# Applying for exchange
**Source**: https://employability.uq.edu.au/get-edge/global-experiences/semester-based-exchange/applying-exchange
**Parent**: https://employability.uq.edu.au/exchange-funding
So you've decided you want to apply for a semester-based exchange!
Before you start the application process make sure you have [confirmed that you are eligible](https://employability.uq.edu.au/get-experiences/global-experiences/student-exchange/eligibility-criteria) and [know where you want to go](https://employability.uq.edu.au/student-exchange/find-host).
If you are having difficulty at any stage of the application process, please contact an [Internships and Global Experiences Coordinator](https://employability.uq.edu.au/team/global-experiences) for help. Do not contact your host institution directly as all enquiries must be made through Global Experiences until you are formally accepted.
1. [Complete a progression check](https://employability.uq.edu.au/get-edge/global-experiences/semester-based-exchange/applying-exchange?p=0#0)
2. [Choosing a host university](https://employability.uq.edu.au/get-edge/global-experiences/semester-based-exchange/applying-exchange?p=1#1)
3. [Prepare your study plan](https://employability.uq.edu.au/get-edge/global-experiences/semester-based-exchange/applying-exchange?p=2#2)
4. [Gather Course Profiles](https://employability.uq.edu.au/get-edge/global-experiences/semester-based-exchange/applying-exchange?p=3#3)
5. [Submit online application to UQ](https://employability.uq.edu.au/get-edge/global-experiences/semester-based-exchange/applying-exchange?p=4#4)
1. [Attend the Next Steps session](https://employability.uq.edu.au/get-edge/global-experiences/semester-based-exchange/applying-exchange?p=5#5)
2. [Application outcome](https://employability.uq.edu.au/get-edge/global-experiences/semester-based-exchange/applying-exchange?p=6#6)
3. [Submit supporting documents](https://employability.uq.edu.au/get-edge/global-experiences/semester-based-exchange/applying-exchange?p=7#7)
4. [Apply to the host university](https://employability.uq.edu.au/get-edge/global-experiences/semester-based-exchange/applying-exchange?p=8#8)
5. [Meet host country entry requirements](https://employability.uq.edu.au/get-edge/global-experiences/semester-based-exchange/applying-exchange?p=9#9)
## 1. Complete a progression check
Progression checks (or program planners) allow students to self-check the courses they have already completed, and those remaining in their UQ program.
Make sure you are aware of the [course requirements](https://my.uq.edu.au/programs-courses/) of your UQ program before completing the progression check/program planner.
**Important:** Going on exchange in your final semester may delay your graduation date.
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### How to complete a progression check for your faculty?
#### HASS Faculty
#### Languages
For more information from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS), please see: [Program Advice](https://hass.uq.edu.au/program-advice)
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#### Science Faculty
For more information from the Faculty of Science, please see: [Read this](https://employability.uq.edu.au/files/80233/ADVICE%20FROM%20THE%20SCIENCE%20FACULTY.pdf)
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#### BEL Faculty
For more information from the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law (BEL), please see: [Progression Checks](https://bel.uq.edu.au/for-students/program-course-advice/how-to-complete-progression-check)
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#### EAIT Faculty
For more information from the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and IT (EAIT), please see: [Contact faculty](https://www.eait.uq.edu.au/contact)
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### Find out more about progression checks in other faculties
- Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences (HaBS): [Contact faculty](http://www.habs.uq.edu.au/contact)
- Faculty of Medicine: [Contact faculty](https://medicine.uq.edu.au/contact)
[Choosing a host university Next](https://employability.uq.edu.au/get-edge/global-experiences/semester-based-exchange/applying-exchange?p=1#1)
- [Get started](https://employability.uq.edu.au/get-edge/global-experiences/semester-based-exchange/seek-advice-about-student-exchange)
- [Eligibility criteria](https://employability.uq.edu.au/get-edge/global-experiences/semester-based-exchange/eligibility-criteria)
- [Costs and funding](https://employability.uq.edu.au/exchange-funding)
- [Find a host university](https://employability.uq.edu.au/student-exchange/find-host)
- [Applying for exchange](https://employability.uq.edu.au/get-edge/global-experiences/semester-based-exchange/applying-exchange)
- [Prepare to go on exchange](https://employability.uq.edu.au/get-edge/global-experiences/semester-based-exchange/prepare-go-exchange)
- [While overseas](https://employability.uq.edu.au/get-edge/global-experiences/semester-based-exchange/while-overseas)
- [Returning to UQ](https://employability.uq.edu.au/get-edge/global-experiences/semester-based-exchange/returning-uq)
- [Speak to an adviser](https://employability.uq.edu.au/team/global-experiences)
- [Glossary of Terms](https://employability.uq.edu.au/global-experiences/glossary)
### Exchange deadlines
**Application for Exchange in UQ Semester 1:**\
**Open:** 24 April (for Semester 1 of the following year)\
**Close:** 31 May (for Semester 1 of the following year)
**Application for Exchange in UQ Semester 2:**\
**Open:** 24 September (for Semester 2 of the following year)\
**Close:** 31 October \
**Last Chance Apps Close:** 31 January 2026 for Sem 2, 2026 exchange\
[Find a host university](https://employability.uq.edu.au/student-exchange/find-host)
[Global Experiences\
Frequently Asked Questions](https://support.my.uq.edu.au/app/answers/list/st/3/kw/global%20experiences/page/1/search/1)Search UQ FAQs for commonly asked questions. Use search words including 'global experiences', 'exchange', 'short-term' or 'internships'.