Credits and Fees - Visiting Students

The Oxford Colleges vary slightly in their academic programmes. Normally, an Oxford College will recommend to the Visiting Student's US home college that he or she receive between 14 and 16 US semester credits for the completion of between 14 and 18 Oxford tutorials, within 13 weeks of residence each term. The academic programme for each student is always under the supervision of each Oxford College. US students normally earn between 14 and 16 semester credits for half an academic year. The Term for a Visiting Student who does academic work over a thirteen-week period is therefore normally equivalent to a standard US semester.

Visiting Students enrolled for the entire academic year will normally earn between 36 and 39 US semester credits. It is always the responsibility of the US home college to award credits, and proper arrangements for credit transfer should be made in advance.

Programme costs for the 1999-2000 academic year, usually equivalent to 36 to 39 US semester credits, are $35,800. This includes Oxford College and University tuition and fees, six educational tours a term, Oxford Union Society membership, a medical plan and single-room housing in a flat or house, normally with at least one British student (a few scarce rooms in the very centre are doubles). To give students more flexibility, we do not charge for meals. Meal costs in Oxford colleges are about $700 per term, or about half the cost in comparable US colleges. There is a damage/security deposit of $250 per term, returnable (minus any charges) after the housing has been inspected and bills received by WISC.


"The academic program has been outstanding - all my tutors were excellent." MC, University of Chicago

The costs for one term in 1999-2000, usually the equivalent of 14 to 16 semester credits or one standard US semester, with thirteen weeks in residence, are $15,800. The costs for two terms in 1999-2000 (Fall and Winter or Winter and Spring) are $26,800. Two terms are usually equivalent to between 28 and 32 US semester credits. The costs for the optional five-credit September 1999 (pre-Fall) programme (which is supervised by the University of Oxford) are $3,200. Fees for 2000-2001 will probably increase slightly. The core course in British society is offered at no extra cost.


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