The college also prides itself being one of the United States’ premier public universities and also boasts close faculty-student relationships. There is also a strong emphasis on undergraduate research as well as civic commitment of the student body and community service.

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

Workload:

	Minimum required course load: 12 credits Maximum required course load: 18 credits However, exchange students are strongly recommended to enroll in a maximum of 16 credits.

Important Academic Information:

	Assistance with registration is available in the Global Education Office. While the office is unable to guarantee any course for students, every effort is made to enroll the students in the desired courses. The recommended course load for non-native speakers of English is 12 credits.

Students will be expected to produce a significant amount of high quality written work. Those students for whom this represents a difficulty should plan to take an introductory composition class and to take advantage of the College’s Writing Resource Center.

English.

	Arts and Sciences Business Education Law Marine Science

Exchange students are not allowed to take Law, Business Administration and Graduate-level courses.

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.

On-campus Housing:

William and Mary is mainly a residential campus with residence halls. Special housing options are also available, including fraternity/sorority housing, language houses, Reves Hall (for students interested in International Studies).

Exchange students are required to live in on-campus housing. Each student must pay a refundable room damage deposit of $75; in addition, you are responsible for the cost of your own on-campus housing. Undergraduate housing cost was (estimated) $2,400 - $3,200 per semester. Students must fill out a housing application online. This can be found at here. There is no set deadline, applications are processed in the order received.

International on-campus students who arrive before the designated arrival dates are responsible for finding their own housing accommodations. Temporary on-campus housing is not available.

To enter the U.S., you will need to obtain a J-1 visa at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate (for a listing of U.S. Embassies and consulates see http://www.usembassy.gov/ ). To obtain a J-1 visa , you will need the following documents:

DS-2019 Passport Evidence of financial support (Certification of Financial Support, bank statement, assistantship or scholarship letter) Evidence of ties to your home country (employment offer, concrete plans on how your education in the US will help your career in your home country, family and property ties, etc.) Visa application forms DS-156, DS-158, and for males between the ages of 16 and 79: the DS-157 as well.

Check with your US Consulate to see if there are any additional required documents.

Due to the extremely high cost of health care in the United States and the importance of adequate health insurance coverage, the College of William and Mary requires all students to have adequate health insurance coverage as a condition of enrolment.

Exchange students are required to purchase the university health insurance coverage. The annual student premium is $1637 ($753 for  the fall coverage period and $884 for the Spring/Summer period). Information about international student health insurance at W&M can be viewed here.

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

Breakdown of Costs	USD $
Accommodation	600 - 800
Food	400
Transport	100
Insurance	160
Others (Entertainment, clothes)	280
Monthly Estimate	1,540 - 1,740

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.wm.edu/offices/residencelife/oncampus/residencehalls/index.php

Cost of Living:

	http://www.wm.edu/offices/revescenter/issp/admissions/apply/cost/index.php

Course Information:

	http://www.wm.edu/offices/registrar/coursecatalschedules/index.php