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Macquarie University

*IMPORTANT NOTE: Very limited exchange spaces available at this partner institution for 2025/2026*

Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Website:  
Language of Instruction: English
Registration options: Full Time ONLY
Terms: Session 1 (Late February - Mid/Late June) // Session 2 (Late July - Mid/Late November)

  • Indigenous UVic students may be able to participate in an international co-op opportunity at Macquarie University, through the Indigenous International Exchange Program.
  • For more information, please review the information on the Indigenous co-op website and get in contact with David Busch, the Indigenous Co-op & Career Coordinator.
  • UVic welcomes students from Macquarie for 1-2 terms as incoming exchange students.

Highlights

Maquarie University Central Courtyard Building with lake in foreground
Central Courtyard Building with lake
  • More than 45,000 Students from 114 countries
  • Only 15Km away from the Sydney Central Business District
  • The only university in Australia with its own metro station
  • In the top 1% of universities in the World

Accessibility

  • If you need extra support due to a health condition, you can access our accessibility services to help you with your study life while at Macquarie.
  • You can visit the page to learn more about options available to you.

Areas of Study

  • Arts
  • Science
  • Social Sciences
  • Humanities
  • Fine Arts

Course Catalogue

  • Take a look at Macquarie's and for subjects/units they offer.
  • IMPORTANT: You must check the to see which units are not available to exchange students

  • Unit Guide: information about staff contacts, learning outcomes, assessment tasks, delivery and resources.
  • Course Handbook: unit overview, level, offerings, pre-requisites, learning outcomes, assessments, learning and teaching activities.

Credits

Credits at Macquarie:

  • Full-time option (7.5 UVic units): 40 credit points per term at Macquarie 

Course Evaluations at UVic: 

  • Before departure, UVic students will be able to submit exchange courses to UVic for evaluation. The results will indicate how many UVic units each exchange course is worth, as well as the course equivalency.
  • Students must use the evaluation results to ensure their exchange courses credits add up to the equivalent UVic units. The total number of units for each exchange term should be 4.5 UVic units for part-time exchange or 7.5 UVic units for full-time exchange.
  • This course evaluation process will be made available and explained in detail during the pre-departure session in early October for Spring exchange terms and in late March for Fall exchange terms. Evaluations take 2-6 weeks to complete and will be emailed to students. 
  • Course evaluations results are tentative until the end of the exchange term, when a second, final evaluation is conducted by OREM using the students’ exchange transcript, and the results are applied to their UVic record. 

Exchange credit history

  •  Click here to check out the exchange credit history of courses that have been previously evaluated by UVic for this host university.
  • Students are not limited to this list when selecting courses for their upcoming exchange and should consult the host university’s course catalogue for a full list of offerings.
  • Important note: this document is a guide only and previously evaluated courses are not guaranteed to be evaluated in the same way in the future.
  • After being accepted into the ICS Exchange Program, students will have the chance to submit exchange courses to UVic for evaluation. The results will provide updated unit and credit equivalency information. 

Housing

  •  There are university-operated accommodation and off- campus accommodation options available. Students are responsible for finding and booking their own accommodation.
  • Visit page to learn more about these options. 

How to apply