University of California
When it first opened
its doors in 1869, the University of California had just 10 faculty members and 38 students. Today, the UC system includes more than 220,000 students and more than 170,000 faculty and staff, with more than 1.5 million alumni living and working around the world. UC researchers are pioneers in agriculture, medicine, technology and the environment. Thousands of California jobs, billions of dollars in revenue, and countless everyday household items – from more plentiful fruits and vegetables to compact fluorescent light bulbs – can be traced back to UC discoveries. UC’s campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz provide exciting environments that foster world-class educational and research opportunities and generate a wide range of benefits and services that touch the lives of Californians every day.
Did you know...
The University of California Education Abroad Program (UCEAP) has served as the UC systemwide international exchange program since 1962. Serving all ten campuses, UCEAP continues its support of the University of California’s mission through academic instruction and exchange relationships around the world. Over 27,000 international students have completed non-degree study at a UC campus through UCEAP’s reciprocal exchange agreements.
Useful Info
Important information about our general exchange agreement: if successful, you will be nominated to the University of California as a whole, you will not be nominated to a particular campus. Part of the UCEAP application process is to then list preferences for the three campuses of UC you wish to study at. You need to be prepared to exchange to any UC campus which offers your major area of study.
Exchange Advice
General Exchange - All Campuses
Semester 1, 2017 average WAM cut-off: 78.06%
Semester 2, 2017 average WAM cut-off: 76.53%
Semester 1, 2018 average WAM cut-off: 69.22%
Semester 2, 2018 average WAM cut-off: 71.25%
This is a guide only and depends on the number of applications and places each round.
Students are required to have a weighted average of at least 70 to be considered for nomination to the University of California.
UCLA Law Exchange
Semester 1, 2016 average cut-off: 68.00%
Semester 2, 2016 average cut-off: 77.60%
Semester 1, 2017 average cut-off: 70.92%
Semester 2, 2017 average cut-off: 75.39%
Handbook/Course Catalogue
Please select your preferred campus from
this link to access the course catalogue.
All requirements and availability of UC Majors can be found
here for each UC campus. Please click on Undergraduate Impacted Majors and Undergraduate Majors for further information.
The University of California has strict prerequisite requirements for the following disciplines:
Business, Economics, Biology, Psychology, Engineering. Nominated students hoping to take subjects in these disciplines must adhere to the prerequisite requirements listed
here.
UCLA Law
Exchange Program
UCLA Law
Course Catalogue
Exchange Advice
Please note that no institution in the USA can guarantee enrolment in a specific subject you may need for progression in your degree. Studying breadth and electives subjects, therefore, is the wisest course of action for an exchange to these institutions. If you do try to study core subjects on exchange and do fail to enrol in one or more of those subjects this may result in having to extend your degree by a semester or full year
Academic Calendar
Term Dates 2018/2019
UCLA Law
Academic Calendar
Credit Load
| Full-time Load Equivalents |
| Semester |
Year |
| Min. 37.5 Melb points |
Max. 50 Melb Points |
Min. 75 Melb points |
Max. 100 Melb points |
Term based campus -
N/A
Law - 8 units
Berkeley - 13 units
Merced - 12 units
|
Term based campus -
24 units
Law - 12 units
Berkeley - 15/16 units
Merced - 15 units |
Term based campus -
34 units
Law - 16 units
Berkeley - 26 units
Merced - 26 units |
Term based campus -
45 units
Law - 24 units
Berkeley - 30 units
Merced - 30 units |
Credit load equivalence at Berkeley amended 21/1/2016.
Under our general exchange agreement, the Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz campuses of the University of California operate on a term system with 3 of these terms being available to exchange students. Students wanting to study at these campuses must be able to stay for two terms in order to do enough credits to equate to one semester at Melbourne. Note that exchange in the Fall and Winter Terms (September to March), means students will NOT be able to return to Melbourne to study in semester 1 because they will miss the first month of the semester (March).
Fall Term: End September - Mid December
Winter Term: Start January - End March
Spring Term: End March - Mid June
For our Law exchange agreement with UC Los Angeles, this campus operates on a semester system similar to Melbourne
Disciplines
When researching potential campuses, please check with the
UCEAP website to ensure your major is offered at your campus of choice. Impacted majors are also listed on this webpage.
| Accounting and Business Information Systems |
Agriculture |
American Studies |
Anatomy and Neuroscience |
| Ancient Greek |
Ancient to Early Modern Studies |
Animal Science and Management |
Anthropology |
| Arabic Studies |
Archaeology |
Architectural History |
Architecture |
| Art History |
Asian Studies |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Biology |
| Biomedical Science |
Biotechnology |
Botany |
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| Chemistry |
Chinese Studies |
Cinema Studies |
Civil and Environmental Engineering |
| Civil Systems |
Classics |
Creative Arts |
Creative Writing |
| Dance |
Development |
Early Childhood |
Earth Sciences |
| Economics |
Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
English Literature/English Language |
Environmental Science |
| Environmental Studies |
European Studies |
Film and Television |
Finance |
| Fine Art |
Food Sciences |
Forestry |
French |
| Gender Studies |
Genetics |
Geography |
German |
| Hebrew Studies |
History |
History and Philosophy of Science |
Horticulture |
| Ibero-American Studies |
Indonesian Studies |
Information Systems |
International Studies |
| Islamic Studies |
Italian |
Japanese Studies |
Jewish Studies |
| Korean Studies |
Landscape Architecture |
Latin |
Linguistics and Applied Linguistics |
| Logic |
Management |
Mathematics and Statistics |
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering |
| Media and Communications |
Microbiology and Immunology |
Music (Performance Based) |
Musicology |
| Optometry and Vision Sciences |
Pathology |
Pharmacology |
Philosophy |
| Physics |
Physiology |
Planning and Design |
Political Science |
| Primary Teaching |
Production |
Psychological Science (Psychology) |
Public Policy and Management |
| Resource Management |
Russian |
Secondary Teaching |
Social Work |
| Sociology |
Swedish |
Thai |
Theatre Studies |
| Theology |
Urban Design and Planning |
Urban Planning |
Veterinary Science |
| Vietnamese |
Visual Arts |
|
|
Note
- The listed disciplines are not necessarily exhaustive and other fields of study might also be available at the partner institution. Moreover, names for fields of study may be different overseas.
- A discipline being listed does not in any way indicate the suitability of the program, nor does it indicate that the discipline is taught in English.
- Approval to study particular subjects at any institution is always at the discretion of the departmental/discipline and faculty advisors at Melbourne and subject to available places at the host institution.
Special Conditions
Important
Students must have completed at least one year of study at tertiary level and have a weighted average of 70% at the time of application for exchange.
Important - UCLA Law
Students must have a weighted average of at least 65% at the time of application for exchange and have completed at least two semesters at the time of commencing their exchange.
The University of California is one of the first universities we nominate exchange students to, due to the early deadlines of this institution. As such if you wish to go on exchange to the University of California, it is only worth you listing this as a first preference in your online application. If you have any questions about this, please contact Melbourne Global Mobility.
UC Majors/Disciplines
The University of California has strict prerequisite requirements for the following disciplines/majors: Business, Economics, Biology, Psychology, Engineering. Nominated students hoping to take subjects in these disciplines must adhere to the prerequisite requirements listed here.
Statistics: UC require completion of MAST10010 Data Analysis 1, MAST10011 Experimental Design & Data Analysis and/or ECON 10005 Quantitative Methods 1
Calculus: UC require completion of MAST10012 Introduction to Mathematics and/or MAST10005 Calculus 1
The Design major and Exercise Biology major is closed and will not be available at all UC campuses.
The following Engineering majors are closed and will not be available:
UCB
Bioengineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Mathematics and Statistics, and Industrial Engineering and Operational Research
UCLA
Aerospace Engineering, Bioengineering, Computer Science, and Mechanical Engineering
UCSB
Computer Science
Review the list of UC majors not open to exchange students and restricted courses at Undergraduate Majors and Undergraduate Impacted Majors.
Students are required to have a weighted average of at least 70 to be considered for nomination to the University of California.
'Lower Division' subjects (code prefixes range from 0-99) are equivalent to first year subjects, 'Upper Division' subjects (code prefixes range from 100-199) are equivalent to second and third year subjects and 'Graduate' subjects (code prefixes range from 200+) are fourth year and higher.
UC Terms and/or Semesters
Under our general exchange agreement, the Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz campuses of the University of California operate on a term system with 3 of these terms being available to exchange students. Students wanting to study at these campuses must be able to stay for two terms in order to do enough credits to equate to one semester at Melbourne.
Note that exchange in the Fall and Winter Terms (September to March), means students will NOT be able to return to Melbourne to study in semester 1 because they will miss the first month of the semester (March).
Fall Term: End September - Mid December
Winter Term: Start January - End March
Spring Term: End March - Mid June
For our Law exchange agreement with UC Los Angeles, this campus operates on a semester system similar to Melbourne
English Language Requirements
Students whose native language is not English and who currently attend institutions where the only language of instruction is English are not required to submit proof of English proficiency to the University of California. The University of California reserves the right to ask for supporting documentation regarding English language proficiency if communication with an individual student or writing in an application is cause for concern.
