FAST FACTS
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Location:Baton Rouge
Setting:Urban
Population:430,000
Enrollment:7,300
On Campus:45%
Language:English
Calendar:Semester
Approximate:
  • Fall 08/20
  • Spring 01/17

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: UNEVEN
You will pay your normal tuition/fees to your home campus.
UNEVEN - Host campus accepts a few more students than it sends out.

Estimated Per Semester
Costs For Plan A Tuition & Fees: $2,905

Estimated Per Semester
Costs For Room And Meals: $2,912

Additional Information
Receive From Canada
PLAN B

Campus Diversity
2%Caucasian
94%African American
1%Hispanic
1%Asian American
0%Native American
2%International
0%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


Baton Rouge, Louisiana's capital city, is the heart of the State's governmental activities. It is a major inland port city on the Mississippi River. Baton Rouge is 80 miles from New Orleans, two hours from the Gulf Coast, and five hours from Houston, TX. Southern University is an Historically Black, 1890 land-grant institution with a multicultural student body of about 7300. Students come from most US states and about 45 foreign countries. SU's 512 acre campus is lovely and overlooks the Mississippi River. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and has numerous program accreditations including computer science, chemistry, engineering, architecture, education, social work, and music, including jazz. The Univesity has Centers for Energy and Environmental Studies, Small Farm Research, Social Research, and International Development. Its sports and music programs have received international recognition.

Programs
Undergraduate Majors Open to NSE Students

Agriculture: Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Sciences, Animal Sciences, Dairy Science/Management, Soil Science

Architecture: Architecture, Landscape Architecture/Design

Area Studies: Afro-American Studies

Art/Design/Fine Art: Art, Fine Art, Theater Art

Biological Sciences: Biology/Life Science, Botany/Plant Sciences

Business: Accounting, Business Administration, Business Education, Finance/Banking, Management, Marketing, Marketing, Retailing and Merchandising, Public Administration

Chemistry: Chemistry

Communications: Broadcasting, Journalism, Mass Communication, Speech/Rhetoric/Public Address

Computer Science: System Administration

Consumer and Family Studies: Consumer Sciences/Services

Criminal Justice: Criminal Justice, Criminology, Law Enforcement/Police Sciences

Economics: Economics

Education: Child Development, Curriculum/ Instruction Supervision, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Special Education

Engineering: Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

English: English, Literature

Environmental Studies: Coastal Environmental Studies, Landscape Management, Resource Recreation Management, Wetlands Management

Fashion: Textiles and Clothing

Food Science: Nutrition

Foreign Language: Arabic (some courses), Chinese (some courses), English as a Foreign Language

Forestry: Forestry, Urban Forestry

General Studies: Individualized Degree Program

Geography and Urban Studies: Community Development

Health and Safety Sciences: Kinesiology, Nursing, Vocational Rehabilitation Therapy

History: History

Information Studies: Computer Science, Information Systems

Mathematics: Mathematics, Mathematics-Physics

Military Sciences: Army ROTC, Naval ROTC

Performing Arts: Jazz Composition, Music, Music/Jazz Studies, Theater Arts/Drama

Physics: Physics

Political Science: American Political Science, Political Science, Public Administration/Affairs, Public Policy Studies

Psychology: Counseling, Psychology, Psychology Technology

Sociology/Social Work: Social Work, Sociology

Speech Pathology and Audiology: Speech Pathology and Audiology

Technology: Forest Technology

Conditions
GPA and Other Academic Requirements
  • 2.5 GPA
  • None.
Exchange Preferences
  • Full-year exchange Accepted
  • Single term exchange Accepted
  • Prefer 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 10/26/2012.
  • Estimated cost: $2,905.
  • 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: 18
  • Plan B: 18
Miscellaneous Fees - Per Semester
Figures are current as of 10/26/2012.

Purpose Amount Period Plan Status
Housing Deposit: $100 Semester Plan A & B Mandatory
Technology Fee: $167 Semester Plan A & B Mandatory
Parking Fee: $25 Semester Plan A & B Mandatory

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
  • SEOG
  • DL
  • Plus
Use FAFSA CODE: 002025

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 10/26/2012.
  • 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: $1,750
  • Per semester unless otherwise noted
  • On campus living encouraged
  • Maximum housing reserved for women: 6
  • Maximum housing reserved for men: 6
Off-Campus Housing
  • Appoximate monthly cost: $0
  • Proximity to campus:
Notes About Housing
On-campus housing required for Plan B students. Plan A - on-campus housing optional

Meal Plans Per Semester

  • Meal purchase is required for on campus living.
  • $1162.00 per semester for 21 meals per week.


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