Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria

Only ARCH are eligible to apply to this partner university.

Term dates

• UBC Term 1 (USM semester 2): late July to mid December
• UBC Term 2 (USM semester 1): Late February to late July
• UBC Full Year (USM Semester 2 +1): July - July
• UBC Split Year (USM semester 1 + 2): February - December

Areas of study available:

• Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Course availability and restrictions

As long as students have the prerequisites, they may take classes from any department.

Partner Course Information

Course equivalency Formula

Units same as UBC credits

Course load Information

Exchange students must take a minimum of 10 USM credits per semester.

Transfer credit

The transfer credit process takes approximately 16 weeks following each submission deadline. You should allow sufficient time to meet important deadlines that may affect you (e.g. application for graduation, registration in courses that require prerequisites that you took on exchange, entry to a major/honours program, etc.)

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Additional note for language of instruction

• Students should have a minimum of 3 semesters of college-level Spanish before beginning regular classes at the USM.
• A two-week intensive Spanish course is offered before the beginning of each semester. An additional fee applies as this course is not part of the regular academic offering.
• Multiple levels of Spanish for foreign students are also offered during each semester.
• Courses in other world languages are also offered; see academic offering for details.