Academics
Registration- Campus Catalog
- Priority: With seniors
- Syllabus Request for Course Pre-Approval: Contact Host Coordinator for assistance
LimitationsNursing and Education programs have admission requirments.
Notable Academic Programs- Fine Art - Our Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center, built in 2009, boasts outstanding facilities and a faculty committed to interdisciplinary collaboration. Mass Communication majors manage sound at local music venues. Art majors cast metal, paint, and experiment with audio and video.
- Biology/Life Science - Our biology students have a very high acceptance rate to medical school. Many are involved in undergraduate research.
- Accounting - Our accounting graduates have a very high pass rate on the CPA exam.
- Counseling - Our human services counseling program includes concentrations in Counseling, Rehabilitation, Aging, and Services for the Deaf.
- Criminal Justice - Our criminal justice students learn from practitioners and scholars, all of whom are great teachers!
Unique Academic Programs
- Native American Studies - At East Central University you can pursue Native American Studies in Native America. Our interdisciplinary program features courses in regional Native American Languages, archaeology, and cultural resource management. The program also sponsors cultural activities on campus.
- English - What makes our English major great is our faculty! We host an annual Scissortail Creative Writing Festival that attracts writers with national and international reputations.
- Music - Music students at ECU choose from a number of ensembles including a British Brass Band.
- Legal Studies - Our legal studies students have a 100% acceptance rate to law school. Courses include Native American law and some live in a living/learning community.
Options
Honors Access: Yes
Undergraduate Majors Open to NSE StudentsAccounting, Archaeology, Art, Art Education, Biochemistry, Biology/Life Science, Business Administration, Business Management, Chemistry, Chickasaw, Choral Music, Clinical Psychology, Communication, Computer and Information Science, Counseling, Criminal Justice, Digital Communications and Media/Multimedia, Early Childhood Education, Education, Elementary Education, English, Entrepreneurship, Finance/Banking, Fine Art, Graphic Design, History, Junior High/Middle School Education, Kinesiology, Law Enforcement/Police Sciences, Literature, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Music, Music Education, Native American/American Indian Studies, Nursing, Painting, Performance and Directing, Performing Arts: Voice, Physics, Political Science, Pre-Law, Pre-Medicine, Psychology, Rehabilitation Sciences, Secondary Education, Social Work, Special Education, Studio Art, Theater Arts/Drama/Acting, Visual Arts
Tuition / Finances
Figures per Semester are current as of 06/03/22
Finances
- Campus Budget
- Fees are subject to change without notice.
- Two semesters = one academic year
- Three quarters = one academic year
Tuition and Fees Per Semester - Host Payment Students
- Estimated cost: $3961.
- 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 Host Payment students.
Tuition and Fees - Home Payment 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 Home Payment students.
Maximum Credit Hours Per Semester
- Host Payment: 15 ($192 per additional hour)
- Home Payment: 15 ($192 per additional hour)
Financial Aid - Host Payment
For Host Payment 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 eligible 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 Host Payment applicants U.S. federal financial aid may be available in the following programs:
Use FAFSA CODE: 003154
Financial Aid - Home Payment
For eligible Home Payment students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your home campus.
Financial Aid - Canada
Regardless of Payment Plan, students exchanging to or from Canada, apply for financial aid at their home campus.
Miscellaneous Fees - Per Semester
| Purpose |
Amount |
Period |
Plan |
Status |
| Housing Deposit |
$75 |
Year |
Host & Home |
Optional |
| Health Service Fee |
$50 |
Semester |
Host & Home |
Mandatory |
| ID Card |
$2 |
Semester |
Host & Home |
Mandatory |
| Parking Fee |
$25 |
Semester |
Host & Home |
Optional |
| Academic Rec. Fee |
$7.50 |
Semester |
Host & Home |
Mandatory |
Health
Figures per Semester are current as of 06/03/22
Exchange with Canada - Health InsuranceStudents do not need to purchase health insurance.
Requirements
Other Health Related Comments
Meningitis is only required for students who reside in campus housing.
