National Student Exchange
The National Student Exchange (NSE) is a consortium of 90+ colleges and universities in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Through NSE, these member institutions provide exchange opportunities to explore the diversity that exists within North America and U.S. territories.
NSE offers access to a wide array of courses on a variety of campuses, along with special programs offered at other institutions; like field experiences, internships, and themed semesters. Examples of NSE special programs include “Semester by the Bay” in Homer, AK through the University of Alaska, Anchorage; “Semester in the Wild” through University of Idaho; and the “Wilderness & Civilization” program through University of Montana.
There are two payment options for NSE:
- Host-payment: Pay the in-state tuition and fees at your destination university
- Home-payment: Pay your tuition and fees per usual at SOU
On the NSE website, you can search for universities by major, location, or category (ex. summer options, special programs, diversity stats, campus size). The NSE consortium offers campuses as small as 110 students and as large as 58,000, and notable academic programs including Arctic Studies, First Nations Studies, Disaster Studies, Golf Course Management, Interior Design, Snow Science, Wellness and Alternative Medicine, and Theatre for Social Justice.
Over the past decade, SOU students have studied at Bridgewater State University; Brock University, Canada; California State University, San Bernardino; Eastern Connecticut State University; Eastern Illinois University; Iowa State University; Stony Brook University; Texas State University; University of Calgary, Canada; University of Hawaii, Hilo; University of Hawaii, Manoa; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; University of Massachusetts, Boston; University of New Hampshire; University of New Mexico; University of Nevada, Las Vegas; University of Puerto Rico, Humacao; University of Texas, San Antonio; and the University of the Virgin Islands, St. Thomas.