{"id":46,"date":"2011-06-20T15:22:10","date_gmt":"2011-06-20T15:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/studyabroad\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2026-02-06T09:44:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T15:44:12","slug":"exchange","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/studyabroad\/study-at-iowa-state\/exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>The information below is for&nbsp;<strong>Exchange Students<\/strong>&nbsp;wishing to study at Iowa State.&nbsp; Exchange students (undergraduate and graduate) are nominated by one of Iowa State University\u2019s partner universities to study abroad at Iowa State for one or two semesters.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--button-set\">\n\t<div class=\"iastate22-button-set\">\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"iastate22-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   href=\"https:\/\/www.engineering.iastate.edu\/studyabroad\/study-at-iowa-state\/undergraduate-students\/exchange\/exchange-partner-universities\/\">College of Engineering Partner Universities\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">International Exchange Student Application Process<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<p><strong>Application Deadlines:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--table\"><div class=\"iastate22-table\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"caption_one\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Fall Semester (August \u2013 December)<\/td><td><strong>April 1<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Spring semester (January \u2013 May)<\/td><td><strong>October 1<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<p><strong>Before Applying to Iowa State University, please complete the nomination process at your home university.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>Apply online at<strong>: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/isuabroad.iastate.edu\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&amp;Program_ID=11896\" target=\"_blank\">ISU Incoming Exchange Student Application<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<p>If you have questions that your home Exchange Program Coordinator cannot answer, feel free to contact Engineering International Engagement (<a href=\"mailto:eip@iastate.edu\">eip@iastate.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<p><strong>Apply online at:<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/isuabroad.iastate.edu\/index.cfm?FuseAction=Programs.ViewProgram&amp;Program_ID=11896\" target=\"_blank\">ISU Incoming Exchange Student Application<\/a><\/strong>If you have questions that your home Exchange Program Coordinator cannot answer, feel free to contact Engineering International Engagement (<a href=\"mailto:eip@iastate.edu\">eip@iastate.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">After you have received acceptance to ISU:<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div\n\tclass=\"paragraph-widget paragraph-widget--text-html\">\n\t<div class=\"text-content\">\n\t\t<p><strong>Visa Application Process:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After a student has been accepted at ISU, she\/he will receive a DS-2019 (for J-1 Visa) form from ISU to be used for Visa application.<\/li>\n<li>The student submits copies of Admission&#8217;s Acceptance Letter, Financial Statement and DS-2019 forms to U.S. Consulate in own country. (Can take up to 3 months!)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Housing Process:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Housing assignments are made after the exchange application due-date.\u00a0 Assignments for applications received after the due date will be reviewed at a later time and will be based on availability.\u00a0 To ensure housing, it is important that applications are received by the deadline.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Orientation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Students are required to participate in a weeklong Orientation that begins the Friday or Saturday one week before classes start. Computer access, how to buy books, and assimilation to campus and the Ames Community are a sample of the topics covered in this Orientation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Transportation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Transportation and temporary housing information is available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/isso.dso.iastate.edu\/new-student-orientation\">International Students &amp; Scholars Web site<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The information below is for&nbsp;Exchange Students&nbsp;wishing to study at Iowa State.&nbsp; Exchange students (undergraduate and graduate) are nominated by one of Iowa State University\u2019s partner universities to study abroad at Iowa State for one or two semesters. 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