Student Exchange

Exchange Programme at University of Washington (UW)

1.	The Agreement
2.	UW – International Programme and Exchanges
3.	UW – Department of Electrical Engineering
4.	UW - English Requirement
5.	UW Academic Calendar
6.	Application Deadlines and Procedures (Autumn, Winter, Spring)
7.	Enquiries

UW - English Requirement

TOEFL: 540 (paper-based); 207 (computer-based); 76 (Internet-based)
International English Language Testing System (IELTS): 6
For more details, please click here.

To be eligible for applying funding support from CityU, students must fulfill another set of English requirement stipulated by the University as below:

1.	A minimum TOEFL score of 213 (computer-based test), 550 (paper-based test) or 79 (internet-based test); or
2.	A minimum IELTS Band 6.5; or
3.	Grade C or above in one of the following subjects: - HKALE Use of English / English Literature - GCE A/AS Level English Language/English Literature/English Language and Literature (Grade B for subjects at GCSE level); or
4.	Grade C or above in an English course approved by Senate for fulfilling the University's language requirement

UW Academic Calendar

In the University of Washington (UW), an academic year is divided into four terms. The rough schedule is given below for students’ reference in planning for their exchange studies. For exact dates of instruction, please refer to UW's Academic Calendar.

	Autumn	Winter	Spring	Summer
				Full Term	A Term	B Term
Instruction begins	Late Sept	Early Jan	Late Mar	Mid June	Mid June	Mid July
Last day of instruction	Early Dec	Early Mar	Early June	Mid Aug	Mid July	Mid Aug
Exam	Mid Dec	Mid Mar	Early June	Last class day

Application Deadlines and Procedures

Deadlines in UW
Admission quarter ...	Apply no later than ...
Autumn	March 15th
Winter	August 1st
Spring	November 1st

Timeline for Autumn Quarter Students
Deadline	Action items	Parties concerned
Jan	Submit the relevant CityU's application forms to EE Department. (For research students, please refer to the Application Information for CityU-EE Research Students	Students
Feb	Screen applications and make recommendation to CityU's Mainland and External Affairs Office (MEAO) or School of Graduate Studies, as appropriate.	CityU-EE
Early March	Announce results	CityU-MEAO/SGS
8 March	Submission of the application documents as required by UW to CityU-EE Application Form for Undergraduate Students Application Form for Research Students	Students
10 March	Posting of all students' applications to UW by express mail	CityU-EE
15 March	All application documents must be received	UW
April - May	Application review	UW
Late May - June	Students admitted; UW student numbers assigned. Once student numbers have been assigned, students may apply for on-campus housing. Acceptance packets express mailed to Partner Universities	UW, Students
June - September	Autumn Quarter Registration	Students
August	Priority Deadline for Housing (Undergraduates)	UW
Late August	Apply for Early Arrival Housing in residence halls (if needed, for orientation week)	Students
Mid September	International Student Orientation	UW
Late September	Classes begin	Students

Timeline for Winter Quarter Students
Deadline	Action items	Parties concerned
Jan	For undergraduate students: Submit the relevant CityU's application forms to EE Department.	Undergraduate Students
Feb	Screen applications and make recommendation to CityU's Mainland and External Affairs Office (MEAO) or School of Graduate Studies, as appropriate.	CityU-EE
Early March	Announce results	CityU-MEAO/SGS
15 May	For research students: Submit Study Leave Application Form (SGS06) and Application Form for Research Activities Funds (SGS14) to EE Department (results will be announced within three weeks.)	Research Students
30 June	Submission of the application documents as required by UW to CityU-EE Application Form for Undergraduate Students Application Form for Research Students	Undergraduate and Research Students
2 July	Posting of all students' applications to UW	CityU-EE
1 Aug	All applications must be received	UW
Oct	Students admitted; UW student numbers assigned. Once student numbers have been assigned, students may apply for on-campus housing. Acceptance packets express mailed to Partner Universities	UW
Nov	Winter Quarter Registration	Students
Jan	International Student Orientation and Classes begin	Students

Timeline for Spring Quarter Students
Deadline	Action items	Parties concerned
15 Sept	Submit the relevant CityU's application forms to EE Department. (for research students, please refer to the Application Information for CityU-EE Research Students)	Students
26 Sept	Screen applications and make recommendation to CityU's Mainland and External Affairs Office (MEAO) or School of Graduate Studies, as appropriate.	CityU-EE
17 Oct	Announce results	CityU-MEAO/SGS
21 Oct	Submission of the application documents as required by UW to CityU-EE Application Form for Undergraduate Students Application Form for Research Students	Students
22 Oct	Posting of all students' applications to UW	CityU-EE
1 Nov	All applications must be received	UW
December - January	Students admitted; UW student numbers assigned. Once student numbers have been assigned, students may apply for on-campus housing. Acceptance packets express mailed to Partner Universities	UW
Late March	Classes begin	Students

Enquiries

At UW

brenda@ee.washington.edu

www.ee.washington.edu

At CityU

eelucia@cityu.edu.hk

Last updated : 4 May 2011