Semester 1: Late August to mid December
Semester 2: Mid January to mid May

English.

	Carnegie Institute of Technology College of Fine Arts College of Humanities and Social Sciences Mellon College of Science School of Computer Science Tepper School of Business

(1) CMU will only accept students from: Business, Engineering (only Chem/Civil/Env/Elec/Com/Mech, NOT Material Science), Architecture, Economics, English, History, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Psychology (limited), Social and Decision Sciences, Statistics, Science (case by case basis), Computer Science.

Guidelines on Business Courses at Carnegie Mellon University for exchange students:
• Students may take no more than TWO Undergraduate Business classes (70-xxx)*
(2) No graphic design students.
(3) Only 1 Computer Science student per year.

Please note:  Students educated entirely in the Singaporean secondary school system are not required to show proof of English proficiency.  Those educated outside of the Singaporean secondary school system or who are non-native English speakers will be required to show proof of English Language Proficiency on application for SEP to Carnegie Mellon:

TOEFL requirement 84 iBT (with no one subscore less than Reading 22, Listening 22, Speaking 18, Writing 22); IELTS score 7.  If students do not have a recent TOEFL, Carnegie Mellon will accept an unofficial copy of the scores from the Partner Institution, if that TOEFL, or IELTS, was used for acceptance into the relevant student’s current program.

(Non-native English speakers are international or domestic students whose native language [first language / mother tongue] is not English.  Any student who is a non-native English speaker should be tested regardless of citizenship).  This policy is in place to be compliant with CMU Admissions requirements, and will be put into place, going forward, beginning with the 2013-2014 academic year.

Please refer to the Other Links section for relevant links to course information.  

Please check with SEP Administrator in the Dean’s Office for actual dates.

The Housing and Dining Services offers traditional single-gender residence halls, coeducational residence halls, suites, apartments, houses, fraternity and sorority houses and special interest housing. Please note that room rates differ for each of these categories.

University housing is available both on and off campus to all first-year students 17 years of age or older. First-year students under the age of 17 are asked to contact the Office of Housing Services. Transfer student housing is subject to availability and transfer students should contact the Office of Housing Services for more information. Housing facilities, located on the campus proper, are conveniently close to the academic buildings. The Oakland Community Apartments are located within a 5-10 minute walking distance to campus. The Oakland Community Apartments are serviced by the University's shuttle service on a regular basis.

Critical immigration procedures are discussed in the cover letter which accompanied your Certificate of Eligibility. Read this information very carefully to know the correct procedures for your particular situation. For a list of US Embassies, Consulates and web sites, click here. For more information, check the OIE web site.

When you are traveling to the US, make sure you carry your original documents (passport, DS-2019, evidence of admission and financial resources) with you in your carry-on luggage.

Health insurance is required for all enrolled students by the University and is a necessity for everyone living in the US because the cost of routine and emergency health care as well as prescription medicine is extremely expensive.

Note: international students and scholars are not eligible for public benefits available to many US citizens with low incomes. Accepting any such public benefits can cause you to lose your legal status in the US and create a bar to your re-entry to this country. J visa holders (J-1 students, scholars and their dependents) are required by US federal law to have health insurance which meets minimum standards set by the government.

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

Breakdown of Costs	USD $
Accommodation and Board	1,155
Food	100
Insurance	200
Transportation	40
Others (Entertainment, clothes)	154
Monthly Estimate	1,649

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.cmu.edu/housing/roomselection/

Insurance:

	http://www.cmu.edu/health-services/student-insurance/

International Orientation:

	http://www.studentaffairs.cmu.edu/oie/newsandevents/orientation.html

Course Information:

	http://www.cmu.edu/esg-cat/pdf/CDS/cd.pdf