Study Abroad Office

 
UMBC British Exchange Program
 

Attend a prestigious British university for the price of coming to UMBC!  The UMBC British Exchange Program allows UMBC students in almost all academic majors to earn credit for their degrees at one of three British universities.   Instead of paying the host university's tuition and fees, students pay their regular tuition and fees to UMBC, thereby saving the cost of international student tuition at a British university.  All room and board costs are paid directly to the host university in the United Kingdom.

 

Students may choose to attend one of the three following universities in the United Kingdom:
DeMontfort University Exchange

Location: Leicester, England

Terms:  Fall semester, academic year

Requirements:  2.75 GPA, must be a major that falls within DeMontfort's Faculty of Humanities

Note: Students may enroll in any class taught in DeMontfort's Faculty of Humanities. Subjects offered fall within UMBC's Departments of American Studies, Dance, English, History, Political Science, and Theater.

 

Loughborough University Exchange

Location: Loughborough, England Terms:  Semester, academic year

Requirements:  2.75 GPA, Geography and Environmental Systems major.

Note: The exchange with Loughborough University is geared specifically for Geography and Environmental Systems majors.

 

University of Wales, Swansea Exchange

Location: Swansea, Wales Terms:  Semester, academic year

Requirements:  3.0 GPA

Note: Students may enroll in any department at UWS.  Students may opt for a fall pre-session London Experience, a three-week September session.  The cost of this session is not included as part of the tuition exchange.

 

Application Procedures

 

Students must choose one of the three universities which most closely meets their academic needs.  Applications to more than one of the three universities will not be accepted.  Applicants must submit the following materials before the application deadline listed below:

  • UMBC Exchange application (PDF version)

    host university application, available from study abroad coordinator

    two letters of academic reference

    official transcripts for all university-level work

    a 200-word essay stating why they wish to participate on the exchange, and why their nominated university is appropriate for their UMBC academic program

  • non-refundable application fee of $50.00, payable to UMBC

Applications for fall semester and academic year programs are due on March 15.  Spring semester program applications are due on October 15.

 

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