University of Glasgow
Program Info
- Apply by: April 15 and October 15; late applications accepted on a space available basis
- Required GPA: 3.0 overall, Functional Anatomy requires a 3.4
- Junior class standing
- Academic Year: Early September – Late May
- Fall: Early September – Mid December
- Spring: Early January – Late May
- Click here for detailed course information.
As an Interstudy student at the University of Glasgow, you will have access to courses within all four Colleges: Arts; Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences; Science and Engineering; and Social Sciences. In addition, you may study in one of Glasgow’s specialist partner institutions, the Glasgow School of Art or the National (Bag)Piping Centre, or take specialty courses such as Functional Anatomy for Pre-Med/Pre Health Students, Service Learning, Nursing, Medical Humanities, and Veterinary Bioscience.
Location
Student Life
- Location: Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city
- City Population: 592,820
- In an average week, Glasgow hosts 123 bands, 72 classical composers, 49 choirs, 38 orchestras and 21 jazz bands.
- Renowned for discovering acts including Oasis, Franz Ferdinand and Primal Scream, Glasgow has fantastic venues for live music.
- Celtic and Rangers have spread Glasgow’s name around the football-loving world.
- All levels of rugby enjoy a strong following, from the Glasgow Warriors to local clubs.
- Scotland is one of Europe’s premier destinations for adventure sports, with mountain biking, kayaking, sailing, rock-climbing, and hiking.
- Less than an hour away are Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, Edinburgh, Stirling, and the Ayrshire Coast.
- Glasgow’s international airports service direct flights to London, Brussels, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Paris, and beyond.
- The legendary friendliness of the Glaswegians extends to the university campus where joining one or more of the over 100 student societies and 40 sports clubs will enhance your social life
- Glasgow is one of the only universities in the UK with two student unions, the Glasgow University Union and the Queen Margaret Union
- Numerous pubs, bars, and cafes, each with a different theme, personality, and history, are located in one of the two student unions on campus.
- You’ll live in university accommodations in a single study bedroom furnished with bed, duvet, pillow and bed linen; desk, chair and lamp; wardrobe; chest of drawers; and set of shelves. Kitchen and bathroom facilities are typically shared.
