Program Overview

Program Overview

The Singapore Management University Exchange program allows students to enroll directly in courses taught at Singapore Management University, a world-class AACSB accredited university in Singapore's capital city. Students can choose from a variety of business-related coursework at SMU, with coursework taught in English. The program accepts two to four University of Oregon students per year.

Academic Details

• The program offers a wide range of business and management-oriented classes, including:
  • Accountancy
  • Corporate Communication
  • Economics and Statistics
  • Finance
  • Information Systems
  • Law and Legal Studies
  • Marketing
  • Operations Management
  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resources
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Quantitative Finance
  • Sociology
  • Strategic Management
  • Science and Technology
  • Arts and Language
• Modeled after the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, SMU offers seminar-style teaching in small class sizes, creative thinking, and dynamic exchange of ideas between faculty and students.
• All classes at SMU are taught in English.
• SMU has approximately 300 faculty members who are selectively recruited from around the world to advance knowledge in teaching and research.

Course Equivalencies

• UO students: please refer to the UO Course Equivalency Process and the UO Office of the Registrar Course Equivalency Database.
• Non-UO students: actual credit awarded is determined by the relevant department at your university in consultation with the study abroad office.

Housing Description

• As an exchange student, you must make your own housing arrangements.
• You can stay in a hostel for the first few nights until you are able to find an apartment to share with usually around three to four other exchange students.
• SMU provides resources and connects you with other exchange students prior to arriving in Singapore to aid in the process of finding housing.

Budget and Price

2025 Fall Semester

• GEO Program Fees
  • UO Exchange Program Fee Oregon Resident: $4,885
  • UO Exchange Program Fee Non-Resident: $11,550
  • UO Study Abroad Fee: $500
  • Estimated UO Insurance: $335
• Estimated Additional Expenses
  • Estimated housing: $5,018
  • Estimated meals: $2,678
  • Estimated airfare from Eugene to Singapore: $1,800
  • Estimated books & course supplies: $135
  • Estimated cost of acquiring passport: $150
  • Estimated cell phone expenses: $200
  • Estimated travel clinic & pre-departure physical: $50
  • Estimated local transportation: $675
  • Estimated SMU student fee & Singapore insurance: $200
  • Estimated visa expenses: $100
  • Estimated additional living expenses: $2,050
• Total Estimated Total Cost of Participation Oregon Resident: $18,775
• Total Estimated Total Cost of Participation Non-Resident: $25,440

Academic Year

• GEO Program Fees
  • UO Exchange Program Fee Oregon Resident: $9,770
  • UO Exchange Program Fee Non-Resident: $23,100
  • UO Study Abroad Fee: $1,000
  • Estimated UO Insurance: $720
• Estimated Additional Expenses
  • Estimated housing: $11,150
  • Estimated meals: $5,950
  • Estimated airfare from Eugene to Singapore: $1,800
  • Estimated books & course supplies: $270
  • Estimated cost of acquiring passport: $150
  • Estimated cell phone expenses: $500
  • Estimated travel clinic & pre-departure physical: $50
  • Estimated local transportation: $1,500
  • Estimated SMU student fee & Singapore insurance: $300
  • Estimated visa expenses: $100
  • Estimated additional living expenses: $4,500
• Total Estimated Total Cost of Participation Oregon Resident: $37,760
• Total Estimated Total Cost of Participation Non-Resident: $51,090

2026 Spring Semester

• GEO Program Fees
  • UO Exchange Program Fee Oregon Resident: $4,885
  • UO Exchange Program Fee Non-Resident: $11,550
  • UO Study Abroad Fee: $500
  • Estimated UO Insurance: $335
• Estimated Additional Expenses
  • Estimated housing: $5,018
  • Estimated meals: $2,678
  • Estimated airfare from Eugene to Singapore: $1,800
  • Estimated books & course supplies: $135
  • Estimated cost of acquiring passport: $150
  • Estimated cell phone expenses: $200
  • Estimated travel clinic & pre-departure physical: $50
  • Estimated local transportation: $675
  • Estimated SMU student fee & Singapore insurance: $200
  • Estimated visa expenses: $100
  • Estimated additional living expenses: $2,050
• Total Estimated Total Cost of Participation Oregon Resident: $18,775
• Total Estimated Total Cost of Participation Non-Resident: $25,440

Cancellation Policy

• Cancellation Date | Cancellation Penalty
  • Upon acceptance to the program: Student agrees to $500 non-refundable program deposit
  • 8 weeks before program start date: Student is responsible for 50% of total GEO program fees
  • Program start date or after program begins: Student is responsible for 100% of total GEO program fees

Language Requirement

• None

Academic Standing by Program Start

• Junior or Above

Location

• Asia, Singapore

GPA

• 3.0