University of Aberdeen

Exchange

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Location: Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Language of instruction: English
Tuition payable to: UBC
Program website: University of Aberdeen Exchange Website
Terms available: Term 1, Term 2, Full year Term 1 + 2 (UBC Term 1 start)

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Who can go?

  • Must have at least a 73% cumulative average
    • However, students with a GPA between 70-73% will be considered if they are able to provide a written recommendation from a professor
  • Exchange students can take coursework in most areas of study
  • Aberdeen offers pre-law and pre-med courses to exchange students

Academic planning

Term dates

  • UBC Term 1 (Aberdeen Semester 1): Early September to Mid December
  • UBC Term 2 (Aberdeen Semester 2): Early January to Mid May

Areas of study available:

  • Arts
  • Engineering
  • Health Sciences
  • Land and Food Systems
  • Management (UBCO)
  • Science

Course availability and restrictions

  • Exchange students can undertake independent research in History, Chemistry, and Physics
  • Although students need to provide course preferences in their application, final course selection will be made after arrival in Aberdeen 
  • Admission to Level 3 courses normally requires that you have already completed 4 semester courses in that field, while admission to a Level 4 course may require considerably more than this
  • Students who are either interested in law or planning to attend law school after undergrad, are welcome to choose from a select grouping of courses through the School of Law at Aberdeen
  • Students interested in medicine after undergrad may choose from Aberdeen’s suite of pre-med courses. All undergraduate medical science syllabi can be found here
  • The English Department does not allow exchange and visiting students to enroll in level 4 courses (Level 3 has very limited availability)
  • Creative Writing courses are not available to exchange students at this partner
  • Science students who must take courses across two levels in the same semester (e.g. 2nd and 3rd year), or must take upper level science courses across disciplines, or must take both arts and science courses, should note this on their application

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Course equivalency Formula

  • Aberdeen credits divided by 4 = UBC credits

Course load Information

  • Usual workload is 60 credits per term/ 120 credits per year (15 UBC credits / 30 UBC credits, respectively)

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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Other opportunities at this partner

British Universities Transnational Exchange Association (BUTEX)

Each year BUTEX awards a number of £500 scholarships to students studying abroad for a single semester or full academic year. The University of Aberdeen is a BUTEX member so incoming study abroad students applying to Aberdeen can submit a scholarship application.

BUTEX scholarships are awarded based on a calendar year and not an academic year. This means that students who are completing a full year of exchange that takes place across two calendar years will have two opportunities to apply, but each student can only win a BUTEX scholarship once.

Find out more and apply for the BUTEX scholarship.

Student experience

Housing 
Information on accommodation
 
Accessibility  
Some destinations may be more accessible than others for students with disability-related accommodations. If you identify with having a disability or pre-existing health condition which could impact your participation, or if you require academic accommodation, please contact a Go Global advisor before applying to explore options that are best for you.  

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Finances and funding

While you’re learning abroad, you remain a UBC student and are eligible for UBC awards, scholarships, and financial assistance.   

  • 15 credits or equivalent full-time program tuition per term, paid to UBC

Financial Planning 

Awards & Scholarships  
All students are automatically considered to receive either the Go Global Award ($1000) or Go Global Scholarship ($1500) for each term that they are abroad.  

All awards and scholarships available through Go Global:  

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