Education Abroad

Housing

Students staying on the Lismore campus will be able to apply for the SCU Village. Students on all either campuses will also be able to apply for off-campus housing.

Housing costs will not be billed through Appalachian State due to the varied options. Students will submit their housing payment directly to SCU or their housing provider.

For more information about housing please visit the SCU accommodation web page. 

Financial

Program Costs

Paid to Appalachian State

	Semester Exchange	Semester Fee Paying
Basic Exchange (App Tuition & Fees)	based on your residency	8,000 AUD ($6300)
1OIED Program Development Fee	$200	$200
Worldwide Health Insurance	$1.45/day	$1.45/day

¹The OIED Program Development Fee will be placed on students’ accounts upon acceptance by the Education Abroad Office. The fee payment confirms your spot and is non-refundable.

*If no exchange spots are available students will be able to attend Southern Cross as a fee-paying study abroad student and Tuition and Fees will be charged at the Southern Cross rate (currently 8,200 AUD per semester)

Estimated Additional Costs

	Semester	Academic Year
Airfare	$1800 - $2200	$1800 - $2200
1Housing	$2900 - $3400	$5200 - $6000
Refundable Housing Deposit	$500 - $700	$500 - $700
Housing Application Fee	$40 - $50	$40 - $50
Housing Additional Fees	$100 - $120	$100 - $120
Meals	$1500 - $2000	$3000 - $4000
2Personal Expenses	$1200 - $1800	$2400 - $3600
Books and Materials	$200 - $400	$400 - $800
Local Transportation	$200 - $400	$400 - $800
Required Australian Health Insurance	$325	$650
Visa (for US Citizens)	$540	$540
Passport	$150	$150
3Appalachian Student Health Insurance	$1110	$2220
4Personal Travel and Spending	$1000 - $2000	$2000 - $4000

¹Housing costs will vary by housing type. 
²Personal expenses includes but is not limited to: toiletries, cell phone, emergency funds, laundry, clothing, utilities, basic travel and entertainment, etc.
³Students are encouraged to maintain a US based health insurance plan while abroad (to exempt out of AppState insurance students must follow the App exemption process - proving that they have insurance coverage for the entirety of the semester.
⁴Personal Travel and Spending amounts will vary by student and will be affected by how often a student goes out, travels, and the items they purchase.
Please note that non-billable costs are estimates only and will be affected by personal spending habits, currency fluctuations, etc. Prices listed in USD unless otherwise noted.
 

Students are encouraged to start planning for their study abroad program costs well in advance. Please use the Student Financial Planning Worksheet to help estimate your anticipated expenses and your anticipated financial resources.  When planning for estimated additional costs students are encouraged to research currency conversion rates. Please visit the Southern Cross website for additional information about living costs. To see a total of the estimated costs for this program please visit the program budget sheets: Fall, Spring.

Financial Aid

The majority of financial aid and scholarships can apply to semester and year-long study abroad programs. For more information please visit the Office of Student Financial Aid web page.

Scholarships

OIED Scholarships
Each semester OIED offers a variety of different scholarship opportunities for students. Scholarship awards range from $250 to $2000. 

Benjamin A Gilman Scholarship
The Gilman Scholarship Program application is open to U.S. citizen undergraduate students who are receiving Federal Pell Grant funding at a two-year or four-year college or university to participate in study and intern abroad programs worldwide.

Fund for Education Abroad
Applicants from groups underrepresented in study abroad and those destined for non-traditional locations are given preference, in an effort to make the demographics of U.S. undergraduates studying abroad reflect the rich diversity of the U.S. population.

For information about additional scholarships please visit our External Scholarships web page.

Academics

For a listing of SCU schools please visit the Academic Schools web page. To locate specific course offerings please visit the Unit Search web page. Clicking on the course name will bring you to a course description. When searching for courses please be sure to take note that the semesters are reversed in Australia (Fall in the US is semester 1 in Australia and Spring in the US is semester 2 in Australia).

All students are expected to maintain at least the equivalent of a full time course load according to Appalachian State and the host university while abroad (whichever is greater). Students participating on the SCU program will be required to enroll in 48 SCU credits per semester. For more information about study abroad enrollment policies, credit approval, and credit and grade conversions please visit the Academics section of our website.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and some programs may fill up before the listed deadline. Each year applications for Fall, Spring, and Summer will open up on August 1st. Once open the deadline will be listed below and an Apply Now button will be available at the top and bottom of this page. Most applications will have a 2 part application process so students are encouraged to complete their OIED application well before the listed deadline.

For more information about deadlines and how to apply please visit our Guide Me web page.