Academic Information

Course & Study Level

4th year (HBA2) = 4000 Level Courses (0.5 Ivey Credits)

Exchange students can only take courses offered by Ivey and are not permitted to take courses in other departments at Western University. The students that are most successful in the Ivey HBA program are in their final year of an Undergraduate program or in their early years of a Master’s level program at their home university.

Exchange students are required to take a minimum 4 courses. If students are looking to take the maximum amount of 5 courses, they will need a “letter of recommendation” from their home University sent to the Exchange Coordinator recommending they take the maximum 5 courses to fulfill their graduation requirements.

Course selection will be on a first come, first served basis. There are a certain number of seats that are reserved for exchange students in all of our electives but they will quickly fill up. We will have a waitlist for classes that are at capacity that will typically see a lot of movement during the add/drop period where students can also make changes to their schedule and possibly come off the waitlist into a preferred class. There is no guarantee on course availability. Access to the full course listing and academic schedule will be available prior to the registration.

Spring (Late Nominations) – Beginning of September

This selection period will be open to all Ivey HBA2 students so options may become limited. There is no guarantee on course availability. Students should exercise flexibility with alternative courses.

All fees subject to change annually.

* Fees vary based on specific courses you select and also the number of courses you are taking, either 4 or 5 in total. Fees will be assessed and applied to your student account after the add/drop selection period has ended.

In the Spring an email will be sent to Exchange Coordinators at partner schools with nomination instructions. Nominations are made through an online portal (link will be provided) requiring information to be uploaded for each student.

Nomination Deadlines

Application Requirement

Following the nomination deadline, students will be contacted with instructions on completing the online application. This application form is used for administration purposes. It is not intended as an “application” to the HBA Exchange Program. They have been selected and nominated by their home school and therefore they are accepted to Ivey.

Required documents

• Online application form;
• Transcript/grade report (electronic form accepted);
• Online biography (confirmation it has been completed); and,
• Proof of English Proficiency.

Students who are not native speakers of English must have an English language proficiency equivalent to one of the following:

All exchange students are required to pay for UHIP (University Health Insurance Plan). UHIP is mandatory and students are automatically enrolled in UHIP for the duration of which they are here on exchange.

UHIP covers medical and hospital expenses such as: physicians’ services, diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, surgery, x-rays, hospital services, and emergency dental care in a hospital.

Services that are not covered by the plan include: charges for dental care not approved by the plan, eyeglasses, and prescription medication.

For more information about UHIP, please visit our website.