Baylor University (Waco) (MAUI)

Baylor University is a universitywide partner university in Waco, United States of America. You can study at Baylor University through the MAUI program.

The MAUI program (Mid-America Universities International) consists of a group of 18 American universities. If you are applying for the MAUI program, you need to list the top three MAUI universities of your choice in your motivation letter. This means there is a chance you will not be placed at your preferred university, but at your second or third choice university instead.

Student experiences	Download the student experiences
Webpages	General information for exchange students Course information
Social media	Facebook Instagram "What Does Baylor Mean To You?" (YouTube)
Academic calendar	Semester I: 3^rd week of August - 2^nd week of December Semester II: 3^rd week of January - 2^nd week of May Orientation generally commences the 2^nd week of August for Semester I and the 2^nd week of January for Semester II. Exams take place the 2^nd week of December for Semester I and the 2^nd week of May for Semester II. Academic calendar
Requirements	GPA (Average Grade) There is no GPA requirement for this destination. Language Requirement There is no specific language requirement for this destination.
Areas of study open to exchange students	All, except: Law Medicine Social Work Education
Courses at Master's level	The exchange is designed to be an undergraduate only exchange. Special circumstances for interested grad students can be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Language of instruction	English
Housing assistance	On-campus housing is provided to incoming exchange students. Students can choose to pursue off-campus housing but will not be able to gain assistance from the office. More information about the accommodations
Estimated living costs per month	Average living costs are around $1,650 per month depending on lifestyle choices. You can find a more detailed breakdown of expenses here.
Credits	You can find information on this university’s credits in the credit conversion table

Number of places available	3 places per year for the MAUI program in total. After the 1 December deadline it is not possible anymore to apply for an exchange to this partner university, even for semester 2 (start January next academic year), due to early application deadlines. This means you have to apply before December 1st. When you apply in Osiris you may choose: MAUI network At second and third place you choose a university outside the MAUI netwerk or a university with the label MAUI and Bilateral You list 3 MAUI university choices in your motivation letter/form. Placement at the university of your first choice cannot be guaranteed, but MAUI will try to meet your preference.
Selection	Selection was necessary for 2023-2024.
All MAUI universities	Baylor University (Waco) Columbia College Chicago Kansas State University (Manhattan) Missouri University of Science and Technology (Rolla) Oklahoma State University (Stillwater) Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Texas State University (San Marcos) Texas Tech University (Lubbock) University of Kansas (Lawrence) University of Missouri-Kansas City University of Nebraska at Kearney University of Nebraska at Lincoln University of Nebraska at Omaha University of North Texas (Denton) University of Oklahoma (Norman) West Virginia University (Morgantown)
More information about MAUI	Find more information on the MAUI website

Contact

If you have any questions about this universitywide partner university, contact the universitywide International Office:

If you are not selected for exchange yet and you have questions about procedures or certain exchange destinations; we ask you to join us during the study abroad weeks. The program can be found under this link

If you still have questions after this, you can make an appointment. We have extra office hours between the study abroad weeks and the 2 december deadline.

Our new email address is: exchange@uu.nl