University of Melbourne

Melbourne is one of Australia's dynamic, international, artsy and sports-mad coastal cities. It boasts wonderful food and fashion scenes along with demonstrable community interest in green living, with related volunteer opportunities abounding. Students who study here will become part of a vibrant  - and large! - community of university students from all corners of the globe counting about 50,000 in number. Although Australia is predominantly English-speaking, Holy Cross students should expect to encounter cultures vastly different from American culture, and an internationalized student body reflecting geographic proximity to Asia. 

To offer this program of study, Holy Cross partners with Arcadia Abroad, which for many years has built and currently manages a series of strong study abroad opportunities across the globe and in Australia, including one at the University of Melbourne. Once you are approved by Holy Cross to study abroad, you will be invited to open an account in Arcadia's student portal. Doing so marks the beginning of your administrative journey to enrolling in courses at Melbourne, choosing and applying for housing, applying for an Australian student visa, and receiving the all-important Confirmation Letter from the University of Melbourne which starts the via process rolling. Arcadia staff are extremely well versed in the ins-and-outs and will help you navigate these many steps prior to boarding your flight to Sydney, where Arcadia holds a 3-4 day Orientation period designed to help you acclimate, form friendships, learn your way around, and get over your jet lag. From that point onward, and with Arcadia staff leading the way, Melbourne awaits.