University of St Andrews
Academic Info
- Preferred application deadlines are: October 15th for Spring semester and April 15th for Fall semester. Call for availability after these dates.
- At the time of application a student should normally have attained a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 on a 4.0 scale. Students should hold Sophomore, Junior or Senior class standing at the time of study.
- Course pre-approval is not available in advance of arrival; final registration takes place on-arrival.
- Students can take courses across disciplines provided they have taken the appropriate pre-requisite courses and there are no clashes in course timetables.
- Fall Only students should be aware that they may be required to sit exams in January.
- Standard full-time credit load: 14-16 U.S. semester-hour credits. The total number of courses will vary depending on the credit weighting of each course.
- Click here for more information on course selection.
As a visiting student, you may take classes within three of the University's Faculties: Arts, Divinity, or Science. You are encouraged to select classes from subjects in which you are majoring and should note that it may not be possible to take classes in more than one Faculty due to scheduling. Course offerings fall within the typical liberal arts curriculum and range from those of the Classics Department, where the first courses were taught in 1413, to coursework within Scotland’s flagship Sustainable Development Undergraduate Programme.
Location
Student Life
- Location: St Andrews
- Student Population: 7,400
- City Population: 18,000
- 52 Miles from Edinburgh Airport to Campus
- 467 Miles from St Andrews to London
- St Andrews consistently ranks among the top 3 universities in the UK for student satisfaction. With approximately 100 societies affiliated with the Students' Association, not to mention the various sports clubs, you’ll have a real chance to integrate and feel a sense of belonging.
- The Sports Center includes a sports hall, gymnasium, weight training room, squash courts as well as extensive playing fields, sports fields and jogging tracks.
- Central computing services provide file storage facilities, email and internet services and access to a range of sophisticated software for data storage, analysis and display.
- Main university library holds over 800,000 books, a growing number of e-book collections, and 11,000+ journals (print & electronic) as well as academic databases and an extensive collection of DVD's.
- Students live in apartments or residence halls with local students. Accommodations can be shared or single room and catered or self-catered.
