Recommended Full Academic Load at Exchange
Universities for Full UWA Credit
(Oct 2014)
This following table is a guide for Faculty course advisers and students about the points or credits required to achieve the
equivalent of a standard full load at the UWA per semester. It is based on historical approvals and is continually updated
so should not be used as a predictor of future credit arrangements. Inconsistencies should be brought to the attention of
the Study Abroad Office. This information is primarily for Undergraduate students. Loads may vary for Postgraduate
students.
While on exchange students must retain a full time enrolment status at UWA (no less than 24 points per semester) and
register for a standard full-time academic load at their host university. Enrolment at the host university must be in units
which count for at least 24 UWA credit points (per semester), unless otherwise approved. Do not assume that 4 units at
the host university is equivalent to 4 UWA units.
Any variation to this requires approval from the Faculty before going on exchange. The relevant UWA Faculty
will make the final decision on the equivalent full load acceptable at your host university.
Please note that the host universities use different terminology to that used at UWA.
Units may be called the following: Courses, Modules, Subjects, Papers.
Points may be called the following: Units, Credits, Credit Hours, ECTS (European Credit Transfer System).
University
Unit Value
Austria
Full Load
Requirements
Per Semester
Vienna, University of
Each course is worth 2, 3, 4 or 6 ECTS points
Law - 20 ECTS
All other
Faculties – 30
ECTS
30 ECTS
Vienna University of
Economics & Business
Administration
Brazil
Universidade Estadual de
Campinas (Unicamp)
Canada
Alberta, University of
Each course is normally worth 4 or 6 ECTS points.
British Columbia,
University of
Calgary, University of
Courses are normally worth 3 credits
15 credits
Please contact the UWA Study Abroad Office
15 credits
Courses are normally worth 3 credits
15 credits
Carleton University
Dalhousie University
Each unit is worth 1 credit
2.5 units
5 credits
HEC Montreal
Laval University
Each unit is worth 3 credits
Courses are normally worth 3 credits
15 credits
12 credits
McGill University
Courses are worth 3 or 4 credits
McMaster University
5 courses per semester depending on credit value of each.
15 credits
Engineering -18
credits
Law – 12 credits
15 credits
Montreal, University of
Courses are normally worth 3 credits.
12 credits
Ottawa, University of
Queen’s University
Each course is normally worth 3 credits.
Each course is worth 3 - 4 credits
15 credits
Arts & Science 15 credits
Education - 15
credits
Engineering &
Applied Science 5 courses
Law - 15 credits
Commerce - 5
courses
15 credits
5 courses (2.5
credits)
2.5 units
(Education and Engineering and Applied Sciences unit value may
vary.)
Simon Fraser University
Toronto, University of
Each course is worth 3, 4 or 5 credits
Each course is worth 0.5 credits
Waterloo, University of
5 courses (2.5 units) is considered a full course load, 3 courses
Western Ontario,
University of
Chile
is the minimum
Each course is normally worth 0.5 units (points)
Each course is worth 0.5 credits
Pontificia Universidad
Catolica de Chile
China
Courses are worth 5 or 10 credits.
Chinese University of
Mining and Technology
Fudan University
Please contact the UWA Study Abroad Office
Harbin Institute of
Technology
Nanjing University
Please contact the UWA Study Abroad Office
40 credits
10 credits
15 credits
Peking University (HSCB
Business School)
Shanghai Jiao Tong
University
Tsinghua University
University Science and
Technology China
Zhejiang University
5 courses (2.5
credits)
16 credits
20 credits
Please contact the UWA Study Abroad Office
16 credits OR
Intensive
Chinese
Language
Program
Intensive Chinese Language Program: Includes Chinese Course,
Reading Comprehension, Speaking and Listening. (Students are
placed into the appropriate language course after an interview
upon arrival.)
4 units
Each unit is normally worth 10 ECTS points.
30 ECTS
Copenhagen Business
School
Each unit is normally worth 7.5 ECTS points.
30 ECTS
Copenhagen, University of
Each unit is normally worth 10 or 15 ECTS points.
30 ECTS
Technical University of
Denmark
Finland
Aalto University School of
Business
France
Charles de Gaulle
University (Lille III)
Each unit is normally worth 5 or 10 ECTS points
30 ECTS
Each unit is normally worth 6 ECTS points.
30 ECTS
Students to study 4 courses, including one course 'French for
foreigners'.
Minimum 18
ECTS
EPSCI-ESSEC BBA
Business School
ESC Dijon Bourgogne
Jean Moulin Lyon 3
University
Each course is normally worth 3 to 10 ECTS points.
20 ECTS
Each course is normally worth 4, 5 or 9 ECTS points.
Courses normally range from 3-6 ECTS points.
30 ECTS
30 ECTS
Limoges, University of
1 credit = 0.8 of a UWA point
30 credits is FT
30 credits
Louis Pasteur University
(Strasbourg I)
Paul Cézanne University
Each course is normally worth 3 to 6 ECTS points.
20 ECTS
Each course is normally worth 3 or 6 ECTS points.
5 to 7 courses per semester.
30 ECTS
Denmark
Aarhus University
Pierre and Marie Curie,
University of
Sciences Po Grenoble
[Type text]
19 credits (nonlanguage
students)
30 ECTS
Courses can vary from 2 to 8 ECTS points each.
French as a foreign language class (8 ECTS) is required for
exchange students
20 ECTS points
Sciences Po Lille
Each course is normally worth 5 ECTS or 4 ECTS
20 ECTS
Sciences Po Paris
Each course is normally worth 4, 5 or 9 ECTS points.
20 ECTS
University Sorbonne
Nouvelle (Paris III)
Each course is normally worth 3 to 10 ECTS points.
20 ECTS
Each course is worth 3, 4 or 6 ECTS.
30 ECTS
4 to 6 courses depending on course point/credit value
30 ECTS
Germany
Albert-Ludwigs University,
Freiburg
Eberhard-Karls University,
Tubingen
Free University Berlin
Humboldt University
Ludwig-Maximilian
University, Munich
Passau, University of
RWTH Aachen
Stuttgart University 6 Week Program
Hong Kong
Chinese University of Hong
Kong (CUHK)
City University of Hong
Kong
Hong Kong Polytechnic
University
Hong Kong, University of
Ireland
University College Dublin
Italy
Bocconi University
University of Bologna
Politecnico di Milano
Catholic University of the
Sacred Heart
Universita' Degli Studi Di
Ferrara
Japan
Chuo University
Kansai Gaidai University
Kobe University
30 ECTS
30 ECTS
30 ECTS
13.5 ECTS per German winter semester
Full semester requires 30 ECTS
30 ECTS
4 courses
2 courses = 12
points for UWA
30 ECTS
15 credits
15 credits
Each course is worth 3 points.
15 credits
Each course is normally worth 6 points
30 points
Each course is normally worth 6 ECTS
30 ECTS
Each course is worth 6 points
30
30
30
20
For 1st semester – 15 ECTS points plus the Intensive and
Semester Italian Course.
2nd Semester – 20 ECTS points.
Each course is worth 5, 6 or 8 ECTS points.
Students take a placement test upon arrival.
4 courses
Most are 2 credits each.
ECTS
ECTS
ECTS
ECTS
30 ECTS
Language
Students: Take 8
x language class
per week plus at
least 2 “crosscultural” units.
Other students:
Minimum of 7
academic classes
per week.
4 units
Language
Students:
Take 6 x 90
minute language
classes per week
plus at least 1
“cross-cultural”
unit.
Other Students:
Kwansei Gakuin University
[Type text]
14 credits per
semester.
10 – 11 credits
Nagoya University
15 credits
Oita University
8 courses
Okayama University
14 credits
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific
University
Ritsumeikan University
Each course is normally worth 2 points
Sophia University
12 points per semester
Language course: 8 points (Students take a placement test upon
arrival.)
Non-language courses: 4 points
12 points
(language +
non-language
course)
Each course is normally worth 3 credits
19 credits
Korea University
Each course is normally worth 3 credits
15 credits
Seoul National University
Non-language courses normally worth 3-4 credits
or Korean language course plus 1 cross-cultural course
(minimum 3 credit points)
15 credits
20 credits
5 units
Each course is normally worth 6 ECTS points.
30 ECTS
20 ECTS
Each course is normally worth 5 ECTS points.
30 ECTS
Each course is normally 6 ECTS
30 ECTS
Korea
Sogang University
Malaysia
University Science
Malaysia
Netherlands
Vrije University
Radboud University,
Nijmegen
University College
Maastricht and Maastricht
University
Tilburg University
Utrecht University and
Utrecht University School
of Economics
New Zealand
Otago, University of
12 credits
30 ECTS
Approximately 3 papers
Norway
Bergen University College
Bergen, University of
Norwegian School of
Economics (NHH)
Norwegian University of
Life Sciences (UMB)
Norwegian University of
Science & Technology
(NTNU)
Oslo, University of
Stavanger, University of
Singapore
Nanyang Technological
University
National University of
Singapore
Singapore Management
University
[Type text]
18 credits
60 points
30 ECTS
Each course is worth 5, 10 or 15 ECTS points
3-5 courses depending on course point/credit value
Each course is worth 5-15 ECTS points
3-5 courses depending on course point/credit value
Each course is worth 5, 10 or 15 ECTS points
3-5 courses depending on course point/credit value
Most courses are worth 7.5 ECTS points
30 ECTS
Each course is worth 5, 10 or 15 ECTS points
3-5 courses depending on course point/credit value
Each course is worth 5, 10 or 15 ECTS points
3-5 courses depending on course point/credit value
30 ECTS
Most courses are worth 4 or 5 AUs
20 AUs
(Academic Units)
20 Modular
Credits
(16 for Law
students)
4 Credit points
per semester
4 - 6 modules depending on course point/credit value
Most modules have 4 modular credits
Each course is worth 0.5 or 1.0 credit
30 ECTS
30 ECTS
30 ECTS
30 ECTS
Spain
Comillas Pontifical
University
Sweden
24 ECTS
Lund University
Most courses are worth 7.5 or 15 ECTS credits
30 ECTS
Mälardalen University
Most courses are worth 7.5 or 15 ECTS credits
30 ECTS
Stockholm University
Courses are worth 7.5, 15 or 30 ECTS points
30 ECTS
Uppsala University
Courses are worth 7.5, 15 or 30 ECTS points
30 ECTS
1 ECTS = 30 course working hours
30 ECTS
Switzerland
St. Gallen, University of
University of Zurich
30 ECTS
Università Della Svizzera
Italiana
United Kingdom
Bath, University of
Units worth between 5 and 15 ECTS each
30 ECTS
Each course is normally worth 6 points each
30 ECTS
Bristol, University of
Each course is normally worth 10 or 20 points
4 - 5 courses per semester
2 Bristol credit points = 1 ECTS credit points
60 credits
Cardiff University
Durham University
60 credits
60 credits
Exeter University
Most courses are worth 15 credits each
60 credits
Glasgow, University of
Most courses are worth 10, 20 or 30 points
60 credits
International Study
Centre, Herstmonceux
Castle
Semester programs - The normal load is 5 courses per term.
15 units
(full semester
programs)
Short-term programs – eg. Law Spring Program. The program
requires enrolment in 3 courses of 3 points each.
(The 3 courses in the Law Spring program are equivalent to 12 UWA
points.
Leeds, University of
Leicester, University of
Loughborough, University
of
Manchester, University of
Nottingham, University of
Queen Mary, University of
London
Royal Holloway University
of London
Sheffield, University of
Southampton, University
of
Sussex, University
University College London
USA
Arizona, University of
Auburn University
Bellarmine University
[Type text]
Most courses are worth 10, 20, 30 points
2 Leicester credit points = 1 ECTS credit points
3 courses (9 units short term
programs)
60 credits
60 credits
30 ECTS
120 MBS credits – 60 MBS per semester. Students should take
10 credit courses per semester.
Courses are worth 10 or 20 credits
60 per semester
Modules are usually worth 15 credits
60 credits
Courses are allocated a value of 0.5 CU, (half unit) although
some are given a CU value of 1.0 (whole unit).
O.5 CU = 7.5 ECTS / 1 CU = 15 ECTS
Most courses are worth 10, 20, 30 points
2-6 modules per semester
Modules can vary from 10, 15 20 credits each
30 ECTS / 2 CU
Modules can vary from 10, 15 20,30 credits each
60 credits
60 credits
60 credits/
30ECTS
60 credits
Courses are allocated a value of 0.5 CU, (half unit) although
some are given a CU value of 1.0 (whole unit).
O.5 CU = 7.5 ECTS / 1 CU = 15 ECTS
30 ECTS / 2 CU
Courses are normally worth 3 or 4 credit hours
15 credits
16 credits
15 credits
Courses are normally worth 3 or 4 credit hours
Boston College
Course normally worth 3 or 4 credits
California, University of –
Berkeley (UCB)
Courses are normally worth 3 or 4 units
Note: a unit at UCB is a credit/point
California, University of –
all other campuses
(UCD, UCI, UCLA UCR,
UCSB, UCSD, UCSC)
Courses are normally worth 3, 4 or 5 units
Illinois at UrbanaChampaign, University of
Indiana University
Courses are normally worth 3 or 4 credit hours
Courses are normally worth 3 or 4 credits
15 credit hours
Iowa State University
Courses are normally worth 3 or 4 credit hours
Kansas State
Montana State University
Courses are normally worth 3 or 4 credit hours
15 credits
(undergraduates)
12 credits
(graduates)
15 credit hours
15 credit hours
(All faculties
except ALVA)
Note: a unit at California is a credit/point
University of Montana
Courses are normally worth 3 or 4 credit hours
New Mexico, University of
Courses are normally worth 3 or 4 credit hours
North Carolina State
University
Courses are normally worth 3 or 4 credit hours
Otterbein University
Courses are normally worth 4 credit hours
Pacific University Oregon
15 credits
(12 credits for
graduates)
15 units per
semester
(13 for Architecture
and Landscape
Architecture)
26 units over two
UC quarters = 24
UWA points.
45 units over three
UC quarters
(excluding
Summer) = 48
UWA points.
14 credit hours
12 credit hours
(ALVA Only)
16 credit hours
15 credit hours
(undergraduate)
9 credit hours
(graduate)
16 credit hours
12 for
architecture
9 for Graduate
Business
16 credits
16 credits
Penn State University
Courses are normally worth 3 or 4 credit hours
15 credits hours
Purdue University
Courses are normally worth 3 or 4 credit hours
15 credits hours
Pennsylvania, University of
Each course is normally worth 1 credit unit
4 CU
Presbyterian College
Courses are normally worth 3 or 4 credit hours
16 credit hours
South Dakota, University
of
State University of New
York at Brockport
Texas at Austin, University
of
Vermont, University of
Washington, University of
15 credit hours
Each course is normally worth 3 credit hours
15 credit hours
Courses range from 2 to 5 credit hours
15 credit hours
Courses are normally worth 3 or 4 credit hours
Courses range from 2 to 5 credit hours
15 credit hours
26 credit hours
over 2 quarters =
24 UWA points.
45 credit hours
over three UW
quarters (excluding
Summer) = 48
UWA points.
[Type text]
Willamette University
[Type text]
Courses range from 1 to 0.5 credit hours
4 credits