Singapore Management University
Singapore

Program Overview

The McIntire School of Commerce and Singapore Management University are offering third-year Commerce students an opportunity to study international business in Singapore during the 2008 spring semester.

Curriculum

The curriculum is designed to provide the essentials of the courses you would have taken at McIntire during this semester, so you will not fall behind your classmates who do not study abroad. The skills you develop and the experiences you have in this program will surely be a very valuable part of your total UVa educational experience. SMU’s course offerings are extensive, and all Commerce students will find a good selection of courses that interest them. During the term abroad, students must complete 4-6 SMU offerings for 12-18 UVa semester hours. Among those 4-6 courses, Commerce students must complete the UVa-taught "Global Strategy and Value Enhancement" course plus at least two other business courses from the pre-approved list. Those three courses will satisfy your Comm 304, 305, and 306 requirements. Finance and Marketing concentrators will be offered a special section of the required Comm 372 and/or Comm 353 in the fall of their fourth year. Additional SMU courses may satisfy appropriate Commerce School or University electives.

NOTE: UVa accepts transfer credit (no grades) for courses taken abroad; however, a course must receive a C or better to transfer credit back to UVa. 

Application Process

Online applications are available on the ISO Web site and are due Sept. 24, 2008. If space is available, additional applications will be approved on a rolling basis until Oct. 15, 2008. Once admission is approved, students will be required to complete an SMU application packet and attend several orientation sessions during the months of November and December.

Housing

Because housing and living expenses are roughly equivalent between Singapore and Charlottesville, UVa students can expect the overall cost of their semester abroad to be similar to what they pay in Charlottesville plus travel expenses.  

Academic Calendar Spring 2008

Degree Requirements

Any non-business course will transfer as elective hours and satisfy non-Commerce elective credits. Any student needing specific non-Commerce courses for minors or majors in the College must get departmental approval. 

NOTE: Courses may not be used to satisfy more than one requirement.  For example, a course may not be taken to satisfy the Comm 304, 305, and 306 Core requirement and also be used as a concentration or elective requirement. The only fourth-year concentration requirements that may be taken before completion of the third-year core are for international business. Other business courses will transfer back as electives.

This program is an exchange program, with tuition being paid to UVa.  Additional information regarding details about the SMU program can be found on the SMU Web site.
 

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