National Student Exchange - Profile: Sonoma State University

FAST FACTS-- printer friendly --

Location:	Rohnert Park
Setting:	Suburban
Population:	400,000
Enrollment:	10,200
On Campus:	40%
Language:	English
Calendar:	Semester

Approximate:

Fall 08/21
Spring 01/14

Tuition & Payments PLAN A: UNEVEN
You will pay in-state/in province tuition/fees directly to your host campus.
UNEVEN - Host campus accepts a few more students than it sends out.

PLAN B: EVEN
You will pay your normal tuition/fees to your home campus.
EVEN - Host campus accepts no more students than it sends out.

Estimated Per Semester
Costs For Plan A Tuition & Fees: $3,698

Estimated Per Semester
Costs For Room And Meals: $5,404

Additional Information Receive From Canada
PLAN A, PLAN B

Campus Diversity

68%	Caucasian
2%	African American
12%	Hispanic
5%	Asian American
1%	Native American
1%	International
11%	Other

Campus Links
Home Page
Catalog
Outgoing Students
Incoming 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

Located in California's premier wine country 1 hour north of San Francisco, Sonoma State University is a small campus with big ideas. With a tradition of promoting intellectual and personal growth, leadership opportunities and technological proficiency, SSU offers its students a friendly, safe and informal atmosphere on a beautiful campus setting. Currently, campus housing accommodates students in both apartment and residential suite style facilities.

With approximately 40 percent of its student body living on campus, it is one of the most residential campuses within the system. The SSU educational experience fosters intellectual, cognitive, social and personal growth.

Residential Life department and the Center for Student Leadership, Involvement & Service organize a wide variety of social and educational activities to ensure there activities for students.

Programs

Undergraduate Majors Open to NSE Students

Anthropology: Anthropology, Ethnic Studies

Area Studies: American Multicultural Studies, Art Studies, Chicano/Mexican American Studies, Cinema and Cultural Studies, European Studies, Gender, Ethnicity and Multicultural Studies, Hispanic Studies, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, International Studies, Latin American Studies, Mexican American Studies, Multi-Ethnic Studies, Native American Studies

Art/Design/Fine Art: Applied Art, Art, Art History, Ceramic Art/Ceramics, Media Arts, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Studio Art, Theater Art

Athletics: Adapted Physical Education, Athletic Training, Exercise Science, Fitness Management, Movement Studies, Physical Education

Biological Sciences: Aquatic Biology, Biology/Life Science, Botany/Plant Sciences, Cell Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Physiology

Business: Accounting, Business, Business Administration, Finance and Operation Management, Finance/Banking, Human Resource Management, Management, Marketing, Marketing, Retailing and Merchandising, Wine Business

Chemistry: Chemistry

Communications: Broadcasting, Communication, Film, Interpersonal and Public Communication, Mass Communication, Newspapers, Radio and Television Studies, Writing/Editing

Computer Science: Computer Game Design, System Administration

Criminal Justice: Criminal Justice, Criminology

Earth Sciences: Earth Science, Geology

Economics: Economics, International Economics

Education: Bilingual, Child Development, Elementary Education, Human Development, Junior High/Middle School, Kindergarten Education, Mathematics, Physical Education, Reading, Secondary Education, Special Education

English: Creative Writing, English, Literature

Environmental Studies: Conservation, Ecology, Energy/Environmental Policy, Environmental Education, Environmental Education, Environmental Sciences, Environmental Technology, Natural Resources/Science/Management, Renewable Natural Resources, Resource Recreation Management

Foreign Language: French, German, Spanish

General Studies: Gender Studies, Humanities, Individualized Degree Program, Interdisciplinary Studies, Liberal Studies, Spanish Literature

Geography and Urban Studies: Environmental Planning, Geography, Human Geography, Planning

Geology: Geology

Health and Safety Sciences: Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, Kinesiology

History: History

Information Studies: Computer Programming, Computer Science, Computer Technology

International Studies: International Relations, International Studies

Marine Sciences: Marine Biology

Mathematics: Computation Science, Mathematics, Pure Math, Statistics

Performing Arts: Dance, Modern Dance, Music, Music Education, Music Performance, Music/Jazz Studies, Theater Arts/Drama

Philosophy/Religious Studies: Philosophy

Physics: Applied Physics, Physics

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

Psychology: Psychology

Recreation: Outdoor Education

Sociology/Social Work: Gender Studies, Sociology, Womens Studies

Technology: Computer Technology

Theater: Performance and Directing

Closed Programs
Overseas campus programs, Nursing, Early Childhood Education or other credential programs.

Limitations
Communications, Hutchins School (Liberal Studies) and Environmental Studies and Planning are all high demand majors.

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

Mid-Year Exchange (Exchange that begins with the Spring/Winter Term)

Available

Graduate and Post-Baccalaureate Students

Available

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 10/22/2012.
Estimated cost: $3,698.
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: 16
Plan B: 16

Miscellaneous Fees - Per Semester
Figures are current as of 10/22/2012.

Purpose	Amount	Period	Plan	Status
NSE Program Fee:	$50	Semester	Plan A & B	Mandatory
Housing Deposit:	$400	Year	Plan A & B	Optional

Important Notes: Please visit this website, http://www.sonoma.edu/registration/fees and scroll down to 'List of campus-based fees' to view the breakdown of each one.

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

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
CWS
Perkins
SEOG
DL
Plus

Use FAFSA CODE: 001156
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 10/22/2012.
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

Apartment: $4,048
Full-year contract required for a full-year exchange
On campus living encouraged

Off-Campus Housing

Appoximate monthly cost: $650
Proximity to campus: 1 mile

Notes About Housing
Housing contracts are signed for a full year. Students who are staying for only one semester must hand in the "Petition to Vacate" by November 15 to avoid a $250 fee.

Meal Plans Per Semester