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Application
* Application
for the graduate student exchange between the Edward J. Bloustein
School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers, The State University
of New Jersey and The Bartlett School of Planning of University
College London
Preamble
The Bartlett School of Planning (BSP) of University College London
(UCL) and Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey have agreed upon
an exchange of students on the terms that are detailed in the following
pages. This exchange is part of a broader link with Edward J. Bloustein
School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers to include faculty
exchanges, joint research and joint distance-learning and knowledge-sharing
initiatives for which separate agreements are to be made. The purpose
of the student exchange outlined here is to facilitate the admission
of graduate students of each institution into the courses/modules
offered by the other, and to provide academic supervision and other
services incidental to this objective.
Students
Students eligible for the exchange will be students from the BSP
of UCL and from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public
Policy at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Only approved
and recommended graduate students by the university in question
will be eligible for this exchange.
Graduate students from the Bloustein School of Planning and Public
Policy who participate in this exchange programme shall have completed
at least one term of graduate studies, achieving an average GPA
of at least of 3.3 (B+). They must meet the normal UCL entry requirements
for the courses/modules on which they intend to study and be recommended
by their own university on the basis of their academic achievement,
maturity, conduct and motivation.
Student nominations and applications and all relevant application
papers for the exchange should be submitted to the International
Office of UCL and to the Office of the Dean of the Bloustein School
of Planning and Public Policy by 1 April in the year prior to the
exchange. UCL and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey reserve
the right to reject any nomination for the exchange if the nominee
fails to meet the standards of admission (including proficiency
in the appropriate language(s)) as set by the host institution.
The minimum period of exchange for students from the Bloustein
School of Planning and Public Policy to UCL will usually be one
academic term; the maximum is one academic year. The minimum period
of exchange for students from the BSP of UCL will usually be one
semester; the maximum is one academic year.
Normally up to three (full-time equivalent) students from each
institution may be exchanged in any one year.
For Bloustein School students, full-time, in-state tuition and
student fees and a possible administrative charge will be paid directly
to the Bloustein School Dean's Office, which will facilitate the
exchange. The UCL student would handle his expenses at home as well.
Students from the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
will be registered at UCL as affiliate students. BSP of UCL students
will be registered Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey as
non-matriculating students.
The cost of travel between the two institutions, the cost of accommodation
and food and personal expenses as well as all required health insurance
will be the responsibility of the participants. The host university
bears no financial responsibility for the visiting student.
Students will be bound by the rules, regulations and procedures
of both institutions while they are participating in the exchange
programme.
Students from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey will
be responsible for meeting all British regulations (customs and
immigration) for their stay in the UK; Students from BSP/UCL will
be responsible for meeting all American federal and state regulations
(relating to customs and immigration) for their stay in the USA.
Courses and Modules
Students from the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
will be required to study full-time at UCL. They must attend MSc
or MPhil courses/modules on offer by the BSP. Similarly, students
from the BSP of UCL will be required to study full-time at Rutgers,
The State University of New Jersey. They are expected to attend
courses/modules offered by the Bloustein School of Planning and
Public Policy.
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey and UCL will recognise
the appropriate credits for the courses/modules taken by students
on the exchange programme in accordance with the procedures of each
institution. Students will be required to complete all assessments
associated with the courses/modules they take at UCL or Rutgers,
The State University of New Jersey. The International Office at
UCL and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey will each be
responsible for producing and transmitting the transcripts to the
home university.
Accommodation
UCL and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey to make every
reasonable effort to assist students in finding accommodation for
the exchange students in UCL and Rutgers' halls of residence. Where
visiting students attend a 12-month programme at UCL, halls of residence
accommodation will normally be provided. This is only the case,
however, if a student applies for and accepts an offer of UCL or
University of London accommodation by the deadline (currently 30
June preceding the academic year of study).
Administration
General co-ordination and monitoring of the exchange programme
will be the responsibility of the Head of BSP for UCL, and the Office
of the Dean for the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
for Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
Administration of the exchange programme will be handled by the
International Office of UCL and by the Office of the Dean for the
Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy for Rutgers, The
State University of New Jersey.
This agreement takes effect immediately for a period of five years
with the exchange of students commencing in September 2002. It is
subject to annual review by both parties.
This agreement may be terminated by Rutgers, The State University
of New Jersey or UCL or by mutual agreement with not less than one
calendar year's notice and subject to the fulfilment of all commitments
to those students on the programme in progress at the time of the
notice being given.
Links
The
Bartlett School of Planning
University College
London
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