISP Coordinator in the Dean’s Office.

The forms are in writeable pdf format, so only the electronic version is required.  For the areas on the application which require a signature, you can just type in your name.

The completed application package should be sent to your Dean’s Office by your Faculty/ School’s stipulated deadline.  The coordinators at the respective Dean’s Offices are:

Faculty	Name/Email
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences	Ms Letitia Thng Email: Studyabroadfass@nus.edu.sg
School of Business	Ms Jessie Toh Email: bizjthp@nus.edu.sg Ms Clarisse Sy Email: bizcs@nus.edu.sg
School of Computing	Ms Quek Woon Woon Email: comqww@nus.edu.sg
Faculty of Engineering	Ms Davina Tham Email: engdtwn@nus.edu.sg
Faculty of Science	Email: scisep@nus.edu.sg
University Scholars Programme	Mr Daniel Lee Email: usplyb@nus.edu.sg

 

Selection Process

There are three steps to the selection process:

Nomination by Faculty/ School Interview by a University-level panel comprising representatives from the Office of the Vice President (University and Global Relations) and Faculties/ Schools Interview by Yale (in person or via Skype)

Application outcome will be made known after the Yale interview, in February or March 2013.

 

 

Information Session

Find out more about the program on 2 October 2012, 5.00 pm at Central Library Theatrette 1.

Please click here to register

Further Information

The AY2011/12 NUS students on the Y-VISP have set up a blog http://nusyvispers.wordpress.com/ to share their experiences.  The NUS students who are currently in Yale will continue with this blog.

For additional information or related queries, please click here.