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The Brooklyn College exchange program with the University of Sussex (UoS) is open to all undergraduates with at least 45 completed credits. Preference is given to students who have a major or minor in English. Participants will have the unique opportunity to study for a semester or a year in England while paying CUNY tuition, travel, and onsite living costs. Brighton is a beautiful coastal city an hour train ride away from London. This program is competitive, and spaces are limited. Students not accepted as part of the BC-Sussex Exchange have the option to enroll directly with the University of Sussex at the UoS tuition rate.
University of SUSSEX
This program is open to all college students, though preference is given to Brooklyn College students, and to English majors and minors. Applicants should have:
For a description of English modules, visit the University of Sussex.
Other modules available for study include, but are not limited to, anthropology, art history, business, chemistry, English, geography, history, languages, international relations, mathematics, and politics.
For a full list of available modules and courses, visit the Study Abroad Modules at UoS.
Students have multiple housing options both on campus and in Brighton and Hove. Residential advisers are provided for university housing and will be your housing information resource throughout your stay. Sussex has a policy of interspersing local and foreign students together in the same housing, so you will be living with British as well as other foreign students. For a breakdown of the differences between on-campus housing and off-campus housing, review these descriptions:
Below is a rough estimate of the cost of living during your stay in Sussex. The University of Sussex provides a recent cost of living on its webpage.
To get a better idea of everyday costs a good place to start is this page:
Cost of living in Brighton
Students planning to study for fewer than six months will need a Student Visitor Visa (SVV). Students can obtain their SVV free of charge upon arrival at the airport in England. To enter England and receive the SVV, students must show their original Sussex acceptance letter and proof of sufficient funds for the full semester in England. U.S. nationals do not need to complete an application in advance.
Students planning to study for a full year will need to apply for a Tier 4 visa in advance of their departure from the United States. Visit the U.K. Government website for more information on Student Visitor Visas and Tier 4 visas.
