General Category

1. First-year Undergraduate student/Second-year Undergraduate student/Third-year Undergraduate student/Fourth-year Undergraduate student/First-year master’s student/Second-year master’s student (excluding doctoral students). According to the year of study recorded in the Office of Academic Affairs system at the time of internal selection..
2. GPA should be higher than 3.30.
3. TOEFL iBT 80 (Do not accept Home Edition) or IELTS 6.0 (Listening 6.0 Reading 6.0 Writing 6.0 Speaking 6.0).
4. Not available to students in the College of Management, College of Engineering, College of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, College of Law, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bio-Resources & Agriculture, College of Medicine.
5. Specific requirement for Social Work, Social Sciences :
   1. GPA should be higher than 3.30.
   2. TOEFL iBT 103 (Do not accept Home Edition) or IELTS 7.5 (Listening 7.0 Reading 7.0 Writing 7.0 Speaking 7.0).

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

✔ Refer to here for the academic calendar.

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 the website. Refer to here for course information. (starting Spring 2024)
3. Students will apply through the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (starting Spring 2024); however, they will be allowed to take courses in most departments on campus. Exceptions (Restricted Programs) are:
   • College of Business (ACCY, BADM, and FIN courses)
   • Department of Bioengineering
   • Department of Computer Sciences
   • Division of General Studies
   • Graduate College
   • School of Labor and Employment Relations
   • College of Law
   • School of Information Sciences
   • College of Medicine
   • Department of Recreation, Sport, and Tourism (online graduate courses only)
   • Technology and Information Management Program
   • College of Veterinary Medicine
   • Any internships, co-op programs, or teaching practicums in local schools.
4. Limited Programs: Courses within the following departments/colleges experience high demand. Consequently, you will need to be flexible when choosing courses from these departments:
   • Department of Advertising
   • Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering
   • Architecture (College of Fine & Applied Arts)—limited access to studio classes
   • College of Education
   • Electrical and Computer Engineering (College of Engineering)
   • Department of Journalism
   • Kinesiology (College of Applied Health Sciences)—some limitations
   • Landscape Architecture (College of Fine & Applied Arts)
5. Workload:
   • at least 12 credit hours per semester
   • for Master's students, they are allowed to take undergraduate courses/subjects/units
6. It is possible to take courses from different areas, but it is recommended to stay within the college the student is applying. We determine which academic college the student will be placed in when reviewing the tentative course list in their application. If a student would like to take all ENGR courses, they need to add this to their tentative course list to be added to the ENGR academic college.
7. Graduate students will be admitted to the University of Illinois as undergraduates, but they will be able to take advanced undergraduate and graduate-level course work at Illinois.
8. Incoming Exchange Student Fees
9. Students will be required to attend a mandatory orientation on the Monday of the week prior to the official start of the semester.
10. Cost of living: $9,800 for one semester or $19,600 for two semesters (for reference only)
11. Insurance Information