General Category

1. Second-year Undergraduate student/Third-year Undergraduate student. According to the year of study recorded in the Office of Academic Affairs system at the time of internal selection..
2. There should be no failed courses listed in your transcripts.
3. GPA should be higher than 3.30.
4. TOEFL iBT 100 (Do not accept Home Edition) or IELTS 7.5.
5. Not available to students in the College of Management, College of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, College of Medicine, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bio-Resources & Agriculture, College of Law.

1 student for 1 academic year.
(Admitted students are limited to depart in the 1st semester of NTU, for their exchange of one semester or one academic year.)

Fall Semester: August - December
Spring Semester: January - May

✔ Refer to here for the academic calendar.

Students must register as a full-time student at NTU and are liable for tuition fees at NTU while overseas. Students do not have to pay tuition fees to the host university, but remain liable for miscellaneous, accommodation, living, insurance, transportation and other personal fees.

1. The language requirements listed are the minimum standards. Applicants are advised to look into specific departments and courses to ensure they meet all prerequisites and additional language criteria. The host institution reserves the right to deny admission if no suitable departments or courses are available.
2. For exchange information, please refer to website1, website2, and the Fact Sheet. Refer to here for course information. 
3. Academic Restrictions:
   • Graduate programs, and Cornell University degree/certificate programs outside Ithaca, NY are not open to university-wide exchanges.
   • Exchange students are unable to take courses in Computer Science (CS) and Information Science. Related subjects may be found in other departments (Electrical and Computer Engineering; Information Science, Systems, and Technology; or Operations Research and Information Engineering).
   • While business classes are available, they are restricted and can be difficult to get into.
   • Studio classes (architecture, art, design, and fashion) are typically not available to students through general exchange agreements. 
   • Courses associated with professional graduate degree programs (MBA, MEng, MPS, MPH, etc.) are not available to non-degree students; in general, students should not expect to take graduate (MA, MS, PhD) courses.
   • Senior capstone courses as well as first year writing seminars are not available to exchange students.
   • Graduate degree programs and professional colleges and schools (Law, Veterinary Medicine, SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell Tech, Weill Cornell Medical School) are not included in university-wide or undergraduate college-specific exchange agreements.
4. Students must enroll in a minimum of 12 credits per semester during the academic year. Most exchange students enroll in 14-16 credits per semester. Exceeding 16 credits is not recommended.
5. Students entering Cornell for a full academic or calendar year are expected to maintain good academic standing. Good academic standing for incoming exchange and visiting students is defined as:
   • Earn a term GPA of 2.0 or higher in their first term at Cornell.
   • Successfully completing a minimum of 12 academic credits. To complete course credits, students must receive a letter grade of “D-” or higher, OR an “S” in a class taken S/U.
   • Failure to maintain good academic standing for your first term at Cornell will result in dismissal from the program.
6. All students are enrolled in Cornell's Student Health Insurance. This is mandatory and cannot be waived by international students unless they are covered by an acceptable U.S. employer-based health insurance plan.
7. For life expense information, please refer to the website.

Housing is not guaranteed. 

Students are welcome to apply for on-campus housing regardless of the term they are attending Cornell; however, be aware that on-campus housing is limited and not guaranteed.

• Fall semester: Finding housing can be very challenging. On-campus housing is not available, and single-semester leases within commuting distance are difficult to secure.
• Spring semester: Housing may be available on-campus and is generally easy to find off-campus.
• Academic year: Off-campus only

Note: Upon nomination to Cornell we encourage students to begin searching for housing. However, students should not commit to housing (financially or otherwise) until they have received admission notification from Cornell and have secured a visa appointment.