Semester/Year Exchange

Exchange programs are open to current students, offering the chance to study overseas for a semester or academic year.

Starting your planning early ensures you have sufficient time to explore your options, organise your enrolment, save money, and seek academic advice before starting the application process.

Steps to apply for the Semester Exchange Program:

• Complete the Sydney Abroad: Make the World Your Campus Canvas module. Once complete, you will receive a digital completion badge. You will be prompted to upload evidence of your digital completion badge in the application.
• Join a Sydney Abroad information session.
• Review your University of Sydney course requirements in the Course Handbook and seek degree planning advice if necessary.
• Explore partner universities to identify those that align best with your course.
• Watch the mandatory application workshop recording in full by clicking the image below:
  
• Participate in an application Q&A session.
• Open, and complete your application* by the specified deadlines. Late applications cannot be considered.

*If you submit an application questionnaire and later realise you've made a mistake or need to make changes, please do not withdraw your application. Instead, contact sydney.abroad@sydney.edu.au to have the relevant questionnaire(s) reinstated. You can make changes to your application up until the final deadline of 30 June 2025. No changes will be possible after this date.

Shortly after the application deadline, Sydney Abroad will host a mandatory webinar to guide applicants through the next steps required to participate in the exchange program. This session will also introduce a new post-deadline application requirement: submitting a video in place of the written statement included in the initial application. Further information about the webinar and this new application requirement will be provided to all applicants who have submitted their applications.

Upcoming Application Deadlines:

Semester 1, 2026 Exchange Program - Applications are open.

• 1 June 2025 to open your application. Applications cannot be initiated after this time.
• 30 June 2025 to submit your application. 

Semester 2, 2026 Exchange Program - Applications will open mid-September 2025.

• 1 November 2025 to open your application. Applications cannot be initiated after this time.
• 30 November 2025 to submit your application. 

Eligibility
To be eligible for the Semester Exchange Program, at the time of the application deadline, you need:

• a weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 50
• to have completed at least 24 credit points of study at the University of Sydney
• to be meeting your academic progress requirements.

Help and advice

• Attend an info session or watch the application workshop.
• Contact Sydney Abroad at sydney.abroad@sydney.edu.au.

Further information:

• Study Overseas (Current students)
• Understanding the Semester Exchange Process
• Course Planning and Academic Advice