Eligibility, Application and Acceptance

Outgoing Students

Eligibility

Applications for international exchange are submitted online - please read through all of the information on this page before submitting your application.

In order to be eligible to participate in the Haskayne International Exchange Program, you must meet the following eligibility requirements:

  • Minimum 60 units (20 courses) completed towards your BComm.
  • Minimum 3 of BTMA 317, FNCE 317, MKTG 317, OBHR 317, OPMA 317 completed prior to exchange term.
    • Strongly recommended to complete ENTI 317 and MGST 391 before you go.
  • Minimum GPA of 2.90 or higher on last 30 units at time of application review.
    • Note: some partner institutions have separate GPA requirements that supersede ours.

If you are slightly below one of these eligibility requirements, please contact us to discuss.

Application Deadlines

Applications for Summer 2025, Fall 2025 and Winter 2026 exchanges open October 1, 2024.

Note: students are chosen based on best fit during the competitive round.

Partners with available space after the competitive application round will be re-opened, and spaces will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis (eligible applicants only). Some partners may closer earlier than these final deadlines below; please contact an exchange advisor if you have any questions.

Competitive Deadline(s): 

Summer 2025: November 11, 2024

Fall 2025 and Winter 2026: January 5, 2025

Final deadline(s):

  • Summer 2025: January 5, 2025
  • Fall 2025: March 15, 2025
  • Winter 2025: August 15, 2025 
     

Note: The final deadline for Semester at Sea (Fall 2025 and Winter 2026) is April 15, 2025.

Online Application

Start preparing these pieces in advance for your online application. Applications can be started and saved before being submitted.

  • The questions on the application will give you an opportunity to tell us more about yourself, why you are applying to this particular host institution, and how you plan to fund your experience. You will also be asked to provide your passport information – if your passport is currently being renewed and you do not have this information, please explain that and send us your passport information via email as soon as you receive it.
  • If you are applying for this exchange with a friend, you’ll be able to add their name and UCID to your application so we can review your applications together. Note you will be asked if you prefer to stay with your friend(s) or go to your first choice – your answer is kept confidential and allows us to help prioritize your goals for your experience abroad.
  • You do not have to submit new answers for each application you submit, but it is recommended that you modify your answer regarding why you chose that particular country/city/partner institution.
  • Research the selected universities’ course offerings and prepare a list of tentative courses with course names/titles and numbers (course descriptions or timetabling not needed). You will need it for the online application.
  • Course offerings can be found on the partner institutions websites, linked under our Exchange Partners page.
  • Please note: Lists are tentative and often based on the host university's current or previous year's course offerings. You are not committed to these courses, we just want to be sure you’re familiar with the academic programs at each selected university and have plenty of suitable courses available. You do not need to confirm transfer credit for courses at this stage; this will be done after approval.

Online Questionnaire (written)

All students who have successfully submitted an application for a competitive exchange partner will be sent a link to the mandatory online questionnaire. This written questionnaire helps us to determine “best fit” for competitive partners.

The online questionnaire link will be emailed to applicants shortly after the competitive deadline (above). Only students who have applied to competitive partners will be required to complete this questionnaire.

The deadline to complete the questionnaire will be noted in the email; it should be approximately 2 weeks after the competitive deadline (above). Failure to complete the questionnaire will result in your application being reviewed for non-competitive partner institutions only.

Acceptance

The Haskayne exchange program specialists will review your application for your first choice host institution, ; We will review alternative choice host institutions only in the event that we cannot accept a student to their first choice host institution.

After you have received the acceptance email you will need to complete the Program Registration in RAISA. This is crucial information that is sent to Risk Management in the event of an emergency or situation while you are away. Please complete this Program Registration as soon as you receive acceptance to the exchange program. You can edit the host country contact information section after initial submission (IE after you arrive in the host country and confirm your contact details there). 

If you ever have any questions about your exchange, please don't hesitate to contact us.