- Founded in 1895 and is a specialist social science university
- LSE has 29 academic departments and institutes, 19 reseach centres and in 2021 became the first Carbon Neutral verified university in the UK
- Ranked the top university in London by The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024, Guardian Best UK Universities Guide 2024 and, for the 12th year running, by the Complete University Guide 2024
- Ranked 2nd in Europe and 5th in the world for social science and management subjects in the QS World and Subjects Rankings 2023
- The Student's Union has over 200 societies and over 40 sports clubs
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Partner university’s areas of study
Eligibility and Timing
Terms Offered
Who can go?
- This partner has a minimum cumulative average requirement of 77%
- LSE only accepts full-year students and does not offer single-semester options. Teaching is delivered in the first two whilst the final term is dedicated to exams.
- Students are only eligible to attend after their second year (ie: you must have completed two full-time years of study, preferably at UBC, by the time you join the school.
Term Dates
- UBC Full year (LSE Autumn term then Winter term then Spring term): September to June
Credits
Course equivalency formula
4 LSE credits = 1 UBC credit
Credit transfer process
The transfer credit process takes approximately 16 weeks following each submission deadline. You should allow sufficient time to meet important deadlines that may affect you (e.g. application for graduation, registration in courses that require prerequisites that you took on exchange, entry to a major/honours program, etc.)
For more information about Go Global transfer credit
Course Information
* Students who have special requirements or require academic accommodation should contact a Go Global advisor regarding their needs at least six weeks prior to the application deadline.
Type of Go Global Experiences
Course information and restrictions
Students select four full unit year long courses (or the equivalent in half units) from the 300+ available each year. Detailed course guides can be found in the School’s Calendar. Students should read the information for ‘General Course’ students.
Whilst some courses have mid year (January) exams the vast majority are formally assessed just once at the end of the academic year, in May/June.
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Transfer Credits And Equivalent Courses At This University
Check out the courses that previous students have transferred back to UBC in the last 5 years using our Course Search Tool. If you don't see a particular course you listed, it simply means you need to submit it as a new course request through the Transfer Credit Portal while on your Go Global experience. For more information, please visit the Go Global Transfer Credit webpage.
Exchange Tuition
- 15 credits or equivalent full-time program fee per term, paid to UBC
- Some exceptions may apply
Scholarships and awards
The Go Global Award $1000
All students accepted to Go Global for Exchange, Research Abroad, or Study Abroad travel programs are automatically considered for this award. If you meet the eligibility criteria, you'll be notified of your award after you're accepted to Go Global and after you get nominated to apply to the partner university.
Additional Awards
Students who are eligible for awards may receive one UBC or UBC-affiliated international learning award. If you're eligible, you are always offered the highest-value award. Unless stated otherwise, you need to meet eligibility criteria set out by the University Senate regarding awards.
Check out international learning awards and eligibility.
Information for US students:
If you are a student from the United States, please check the US Department of Education Lookup Tool to ensure that any partner institution you wish to attend on Exchange is Title IV ‘eligible’ for Federal Student Aid for the year in which you intend to study there. For institutions outside of the US, select “Foreign Country” from the “State” dropdown menu.
If you attend an eligible institution, then you may receive Title IV federal student loans while on Exchange.
If you attend an ineligible institution:
- You will not be eligible for US federal student loans,
- You may invalidate any US student aid you have previously received for your studies at UBC,
- You may be required to immediately begin repaying your US student loans, and
- You may not be eligible for any future US student aid for the remainder of your studies at UBC.
Additional Fees
GO LSE students will be required to pay an immigration health surcharge (IHS) as part of their Student Immigration Permission application fee. This entitles them to access National Health Service (NHS) care at no additional cost on the same basis as a permanent
UK resident. Private medical insurance is not required but is advisable if you are travelling outside the UK. Note that stude nts may need to pay for dental and optical treatment as well as prescribed medicines.
Types of accommodation available
Housing notes
All students who accept their offer and make an accommodation booking by the published deadline are guaranteed a place in LSE or University of London accommodation (subject to availability). Information on available student accommodation can be found
here: https://www.lse.ac.uk/student-life/accommodation/search-accommodation?collection=lse-accommodation&sort=metaavailability
Students seeking private housing can find information here: https://www.lse.ac.uk/student-life/accommodation/private-housing