State University of New York at Albany (SUNY), USA

The State University of New York at Albany, USA, is a research institution with campuses in Albany, Guilderland, and Rensselaer, New York, USA. Founded in 1844, the University offers 120 undergraduate programmes and over 125 graduate courses and is a part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. The University has been recognized as being in the top ten for graduate programmes amongst criminal justice, information technology and public administration by the U.S News and World Report.

Albany is the capital of the U.S. state of New York and is located roughly 135 miles north of New York City. Albany is the perfect location for students as the city has a population of almost 100,000 and is home to four active-entrainment areas; Madison Avenue, Pearl Street, Delaware Avenue and Lark Street.

Mobility partner

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  • Estimated number of mobility places: 7-10 (or more) full-year or 14-20 (or more) semester places

Available Subject Areas

Please ensure that you research the courses available to you as an exchange student, and check with your subject coordinator(s) that these courses are suitable for your Glasgow degree programme. Please note that partner course offerings may change on a yearly basis.

Please research course level; content and assessment structures; partner academic pre-requisites for exchange students; whether enough courses / credits are available in your degree subject(s) to meet your Glasgow degree credit requirements; language of teaching and for Joint Honours students, whether the partner has any restrictions on taking courses from different Schools/Faculties.

  • Accounting & Finance
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Business & Management
  • Central & East European Studies
  • Computing Science
  • Digital Media & Information Studies
  • Earth Science and Geology
  • Economic & Social History
  • Economics
  • Education
  • Electronics/Electrical Engineering
  • English Language
  • English Literature
  • Geography
  • History
  • History of Art
  • Life Sciences
  • Maths
  • Music
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Politics and International Relations
  • Scottish Literature
  • Sociology
  • Statistics
  • Theatre Studies
  • Theology & Religious Studies
  • Urban Studies/Public & Social Policy

Key facts

  • Calendar: Fall semester: late August-mid December; Spring semester: late January-mid May
  • Course catalogue
  • Grading System
  • Credit guidance: typical full course load per semester = 15, may exceed 19 with permission from Dean (credit range/semester 12-19)
  • Campus location: The University has three campuses: the Uptown Campus in Albany and Guilderland's McKownville neighbourhood, the Downtown Campus in Albany, and the East Campus in the City of Rensselaer, just across the Hudson River from Albany.
  • Accommodation is guaranteed for exchange students.

Travel and costs

  • University of Glasgow Financial Support
  • Cost of living
  • USA Immigration: protocol states that students applying to a US partner usually in March/April must provide evidence that they have sufficient funds to cover all expenses while in the United States. Full information of the financial sum required will be found on the US partner webpages and on the US Embassy webpages for their home country.

Useful weblinks

 

 

 


University at Albany, State University of New York, 1400 Washington Ave., Albany, NY 12222

Partner web
http://www.albany.edu/

Partner mobility web
https://abroad.albany.edu/international-visiting-exchange-students/

Mobility contact
studyabroad@albany.edu

Disability support
https://www.albany.edu/dean-students/disability