Ⅰ. School Introduction

University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison for short), founded in 1848 and located in Madison, the capital of Wisconsin, is one of the world's leading public research universities.  It is ranked 41st in the 2021 U. S. News world university rankings, 49th in the 2021the world university rankings and 65th in the 2021QS world university rankings. As the flagship institution of the University of Wisconsin system, the university is a founding member of the Association of American Universities and the Big Ten League, and is known as a public Ivy League university The Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics has a long history and is the originator of applied economics programs in the United States.

Ⅱ. Overall Description

According to the requirements of the training program, juniors majoring in Economics, Finance, Business Management, Accounting and International Trade in BNUBS, who are selected by UW-Madison after program selection can go to UW-Madison for further study in the fourth academic year and postgraduate study at The Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics as participants in Visiting International Student Program. After obtaining an undergraduate degree from Beijing Normal University, students can apply to pursue graduate studies in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Students who meet the requirements of graduation and degree conferment within the specified time will be awarded the diploma and degree certificate of our university.  Those who have met the requirements for graduation and degree conferment from the other institution will receive a master's degree from the other institution.

Ⅲ. Application Requirements

1. Junior or senior students in the School of Economics and Management (senior students can directly apply for MSPO master program);
2. An average score of at least 70 in the first three years at Beijing Normal University, and an average score of at least 75 in mathematics, statistics and economics in the first three years at Beijing Normal University;
3. For junior students: IELTS 6.5 or IBT 80 or above;

   For senior students: IELTS 7.0 or IBT 92.

Ⅴ. Application Materials

1. Application Form;
2. Language score;　　

4. School Transcript;

Ⅵ. Application Method

If you are interested, please send the scanned application materials to syh@bnu.edu.cn in the format of BNU-UW + name + student ID + major.

Ⅶ. Deadline

Application deadline for undergraduate juniors: April 23, 2021

Application deadline for senior undergraduate students: March 27, 2021

Ⅷ. Fees

1) VISP Tuition: $35K (undergraduate) or $24K (graduate)

2) Post-VISP Postgraduate tuition fees: $23K ($1,500/credit, MSPO Masters)

Ⅸ. Consult

For more information, please contact Teacher Shang, International Office of BNUBS, Tel: 58802691，Email: syh@bnu.edu.cn

Attachment Download:

VISP-Brochure - 2022a.pdf

Application form for Overseas Study Program of BNUBS. docx