University of Nottingham

• Exchange students can take coursework in most areas of study
• Students must have a minimum of 70% cumulative average of above to attend this partnership
• International students who are nationals from countries not listed on the UK Border Agencies list of majority English speaking countries (list of approved countries) will have to submit TOEFL or ILETS scores. Expired scores will not be accepted. 
• International students who graduated Secondary School from a country on the UK Border Agency list can provide a copy of the diploma/certificate in lieu of test scores

Term dates

• UBC Term 1 (Nottingham Autumn semester): Mid September to Mid January
• UBC Term 2 (Nottingham Spring semester): Mid January to late June

*Students wishing to attend semester 1 cannot return to UBC for term 2 (alternative assessment only available for law students)

Areas of study available:

• Arts
• Health Sciences
• Land and Food Systems
• Law
• Science

Course availability and restrictions

• The Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering is not available for Exchange students
• Exchange students must take 30 credits within their “home” department/school but the remaining credit can be taken in any other area as long as the student meets the pre-requisites of their preferred course.
• Students are not able to register for modules prior to arrival in Nottingham - module registration takes place in person once a student has arrived in Nottingham - more information will be given to students regarding this process at the compulsory orientation meeting at the start of the semester
• Students are advised to select a number of alternative modules in advance of arrival at application stage in case their first choices are not available
• Once students are registered for modules it is not normally possible for the module to be removed from the student’s record.
• If you are interested in applying the following Schools/Departments, you must apply to Go Global's December deadline: Department of Architecture and Built Environment, Nottingham University Business School, School of Chemistry, Department of Culture, Film and Media, School of English, School of Law, School of Physics, School of Politics and International Relations

Partner Course Information

Course equivalency Formula

• Nottingham credits divided by 4 = UBC credits

Course load Information

• Students are required to undertake a full time course of study for one or two semesters
• Modules are normally worth 10-20 credits each
• Average full time workload: 60 Nottingham credits in one semester and 120 credits over two semesters in one year
• Minimum full-time workload in one semester: 50 credits

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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