Semester abroad: exchange or study abroad
UCM offers its students the chance to go abroad during their 4th or 5th semester (second half of second year or first half of third year).
There are two ways to organize your semester abroad. Either you take part in one of the exchange programs set up by UCM, or you organize your semester abroad yourself. This means that you are either called an “exchange student”, or a “study abroad student”.
Please look at further information on these options in the "Semester Abroad Guide", which will be distributed in your student pigeonhole in September/October each year.
Eligibility requirements
Eligibility criteria for a semester abroad are:
• You must be enrolled as full-time student at UCM
• You must go abroad during your 4th or 5th semester
• You should have a Progress Rate of at least 0.75 by the time of allocation
• You should still have a Progress Rate of at least 0.75 three months prior to your departure and at the time of your departure
• Before you go on exchange, you must have passed:
o SKI1004 Research Methods I
o SKI1005 Research Methods II
o PRO1011 Research Project
o SKI1008 Introduction to Academe I
o SKI1009 Introduction to Academe II
o PRO1010 Introducing Academic Communication
by the time you are leaving for your semester abroad
• Approval from the Examination Committee
• You must fulfill the language requirements of the host institution
• You must have at least one semester yet to complete at UCM on return, and
• You must be aware that other eligibility criteria may apply for a host institution
