St Andrews Abroad programmes are not available on programmes which already contain an External Placement or Year Abroad.  Students may apply to spend a full year abroad.  Semester options are unsuitable for Chemistry students.

Computer Science students should study abroad for the full academic year. 

St Andrews Abroad programmes are available to both Joint and Single Honours students. However, Single Honours students who wish to apply to the University of California are unable to select UCLA or Berkley when shortlisting campuses.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - for the degree in Financial Economics and Financial Economics and Mathematics, participation will be conditional on the identification of Finance modules that can replace the core (compulsory) modules for the degree. When this is not possible, students will be asked to arrange their exchange in a way that allows them to take the relevant modules in St Andrews (e.g. the exchange might be limited to one specific semester).

Geography and Sustainable Development students should speak to the School’s Study Abroad Coordinator before applying to Study Abroad. Study abroad programmes are open to Single Honours and Joint Honours students. Single Honours Students intending to take one semester abroad should be aware that in doing so they may be missing required elements of their programme of study. We would encourage you to plan carefully and early.  Joint Honours students have more flexibility but module choices in 3rd year may affect available 4th year modules.  All students must carefully select their module choices to adequately prepare them for their studies in 4th year. They should liaise carefully with SGSD on their module choices.

The University of Virginia is only open to Joint Honours students.

The University's agreement with Western University is with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences only. It is very unlikely that courses in the Ivey Business School will be available.

Degree restrictions:

• St Andrews Abroad programmes are not available to four year Fast Track MMath students.
• Students on five year MMath programmes may study abroad in the first Honours year (i.e. third year). 
• Direct Entry MMath students can study abroad in the third year of their studies only and must discuss their application and options with the School’s Study Abroad Coordinator before applying.

Students applying to the University of California are unable to select Berkeley as one of their campus choices.

Purdue University is only open to Joint Honours students. 

Academic requirements for direct entry students: passes at first attempt in any module from MT2501-MT2508, with the average of the best four grades of those taken being 15 or higher and no more than two grades of those taken below 11

Neuroscience students have the option to study abroad for one semester or the full academic year, subject to approval by the Study Abroad Coordinator.

Physics and Astronomy students should note that all study abroad offers are conditional upon the following:

• For Level 2 students applying to study abroad in Junior Honours: Passes at a mean grade of 15 or better in PH2011 and PH2012; and passes at a mean grade of 15 or better in MT2501 and MT2503.
• For Junior Honours students applying to study abroad in Senior Honours: Maintain a credit-weighted mean of 15 or better.

All Semester One grades from the academic year within which you apply for Study Abroad will be reviewed by the Physics Study Abroad Coordinator.  Offers will be withdrawn for students who don’t meet these minimum grade standards, whether in January or in June.  These requirements are intended to ensure that you have the best chance of success at our partner institutions where teaching styles and expectations can vary.

• Physics and Astronomy students who wish to apply for one semester at Melbourne can do so only in semester two of Junior Honours or semester one of Senior Honours. Please note students that wish to go to NUS can only do so in Semester two of their JH year or Semester one of their SH. Please discuss the best option for you with your Study Abroad Coordinator. 
• All full-year placements at an Australian institution must take place in semester two of Junior Honours and semester one of Senior Honours. 
• BSc and MPhys Physics students applying to Macquarie can only study abroad for the full academic year.  This placement must take place in semester two of Junior Honours and semester one of Senior Honours.
• Junior Honours students must have had MT2506 at Sub-honours, or be willing to undertake some self-study in the summer prior (with School support if needed).
• Hong University of Science and Technology: in most cases Junior Honours BSc/ MPhys students will need to attend full-year only; and Senior Honours MPhys students in Semester Two only (with the possibility of extending to Semester One of the MPhys year). Junior Honours students need MT2506 Vector Calculus or be willing to undertake some self-study in the summer prior (with School support if needed, not more than five St Andrews credits of effort hours). Applicants should consult with the School's Study Abroad Coordinator regarding their options.

All placements are for the full academic year only.

The University of Virginia is only open to Joint Honours students.