About the Program
Spend a semester of your academic career on the Australian Gold Coast at Griffith university. Located in a region that promotes a lifestyle of innovation and education, you’ll find your curriculum expanding beyond the walls of a classroom.
You’ll spend your program either in Brisbane, a riverside city; Logan, a location that celebrates youth and diversity; or the Gold Coast, the holiday capital of the country. You’ll find no shortage of academic courses on this program and only ample opportunities to pursue your studies.
Deadline to Apply for Spring 2025
Tuesday, October 18, 2024
Deadline to Apply for Fall 2025
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Academics
Classes are taught by lectures with tutorial sessions as support. In most cases, tutorials will include submitting assignments and conducting presentations as part of your assessment. Lectures typically go 1-3 hours. Students taking a full load can usually expect to have 15-20 contact hours each week as well as study time. Students may also complete fieldwork or practical classes.
Transfer Credits:
10 credit points = 4 credits at UMaine
Best Suited Majors
Other Majors
Estimated budget for a semester at Griffith University.
Explore here to find out details about further cost of living expenses in Australia.
Griffith University has recently moved to a trimester system instead of a semester system. UMaine students will be able to attend during Griffith’s 1st and 2nd trimesters. The trimester dates at Griffith University are different than the semester dates at UMaine because Australia is located in the southern hemisphere. Australian universities have summer vacation in December and January.
Trimester 2, 2024 (UMaine’s fall semester)
- Orientation: July 8-12
- Classes begin: July 15
- Student vacation: August 12 -16
- Exams: October 17 – 26
Trimester 1, 2025 (UMaine’s spring semester)
- Orientation: February 24 – February 28
- Classes begin: March 3
- Student vacation: April 14 – 18
- Exams: June 5 – 14
Trimester 2, 2025 (UMaine’s fall semester)
- Orientation: July 7 – 11
- Classes begin: July 14
- Student vacation: August 11 -15
- Exams: October 16 – 25
For specific dates , visit the Academic Calendar.
Minimum GPA Requirement: 3.0
Full-Time Enrollment: A standard course at Griffith is 10 credit points and is considered to equate to approximately 10 hours per week, including all forms of teaching contact and private study. A typical full-time study load at Griffith is 40 credit points.
Exchange students are required to arrange Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) before arrival in Australia and to maintain cover throughout their course.
Education abroad students in Australia are eligible to work up to 40 hours every two weeks based on their student visa status. During orientation on location, students can inquire about available job opportunities on campus or in the community.
Griffith University offers housing options. Exchange students can apply to live in on-campus housing at Nathan and Mt. Gravatt campuses. In Gold Coast, exchange students live in the Griffith University Village, which is located 5 minutes from the center of the Griffith University’s Gold Coast campus. Most students live in five bedroom apartments with a full kitchen. Students prepare their own meals. Students can also live with homestay families. The Detailed Housing costs website provides more information.
| Griffith Grade | Description | UMaine Grade |
| 7 | High Distinction | A |
| 6 | Distinction | A |
| 5 | Credit | B |
| 4 | Pass | C |
| 3 | Fail | D (doesn’t transfer) |
| 2 | Fail | F |
| 1 | Fail | F |
Campuses
As the two campuses ( Gold Coast and Brisbane) are located approximately 78 km apart (48 miles), you’ll never be short of activities. The Brisbane campus, located approximately 569 miles from Sydney is the most northern state on Australia’s east coast with a landscape ranging from outback deserts to lush tropical rain forests to the coral reefs of the Great Barrier Reef.
The Gold Coast campus is about a one hours drive south of Brisbane. This location is often known as a popular holiday destination, meaning students will have no shortage of choices for international cuisines, cultural entertainments, cinemas, theme parks, and more! Students may also know the Gold Coast for its many miles of surfing beaches.
Gold Coast Skyline
Enjoy miles and miles of surfing beaches when you spend your education abroad at the Griffith University Gold Coast campus!
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Learn More About an Education Abroad at Griffith
Erika Clement
Assistant Director of Education Abroad
5713 Chadbourne Hall RM 122
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469
207. 581.3437 | studyabroad@maine.edu
Yijie Ren
Education Abroad Advisor
5713 Chadbourne Hall RM 122
University of Maine
Orono, ME 04469
207. 581.3437 | studyabroad@maine.edu