Who is eligibility to participate in a NSE exchange?
Below are the minimum requirements to be admitted into a NSE exchange.
All of these requirements are applicable at the time of application and at the completion of the term prior to your exchange.
- Full-time enrollment at your home campus
- Minimum home campus cumulative gpa of 2.5 (4.0 scale)
- Good academic standing as defined by your home institution
- No incomplete grades from previous terms
- No current or pending probationary status due to academic dishonesty or misconduct
- No outstanding financial obligations to your home institution
- No current or pending probationary or disciplinary action for violation of codes of student conduct
- Must not be on probation, parole, or have any pending legal judgments
Note: If your GPA for the term preceeding exchange falls below a 2.5, your exchange may be subject to cancellation by your home coordinator even though your overall GPA remains at a cumulative 2.5.
Your campus NSE coordinator will make the final determination regarding your eligibility as well as select those applicants who will participate from your campus.
Therefore, you must also meet any requirement or qualification which may be imposed by your home campus.
Also, consult the campus narratives in the NSE Directory for campus-specific exchange limitations and restrictions which apply to incoming exchange students at the universities you are considering for exchange.
What is the cost of a NSE exchange?
NSE is an affordable way to explore new universities and geographical regions in the U.S.
NSE Application Fee
As you submit your application for a NSE exchange, you will be assessed with NSE application fee, which is $125. This application fee is not refundable. Should you not be placed, be placed and decline your placement, accept your placement and later withdraw or become ineligible, no refund will be given.
Tuition and Fees
The NSE exchange is a tuition-reciprocal exchange program which utilizes two different plans for payment of tuition/fees. Member universities may utilize payment Plan A, payment Plan B, or both Plan A and Plan B. ESU is a Plan A and Plan B university.
- Under Plan A, you will pay to your host campus the resident (in-state/provincial) tuition and fees directly to that campus.
- Under Plan B, you will continue to pay your normal tuition and fees to your home university. If you currently pay non-resident-tuition to your home campus, you should expect to continue to do so while on exchange.
To learn with more detail the cost of studying through NSE, you may visit the NSE Directory or examine campus budgets by selecting the university that you wish to attend.
Please note that these costs are for the current academic year and are subject to change without notice. Tuition/fees frequently increase each year by 5-15 percent. Costs for the coming fall will not be available until spring or summer. Consult Campus Budgets for up-dated costs.
Rooms and Meals
If you choose to live on campus at your host university, you will pay the costs for room and meals directly to the host campus, not to your home university. Housing options and meal plans vary greatly from campus to campus. Consult the campus budgets by selecting the university you wish to attend. Alternatively, you may or the campus Web home pages for descriptions and costs of specific room and meal plan options.
Room and meal costs increase each year by 5-8 percent. Costs for the coming fall will not be available until spring or summer. Note the submission date for the campus of interest to ascertain whether or not the information is timely and up-to-date. Costs are subject to change without notice.
Do I need to know a foreign language for a NSE exchange?
It depends on where you want to go.
Spanish is required for all exchanges with Puerto Rico universities. The language of instruction at all NSE campuses in Puerto Rico is Spanish. Students must be able to read textbooks, understand lectures, take part in classroom discussions, do written work, and take examinations in Spanish.
French is required for exchanges with French-speaking Canadian universities. The language of instruction at the Universite de Sherbrooke and the Universite du Quebec a Montreal is French. Students must be able to read textbooks, understand lectures, take part in classroom discussions, do written work, and take examinations in French.
If you are planning to exchange to any of these universities, you must demonstrate proficiency in the corresponding language as part of your home institution's application process.
For all other NSE locations, the language of instruction is English. Students for whom English is not their first language must demonstrate English language proficiency as part of the home campus application process. TOEFL, MELAB, or other language tests may also be required by some host campuses for students whose first language is not English.
Do I need to know a foreign language for a NSE exchange?
It depends on where you want to go.
Spanish is required for all exchanges with Puerto Rico universities. The language of instruction at all NSE campuses in Puerto Rico is Spanish. Students must be able to read textbooks, understand lectures, take part in classroom discussions, do written work, and take examinations in Spanish.
French is required for exchanges with French-speaking Canadian universities. The language of instruction at the Universite de Sherbrooke and the Universite du Quebec a Montreal is French. Students must be able to read textbooks, understand lectures, take part in classroom discussions, do written work, and take examinations in French.
If you are planning to exchange to any of these universities, you must demonstrate proficiency in the corresponding language as part of your home institution's application process.
For all other NSE locations, the language of instruction is English. Students for whom English is not their first language must demonstrate English language proficiency as part of the home campus application process. TOEFL, MELAB, or other language tests may also be required by some host campuses for students whose first language is not English.
