Global Luxury Management
North Carolina State University - SKEMA Business School
Dual Degree Program
Calendar Overview
This dual degree program is taught in English at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC for the Fall semester
(August to December) and at the SKEMA Sophia Antipolis campus for the Spring semester (January to April).
Please note that the Fall 2015 semester at NCSU for GLM students begins August 10, 2015. All students are required
to be present for the first day of Orientation.
Fall 2015 Semester Dates: August 10, 2015 – December 16, 2015
Admission Requirements:
English Proficiency:
 All non-US citizen applicants must demonstrate proficiency in English at a level necessary to be successful in
a graduate program at NC State. This requirement can be met in one of the following ways:
1. Provide valid IBT TOEFL with an overall score of at least 80 and minimum test scores for each section:
Listening
Reading
Writing
Speaking
18 points
18 points
18 points
18 points
TOEFL must be no older than two years (24 months) prior to the beginning of the requested entry term.
Student must request that the TOEFL IBT score be sent directly to NCSU by ETS (school code: 5496)
2. Provide valid IELTS score with an overall score of at least 6.5 and minimum test scores for each section:
Listening
Reading
Writing
Speaking
6.5
6.5
6.5
6.5
IELTS must be no older than two years (24 months) prior to the beginning of the requested entry term.
Student must request that the IELTS score be sent directly to NCSU
3. Be a citizen of a country where English is the official language and the language of instruction in higher
education
4. Have successfully completed at least one year of full-time study in a degree program at a four-year US
College or university.
Internship:
 In order to obtain the Global Luxury Management degree from NC State University, you must complete an
end-of-year internship which is directly related to your field of study (a job or other professional work
experience is also accepted).
Visa Information (Raleigh, North Carolina):
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Students who are not legal residents of the United States will be required to request a J-1 exchange visa in
order to study on the NC State campus
Details on how to obtain the J-1 exchange visa will be provided by SKEMA’s International Office
Students will need to provide NC State with an official bank statement in order to obtain the DS-2019
(necessary document for the J-1 exchange visa)
Important Notice – Two Year Home Country Physical Presence Requirement:
Certain J-1 exchange visitors are subject to a two-year home-country physical presence requirement which requires
you to return to your home country for at least two years at the end of the exchange visitor program. This is also
known as the foreign residence requirement under U.S. law, Immigration and Nationality Act, section 212(e).
If you are unable to return to your home country to fulfill the two-year requirement, you must obtain a waiver
approved by the Department of Homeland Security prior to changing status in the U.S. or being issued a new visa in
certain categories for travel to the U.S.
Students from the following countries may be subject to the Two Year Home Country Physical Presence
Requirement:
Albania
Algeria
Argentine
Bahrain
Bangledesh
Belize
Benin
Bolivia
Burino Faso
Burma
Cameroon
China
Congo
Costa Rico
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Eritea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Ghana
Guatemala
Guyana
Honduras
Jamaica
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Laos
Lebanon
Liberia
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Montenegro
Mozambique
Nambia
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Paraguay
Peru
Phillipines
Romania
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Sri Lanka
Swaziland
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tongo
Trinidad & Tobago
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Venezuala
West Bank & Gaza
Strip
Yemen
Zambia
Housing Information (Raleigh, North Carolina):
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NC State and SKEMA’s International Office will provide students with a Raleigh Housing Guide which will help
students find housing near campus
Additional School Fees:
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If you are a student admitted into SKEMA’s Programme Grande Ecole before September 2011, you will need
to pay the NC State Campus Facilities Fee in order to have access to all of the services and facilities available
on NC State campus. The NC State Campus Facilities Fee is 750€ per semester.