Semester 1: Early August to Late January
Semester 2: Early February to Late July

	Bachelor: 3 years Master: 2 years PhD: more than 3 years Postgraduate education: Master of Advanced Studies, Continuing Education

Courses are taught in French or English. Language and literature courses taught in the target language. Courses offered by the Department of English, several Masters offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics and the School of Biology are completely taught in English. For more information on classes taught in English, please visit this website: http://www.unil.ch/enseignement/page52939_en.html

Students can opt to take a combination of classes in French and classes in English, as well as French language classes, in order to make up a full semester load of coursework. The University offers intensive French courses before and during term time. For more information, please refer to: http://www.unil.ch/cvac/page5644_en.html

Students taking classes in French are expected to be proficient in the language (level B1 of the CEFR). More information about the different levels of French is available at http://www.unil.ch/cvac/page29394_en.html.

	Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies Faculty of Law and Criminal Justice Faculty of Arts Faculty of Social and Political Sciences Faculty of Business and Economics Faculty of Geosciences and Environment Faculty of Biology and Medicine

The courses in the School of Criminal Justice, School of Medicine, Executive programmes (MBA, EMBA, Master of Advanced Studies, etc.) and of the MSc in Accounting, Control and Finance are not open to exchange students.

In the Faculty of Business and Economics, and in the School of Biology, master's level courses are open to graduate students only. If a prospective undergraduate exchange student can show proof of minimum 3 years of specialised studies in the field chosen for the exchange at the UNIL, admission may be granted. In the Faculty of Business and Economics, students cannot take courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels. They must take courses in one level only.

Please check with your faculty for its internal application deadlines. After you have been selected by and accepted your faculty’s internal offer, your faculty would give you the application instructions of the partner university. An online application to the partner university is needed.

Exchange students usually stay in students halls of residence. They have their own room and share the bathroom and the kitchen. Overseas exchange students have priority when they book a room in a student hall of residence. Some students also live in shared apartments downtown, studios or independent rooms.

1. Contact your closest Swiss embassy or consulate

2. Request a student visa

3. Specify your general programme of studies

4. Bring along

	a valid passport Your letter of admission (attestation d'admission à l'immatriculation) from the University of Lausanne Proof of sufficient funding for your university education in Switzerland

5. Wait for your "B or L permis" student visa

I. Legal requirements

According to a law dated 18 March 1994, every person resident in Switzerland must be insured with one of the health insurance companies officially recognised by the Confederation.

II. Special directives

Foreign students in possession of a residence permit for more than 3 months must be insured with one of the health insurance companies officially recognised by the Confederation. However, if a student already has a foreign health insurance, this may be recognised by the "Organe cantonal de contrôle" in cases where contracting a Swiss health insurance would impose a double financial burden on the student, and always providing that the foreign health insurance provides similar cover to the Swiss one. A request for exemption should be addressed to the Organe cantonal de contrôle de L'assurance-maladie et accidents (Ch. de Mornex 40 - 1014 Lausanne) and should be accompanied by a written attestation from the foreign health insurance company giving all the necessary information.

To obtain this exemption it is indispensable to comply with the following 2 conditions by having:

	compulsory health insurance in the country of origin identical coverage to that prescribed by the Swiss law on health insurance (LAMal)

Please refer to the Other Links Section for the relevant links to the university’s insurance policies.  

Breakdown of Costs	CHF$
Accommodation	500 - 650
Food	850 - 900
Books and School Supplies	100 - 150
Insurance	150 - 300
Monthly Estimate	1,600 - 2,000

Please refer to the Other Links Section for the relevant links to the estimated costs of living.

Universal Currency Converter:

	http://www.xe.com/ucc/

Accommodation:

	http://www.unil.ch/sasc/page6173.html

Cost of Living:

	http://www.unil.ch/bienvenue/page8184_en.html

Course Information:

	http://www.unil.ch/central/page2863.html

Exchange Student Information:

	http://www.unil.ch/bienvenue/page9044_en.html http://www.unil.ch/international/page82323.html