Student Exchange Programme

1. Eligibility
2. Application
 3. Extension
 4. Withdrawal

 
   
   
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Eligibility

  a. To be eligible to participate in the NUS Student Exchange Programme (SEP), you must
    i. be enrolled at the National University of Singapore (NUS) as a full-time student;
    ii. have completed at least two semesters of study before applying for the exchange programme. For Poly direct entry and CHE students, you are required to have completed at least one semester of study before applying for the exchange programme;
    iii. have a minimum CAP of 3.0;
    iv. have sufficient financial means to cover the necessary expenses for the duration of the SEP (ranging from S$5,000 to S$15,000 per semester, subject to the country and local conditions at the overseas Partner University during the period of exchange). When applying for your student visa, a number of countries may demand documentary proof of your financial status;
    v. satisfy host institution and host country entry requirements;
    vi. ensure that you do not apply for SEP to your home country;
    vii. not apply for SEP to China, Taiwan and Hong Kong if you are a Chinese national.
     
  b. Students in their final year of degree are not eligible for overseas SEP:
     
  c. Our exchange agreements with partner institutions usually specify a certain number of places which will be available to NUS students. These numbers vary for each institution. If there are too many applicants for one institution, students are selected according to academic merit, rankings of universities by students, restrictions from the partner universities as well as the eligibility of the students. When approving a student’s application for exchange, consideration is also given to his or her ability to be a good ambassador for NUS.

 

Application for SEP

OPAS can be found at https://aces01.nus.edu.sg/VOPSEP/Login. If OPAS closed, please wait for the email announcement on the opening date(usually somewhere in October).

Note to scholars:
Please check with your scholarship awarding body on your SEP destination before applying as some of them have certain requirements for SEP.

SEP Application Flowchart

OPAS Field Definitions:

Extension of SEP

 

 

Extension of SEP is considered on a case by case basis. Please check with Ms Dawn Chia on the possibility.

Approval of extension is also subject to the following.

(i) Agreement to the extension at the Partner University; and

(ii) Approval from the home department on the study plan during the extended SEP period.

Withdrawal from SEP

 

 

Once you have been selected by the Faculty for SEP, withdrawal from the programme should not be taken lightly. If you decide to withdraw, you should send in a formal request with your withdrawal reason(s) via email to Ms Dawn Chia for consideration and copy the email to your department coordinator.

An admin fee of $200 applies if you choose to withdraw from SEP after accepting the internal offer in OPAS.