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Location:Grambling
Setting:Urban
Population:4,905
Enrollment:5,277
On Campus:46%
Language:English
Calendar:Semester
Approximate:
  • Fall 08/20
  • Spring 01/07

Tuition & Payments
PLAN A: OPEN
You will pay in-state/in province tuition/fees directly to your host campus.
OPEN - Host campus accepts ALL qualified applicants.

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 Plan A Tuition & Fees: $2,637

Estimated Per Semester
Costs For Room And Meals: $4,837

Additional Information
Receive From Canada
N/A

Campus Diversity
3%Caucasian
89%African American
1%Hispanic
0%Asian American
0%Native American
6%International
1%Other


Campus Links
Home Page
Catalog


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


Campus Is Currently Not Accepting Students

The university is located in the town of Grambling, a small rural community in the northern part of the State. The city is served by airports in Shreveport (65 miles west) and Monroe (30 miles east). A Greyhound bus station is located near the campus. Baton Rouge, the capitol, is located 226 miles to the south, and New Orleans is 310 miles away on the Gulf of Mexico.

GSU, an Historically Black institution, was founded in 1901, as an Industrial School. It became a junior college in 1928, a four-year teacher training college in 1940, and a multi-purpose institution in 1953. Academic programs are offered in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education and Professional Studies. Among the outstanding features of Grambling are the variety of academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels in major disciplines. The Honors College is an integral part of the academic structure. Student social groups include all sororities and fraternities on predominately Black campuses.

Programs
Undergraduate Majors Open to NSE Students

Art/Design/Fine Art: Art, Digital Arts, Drafting, Studio Art, Theater Art

Athletics: Physical Education, Sports Management/Administration

Biological Sciences: Biology/Life Science

Business: Accounting, Business, Finance/Banking, International Business, Management, Marketing, Retailing and Merchandising, Retailing

Chemistry: Chemistry

Communications: Communication, Journalism, Mass Communication

Criminal Justice: Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement/Police Sciences, Paralegal Studies

Earth Sciences: Earth Science, Physical Sciences

Economics: Economics

Education: Child Care, Child Development, Curriculum/ Instruction Supervision, Early Childhood, Elementary Education, English, French, Health Education, Home Economics, Junior High/Middle School, Kindergarten Education, Learning Disabilities, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Preschool Education, Secondary Education, Special Education

Engineering: Drafting and Design, Electronics Engineering, Engineering

English: English

Food Science: Culinary Arts

Foreign Language: French, Spanish

Geography and Urban Studies: Geography

Health and Safety Sciences: Kinesiology, Nursing

History: History

Hospitality and Tourism: Hotel/Restaurant Management

Industrial Studies: Industrial Arts, Industrial Technology

Information Studies: Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Systems

Mathematics: Mathematics

Military Sciences: Army ROTC

Performing Arts: Choral Music, Music, Music Education

Physics: Materials Sciences, Physics

Political Science: Government, Political Science, Public Administration/Affairs

Psychology: Psychology

Recreation: Leisure Studies

Sociology/Social Work: Social Work, Sociology

Technology: Electrical Engineering Technology

Conditions
GPA and Other Academic Requirements
  • No students accepted from NSE members within my own state
  • 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
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 Per Semester - Plan A Students
  • Figures are current as of 11/1/2012.
  • Estimated cost: $2,637.
  • Expect 5-15% increase for the subsequent academic year.
  • Figures are based on 15 hours. Actual costs may be greater or less depending upon your actual enrollment.
  • 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 A students.
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 A: 24
  • Plan B: 24
Miscellaneous Fees - Per Semester
Figures are current as of 11/1/2012.

Purpose Amount Period Plan Status
Application Fee: $20 Semester Plan A & B Mandatory
Housing Deposit: $200 Semester Plan A & B Mandatory
Health Insurance: $57 Semester Plan A & B Mandatory
Parking Fee: $12 Semester Plan A & B Optional

Financial Aid
Plan A
For Plan A U.S. students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your host campus. Students apply for federally funded financial aid by using the FAFSA code of their host campus. Host campuses award aid to incoming Plan A students on a first-come, first-served basis as long as funds are available. Ask your home campus NSE coordinator if your campus awards aid to their own outgoing students. If so, do not apply for aid from your host campus.

For eligible Plan A applicants U.S. federal financial aid may be available in the following programs:

  • Pell
  • Perkins
Use FAFSA CODE: 002006

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

Room/Meals
  • Figures are current as of 11/1/2012.
  • 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: $3,340
  • Per semester unless otherwise noted
  • Students must live on campus
Meal Plans Per Semester
  • Meal purchase is required for on campus living.
  • $1446 per semester for 14 meals per week.


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