Find out if your university has a formal exchange agreement
You must ensure that your home university has a formal agreement with ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ university. If your home university does not have an agreement with ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥, unfortunately you cannot come to ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ on exchange. You can see our partners on our website.
Investigate the application process at your university
If your school does have a formal agreement with ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥, contact your home university's exchange and study abroad office. They can provide specific application details about your home university's requirements for the exchange program. Your home university must nominate you before you can apply to study at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥.
Apply to ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥
After your home university exchange office has nominated you to study at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥, our Admission office will send you detailed instructions via email within 5 business days after the nomination. This will include a link to the online application and application instructions. You must submit any supporting documents to your home university exchange office. Your home office will send them directly to ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ via a secure form. Official transcript should include, whenever possible, your current class enrollments. We do not accept direct applications from students.
- Some students may need to provide proof of English language proficiency
Select Your Courses
Once you have received your acceptance from ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥, the IPO Exchange Coordinator will contact students to provide additional information about courses and ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥. You will be enrolled in a special online course, onQ, which will guide you through all steps of the pre-arrival and assist you during and after you time at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥. Students are strongly encouraged to follow this course frequently. Find out more about courses on offer and information about academics at Queen’s on the Course Selection page provided to you.
Prepare for Your Time at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥
Please read the "Pre-departure" and "Arriving at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥" pages. These pages provide information about, and resources to help you with, the steps you need to take prior to departure, and housing and support during your time at Queen’s. Look at the Incoming Exchange Student Guide for more details about what you should do before arriving in Kingston. The (QUIC) website also has lots of useful information about visas, banking, and more.
Language Requirements
All courses at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ are taught in English. Students who are from countries where the language of instruction is not English must provide proof of their competency in English with their exchange application. For more information about the tests of facility of English that are accepted by ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥, please consult the Undergraduate Admissions website.