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University of St Andrews Website: http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/ |
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Small but cosmopolitan university on the east coast of Scotland, around 50 miles north of Edinburgh. St Andrews is Scotland's first university and the third oldest in the English speaking world, founded in 1413. Over six centuries it has established a reputation as one of the UK's leading research institutions, and is ranked highly for the quality of its teaching and student satisfaction. In 2008/9, it has been ranked as the Scottish University of the Year by The Sunday Times University Guide. It is also ranked among the top 100 in both QS World University Rankings 2011 and Times Higher Education Ranking 2012. |
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Academic Calendar |
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Semester 1: Early September to Mid-December |
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Curriculum Structure |
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A full-time course load is 60 credits per semester. The contact hours will vary across Faculties, subjects and levels. Students are advised to check the details from the course catalogue and seek their faculties’ advice for modules mapping and credits transfer. |
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Medium of Instruction for Classes |
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The University of St Andrews is an English speaking institution. All modules are taught in English. |
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Restrictions for Exchange Students |
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Undergraduate Restrictions Student applications will be processed based on nomination list submitted by NUS. Online application guidelines are available here. Please refer to the Other Links section for relevant links to course information. |
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NUS Application Deadline |
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Please check with SEP Administrator in the Dean’s Office for actual dates. |
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Housing Options |
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Exchange students who are undergraduates are guaranteed university housing provided you return the housing form by the deadlines. You should complete the Accommodation Application for university accommodation by 31 May (September admission) or early December (February admission) and return it by email to the Student Accommodation Office : accommapps@st-andrews.ac.uk |
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Consular/Visa Regulation |
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If you intend to travel to the UK to enroll on a course of studies which lasts 6 months (or more), you must obtain a Tier 4 (General) student visa before travelling to the UK. If you are a Singaporean citizen or a citizen of another country on the UK non-visa nationals list, and if your course of studies is less than 6 months, you can apply for entry to the UK as a student visitor either prior to leaving your home country, or on arrival at UK immigration at the port of entry. If you are a citizen of a country not on the non-visa nationals list then you still must obtain a Tier 4 (General) student visa before travelling to the UK. |
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Health/Medical Insurance |
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Students registered at a Scottish university are entitled to treatment on the UK's National Health Service (NHS) for the duration of your study here. You will register with the local health centre during the matriculation process which then entitles you to free health care (apart from dentistry work). However, we do recommend that you keep any current health and travel insurance policies running for the duration of your studies in St Andrews. |
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Module Mapping, Course Selections & Application Please check with your SEP Administrator/Coordinator in the Dean's Office. |
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