National Student Exchange - Profile: University of Alaska Fairbanks

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Location:	Fairbanks
Setting:	Urban
Population:	97,500
Enrollment:	5,936
On Campus:	22%
Language:	English
Calendar:	Semester

Approximate:

Fall 08/30
Spring 01/17

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: 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: $3,250

Estimated Per Semester
Costs For Room And Meals: $3,600

Additional Information Receive From Canada
PLAN A, PLAN B

Campus Diversity

54%	Caucasian
2%	African American
4%	Hispanic
3%	Asian American
21%	Native American
2%	International
14%	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

The University of Alaska Fairbanks, located in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, is the flagship campus of the University of Alaska System. UAF is a land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant institution. It is also the site where the Alaska Constitution was drafted and signed in 1955 and 1956. UAF was established in 1917 as the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, first opening for classes in 1922.
Located just 200 miles south of the Arctic Circle, the Fairbanks campus's unique location is situated favorably for Arctic and northern research. The campus's several lines of research are renowned worldwide, most notably in Arctic biology, Arctic engineering, geophysics, supercomputing, and aboriginal studies. The University of Alaska Museum of the North is also on the Fairbanks campus.

Programs

Undergraduate Majors Open to NSE Students

Anthropology: Anthropology

Area Studies: Alaska Native Studies, Asian/Oriental Studies, Japanese Studies, Northern Studies, Russian Studies

Art/Design/Fine Art: Art, Theater Art

Biological Sciences: Biology/Life Science, Fish Biology, Molecular Biology, Wildlife Biology

Business: Accounting, Business Administration

Chemistry: Biochemistry, Chemistry

Communications: American Sign Language, Communication, Film, Interpersonal and Public Communication, Journalism

Computer Science: System Administration

Consumer and Family Studies: Family Studies

Criminal Justice: Criminal Justice, Criminology

Earth Sciences: Earth Science, Geology, Geosciences

Economics: Economics

Education: Child Development, Early Childhood, Elementary Education

Engineering: Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mineral/Mining Engineering, Petroleum Engineering

English: English, Linguistics

Environmental Studies: Environmental Studies, Fisheries Science, Natural Resources, Natural Resources/Science/Management, Wildlife Biology/Science, Wildlife Management

Food Science: Culinary Arts, Food Science

Foreign Language: American Sign Language, Arabic (some courses), Chinese (some courses), Eskimo, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish

General Studies: Interdisciplinary Studies, Natural Sciences

Geography and Urban Studies: Geographic Information Sciences & Emergency Management, Geography, Rural Community Development

Geology: Geology

History: History

Information Studies: Computer Science

Marine Sciences: Oceanography

Mathematics: Mathematics

Performing Arts: Music, Theater Arts/Drama

Philosophy/Religious Studies: Philosophy

Physics: Applied Physics, Geophysics, Physics

Political Science: Political Science

Psychology: Psychology

Sociology/Social Work: Social Work, Sociology

Technology: Emergency Administration and Planning

Closed Programs
Nursing.

Limitations
Music/theater/fine arts courses may require special permission. Graduate level courses require letter of justification for enrollment from home campus department chair or advisor.

Unique Academic Programs
Alaska Native Studies, Northern Studies, Petroleum Engineering

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

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 or post-baccalaureate students

Summer Exchange

Plan A

International Students (Visa Students)

Will accept on Plan A/B

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 9/5/2012.
Estimated cost: $3,250.
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 ($187 per additional hour)
Plan B: 18

Miscellaneous Fees - Per Semester
Figures are current as of 9/5/2012.

Purpose	Amount	Period	Plan	Status
Housing Deposit:	$350	Year	Plan A	Mandatory
Activity Fee:	$25	Semester	Plan A	Mandatory
Athletic Fee:	$96	Semester	Plan A	Mandatory
Recreation Fee:	$75	Semester	Plan A	Mandatory
Health Service Fee:	$105	Semester	Plan A	Mandatory
Health Insurance:	$1,500	Year	Plan A	Optional
Technology Fee:	$60	Semester	Plan A	Mandatory
Parking Fee:	$130	Year	Plan A	Optional
Recycling Fee:	$20	Semester	Plan A	Mandatory
Transportation Fee:	$13	Semester	Plan A	Mandatory
ASUAF Fee:	$35	Semester	Plan A	Mandatory
Network Fee:	$70	Semester	Plan A	Mandatory

Exchange with Canada - Health Insurance
Students must purchase campus health insurance at $0 per semester.

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: 001063
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 9/5/2012.
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