General Category

1. At least Second-year Undergraduate student/At least First-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., 前述「以上」包含該年級。選填志願前，請務必確認選課限制.
2. TOEFL iBT 79 (Do not accept Home Edition) or IELTS 6.0 or The General English Proficiency Test (High-Intermediate).

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 and the Fact Sheet (For reference only)
3. Refer to here for course information, and here for language courses.  
4. For Graduate Students: Students must have their transcripts reviewed and we must reach out to the academic department to get approval for the student to attend ASU and take courses (upon nomination).
5. Minimum academic workload per semester:
   • 12 credits for undergraduate students
   • 9 credits for graduate students
   • For Master's students, they are allowed to take undergraduate courses/subjects/units
6. Language courses for exchange students
7. International exchange students are automatically enrolled in the ASU Student Health Insurance plan, which is mandatory for ALL international students. It is not possible to waive this requirement. The cost of the insurance (approximately $1,000-$2,000 USD per semester) and Student Initiated Fees ($350/semester) will be charged to the student’s ASU account. Students are also required to complete a Cost Quiz during their application process, but it is helpful for them to have this information in advance of choosing ASU.
8. Estimated cost of living: International exchange students do not pay ASU tuition but must pay Student Initiated Fees that are mandatory for ASU students. Approximately $350 per semester.
9. Students are not able to participate in internships outside of ASU or outside the official program dates.
10. ASU Student Health Center | Insurance Information
11. ASU Student Life

• Computing, Informatics, and Decision Systems Engineering: Students can request course overrides if they meet the prerequisites.  If a course is close to capacity, students may need to wait until closer to the start of the semester to receive an override.
• Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment: If there are a large number of open seats, students will be allowed to enroll in courses for which they meet prerequisites.  If there are very few seats available, advisors will wait until 1-2 weeks before the start of the semester before giving permission for exchange students to enroll.
• Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy: After all registration has opened, students may be given overrides into courses that still have a lot of seats open, depending on the course demand for ASU majors.  For these courses, advisers will wait until the FIRST WEEK of the semester before giving permission for exchange students to enroll.
• Warning – Extreme Course Limitation: The following ASU engineering disciplines cannot guarantee exact course enrollment. This will cause incoming exchange students to fall off track and possibly delay their home university graduation.
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Materials Science and Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Solar Energy Engineering and Commercialization
  • Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering
  • Construction Engineering
  • Construction Management

• W.P. Carey School of Business (undergraduate programs): seats are limited depending on the specific academic unit or course; one example is Supply Chain Management (SCM) which has extremely limited spaces for exchange students.
• W.P. Carey School of Business (MBA): prior approval required during exchange program nomination phase (limited course offerings)
• Engineering of Matter, Transport, and Energy: After all registration has opened, students may be given overrides into courses that still have a lot of seats open, depending on the course demand for ASU majors. For these courses, advisers will wait until the FIRST WEEK of the semester before giving permission for exchange students to enroll.
• Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Comm: JMC courses are not available; MCO courses are limited. Alternative courses in other colleges may be found under the following prefixes: COM & ENG
• College of Health Solutions: seats are limited depending on the specific academic unit or course
• Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation: most courses are restricted
• Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law: graduate-level courses are only available to graduate-level law students; undergraduate courses are available to all other exchange students
• Mary Lou Fulton Teacher’s College: most courses are restricted

Housing is not guaranteed. For more information, please refer to the website.

• On-campus housing is NOT guaranteed, but our office will run a first come, first served housing interest list before sending the list over to ASU Housing. Students are not recommended to apply to on-campus housing without being approved by our office first. If students are too late/do not get a space in on-campus housing through our office, they are encouraged to find off-campus housing asap.
• Housing Price Increase (as at June 2023)
  The state of Arizona is experiencing a sharp increase in average rent costs.  Students can expect to now pay between $6,000 USD to $9,000 USD (approximately) for housing in spring.  On-campus housing does have costs between $4,000 USD (shared bedroom) - $9,000 USD (single bedroom apartment), but on-campus housing is extremely limited.  Students can find more information here.