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Location:Kent
Setting:Urban
Population:478,403
Enrollment:27,760
On Campus:24%
Language:English
Calendar:Semester
Approximate:
  • Fall 08/2
  • Spring 01/14

Tuition & Payments
PLAN B: OPEN
You will pay your normal tuition/fees to your home campus.
OPEN - Host campus accepts ALL qualified applicants.

Estimated Per Semester
Costs For Room And Meals:
$4,588

Additional Information
Receive From Canada
PLAN B

Campus Diversity
86%Caucasian
7%African American
2%Hispanic
1%Asian American
1%Native American
2%International
1%Other


Campus Links
Home Page
Catalog
Outgoing Students


NSE Links
Policies & Procedures
Campus Detail Info
Member Campus Links

How to Apply
Applications are submitted through your home campus coordinator.
Find Your NSE Office


Kent State University is located in northeastern Ohio, a short drive from four major urban centers (Cleveland, Akron, Canton, and Youngstown). Activities and interests include National Metro-Parks system, Blossom Music Center, fine arts, museums of Natural History, Art, Auto, Science, and Inventors, the Rock-n-Roll and Football Halls-of-Fame, and the NASA Lewis Research Center.

KSU, established in 1910, is an eight-campus network designed to develop a true living/learning approach to education at the Kent Campus and seven regional campuses. The Kent Campus offers more than 20,000 undergraduate students and 6,000 graduate students baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral study opportunities. More than 200 academic degree programs are offered in the Colleges of Art, Arts and Sciences,Business Administration, Continuing and Distance Education, Nursing, Public Health, Technology, the School of Digital Sciences, and the College of Education, Health and Human Services.

Campus Location - Kent State University is located in northeastern Ohio, a short drive from four major urban centers (Cleveland, Akron, Canton, and Youngstown). Activities and interests include National Metro-Parks.

Helpful Information - Students are accepted under freshmen status. Most courses, the NSE coordinator must register for student and/or receive permission for studednt to register him/herself. Thus far, 99.99% of our incoming NSE students are enrolled in the courses of their choice.

Programs
Undergraduate Majors Open to NSE Students
Aerospace Sciences: Aerospace Studies, Aviation Studies, Flight Technology

Agriculture: Horticulture, Life Sciences, Plant and Soil Systems, Plant Pathology, Plant Protection, Plant Resource Sciences, Plant Science, Soil Science

Anthropology: American Indian Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, Ethnic Studies

Architecture: Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture/Design

Area Studies: African Studies, Afro-American Studies, American Studies, Art Studies, Black Studies, Gerontology, Hispanic Studies, Latin American Studies, Russian Studies

Art/Design/Fine Art: Art Education, Art History, Ceramic Art/Ceramics, Commercial Art, Computer Graphics, Crafts, Design, Digital Arts, Drafting, Drawing, Fiber-Fabric, Fine Art, Glass, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interior Design, Jewelry and Metalsmithing, Media Arts, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Studio Art, Visual Arts

Athletics: Athletic Training, Exercise Science, Fitness and Sports Science, Fitness Management, Movement Studies, Physical Education, Sports Management/Administration

Biological Sciences: Biology/Life Science, Biotechnology, Botany/Plant Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, Zoology

Business: Accounting, Advertising, Business, Business Education, Entrepreneurship, Finance and Operation Management, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Operations Management, Personnel, Public Administration, Public Relations

Chemistry: Biochemistry, Chemistry

Communications: Audio Production Technology, Broadcasting, Communication, Communication Technology Management, Electronic Media, Electronic Media News, Electronic Media Production and Management, Film, Graphic Communication, Journalism, Magazine Journalism, Mass Communication, Media News, Multimedia, Newspapers, Photo Journalism, Print Media, Publishing, Radio and Television Studies, Sound Design, Speech/Rhetoric/Public Address, Television, Visual Communication Technology, Visual Design/Web Media

Computer Science: System Administration

Consumer and Family Studies: Child Consumer and Family Studies, Family Economics and Resource Management, Family Studies

Criminal Justice: Crime and Society, Criminal Justice, Criminology, Forensic Science, Juvenile Justice, Paralegal Studies, Systems of Justice

Earth Sciences: Earth Science, Geology, Physical Sciences, Science

Economics: Economics

Education: Child Development, Childhood Studies, Curriculum/ Instruction Supervision, Early Childhood, Elementary Education, English, Exceptional Children, French, Health Education, Human Development, Junior High/Middle School, Junior High/Middle School Mathematics, Language and Literacy, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Reading, Science, Secondary Education, Spanish, Special Education

Electronics: Electronic Imaging, Electronics

Engineering: Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Engineering Management, Manufacturing Engineering

English: Classical Studies, Creative Writing, English, Film Studies, Language and Literacy, Literature, Writing

Environmental Studies: Conservation, Environmental Geology, Environmental Health Sciences, Environmental Sciences

Fashion: Apparel/Fashion Design, Apparel/Fashion Merchandising, Textile Arts, Textile Design, Textiles and Clothing

Food Science: Food Science, Food Services Management, Nutrition

Foreign Language: Classical Languages, English as a Foreign Language, French, German, Latin, Romance Languages, Russian, Spanish

General Studies: Arts and Science, Classical Studies, Gender Studies, Humanities, Individualized Degree Program, Individualized Studies, Leadership Studies, Liberal Studies, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Spanish Literature

Geography and Urban Studies: Applied Geography, City Planning, Environmental Planning, Geographic Information Sciences & Emergency Management, Geography, Urban Planning, Urban Studies

Geology: Geology

Health and Safety Sciences: Community Health, Dentristy, Environmental Health, Gerontology, Health Promotion, Health Science, Health Services Administration, Nursing, Occupational Education, Occupational Safety and Health, Public Health, Radiologic Science, Safety Education, Urban Health

History: History

Hospitality and Tourism: Hospitality Management, Hotel/Restaurant Management, Hotel/Travel Administration, Tourism and Travel, Tourism Management

Industrial Studies: Industrial Technology

Information Studies: Applied Computer Science, Computer Applications, Computer Information Systems, Computer Mathematics, Computer Programming, Computer Science, Computer Technology, Information Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Robotics, Systems Programming

International Studies: International Relations, International Studies

Library Science: Library Science

Mathematics: Actuarial Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Biomathematics/Biometrics, Mathematical Economics, Mathematics, Mathematics-Physics, Statistics

Military Sciences: Air Force ROTC, Army ROTC, Military Sciences

Music: Choral Music

Performing Arts: Acting, Ballet, Choral Music, Dance, Design/Technical, Jazz Composition, Modern Dance, Music, Music Education, Music History, Music Performance, Music Theater, Music Theory and Composition, Music/Jazz Studies, Performance, Piano Pedagogy, Technical Theater, Theater Arts/Drama, Theater Design Technology, Theater Production

Philosophy/Religious Studies: Philosophy, Religious Studies

Physics: Applied Physics, Chemical Physics, Physics

Political Science: Government, International Affairs/Relations, International Studies, Peace Studies, Political Science, Public Policy Studies

Psychology: Child Psychology, Counseling, Human Development, Psychology

Recreation: Adventure Education, Leisure Studies, Outdoor Education, Outdoor Recreation Management, Parks Administration and Management, Recreation, Recreation Leadership, Sports Administration, Sports Management

Sociology/Social Work: Child Care Services Management, Community Services, Gender Studies, Human Services, Law and Society, Sociology, Womens Studies

Speech Pathology and Audiology: Deaf Studies, Speech Pathology and Audiology, Speech Therapy

Technology: Applied Engineering and Technology, Biological Technology, Computer Engineering Technology, Computer Technology, Design Technology, Electronics Technology, Engineering Technology, Information Systems Technology, Manufacturing Technology, Mechanical Technology, Plastics Technology, Radiologic Technology, Technology Education, Technology Studies

Theater: Performance and Directing

Closed Programs
Education Difficult Business Upper Classes Difficult FDM - Difficult Art Majors -Difficult, but possible Nursing - Closed Architecture - Very Difficult

Notable Academic Programs
Adventure Education, African Studies, Digital Arts, Entrepreneurship, Film Studies

Unique Academic Programs
Tourism Management, Recreation Leadership, Library Science, Geology, Glass

Conditions
GPA and Other Academic Requirements
  • 2.5 GPA
  • None.
Exchange Preferences
  • Full-year exchange Accepted
  • Single term exchange Accepted
  • Require students who will live on campus
Mid-Year Exchange (Exchange that begins with the Spring/Winter Term)
  • Available
Non-Native English Speakers
  • TOEFL: must have a score of 550 paper, 213 computer or 79 Internet
  • IELTS: must have a score of 6
Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Students
  • No graduate students
Summer Exchange
  • Not available
International Students (Visa Students)
  • Will not accept
Tuition/Fees
  • Fees are subject to change without notice.
  • Two semesters = one academic year
  • Three quarters = one academic year
Tuition and Fees - Plan B Students
  • No tuition/fees are paid to the host campus.
  • Figures do not include costs you will incur for course specific enrollment (e.g., laboratory courses, student teaching, studio art)
  • See below for credit hour restrictions and/or miscellaneous fees applicable to Plan B students.
Maximum Credit Hours Per Semester
  • Plan B: 17 ($440.00 per additional hour)
Miscellaneous Fees - Per Semester
Figures are current as of 10/19/2012.

Purpose Amount Period Plan Status
Application Fee: $10 Year Plan B Mandatory
Housing Deposit: $200 Year Plan B Mandatory
Parking Fee: $155 Year Plan B Mandatory

Exchange with Canada - Health Insurance
Students do not need to purchase health insurance.

Financial Aid
Plan B
For Plan B students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your home campus.

Canada
Regardless of Plan A or Plan B, students exchanging to or from Canada, apply for financial aid at their home campus.
Room/Meals
  • Figures are current as of 10/19/2012.
  • Expect 5% or more increase for the subsequent academic year.
  • Figures are based on the average room and meal plan selected by NSE students. Actual costs may be greater or less depending upon your selected room type and meals.
  • Two semesters = one academic year
  • Three quarters = one academic year
On-Campus Housing Per Semester
  • Double: $2,828
  • Per semester unless otherwise noted
  • Students must live on campus
Notes About Housing
We do not reserve rooms for our NSE students. Rooms are available as needed on a first serve basis.

Meal Plans Per Semester

  • Meal purchase is required for on campus living.
  • $1,760.00 per semester for 3 meals per week.
  • $2,075.00 per semester for 3 meals per week.
  • $2,510.00 per semester for 4 meals per week.


All data in this document is the responsibility of the campus and has been provided by the campus NSE coordinator.