Academics
-- Campus Catalog --Registration PriorityLimitationsNursing 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.
- Cartography - East Central University has an established cartography program featuring GIS.
- 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 StudentsAnthropology: American Indian Studies
Area Studies: Native American Studies
Art/Design/Fine Art: Art Education, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Studio Art, Theater Art
Athletics: Exercise Science
Biological Sciences: Biology/Life Science, Molecular Biology
Business: Accounting, Business, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Finance/Banking, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing
Chemistry: Biochemistry, Chemistry
Communications: American Sign Language, Communication, Electronic Media, Mass Communication
Computer Science: Computer Science
Criminal Justice: Criminal Justice, Law Enforcement/Police Sciences, Legal Studies
Education: Early Childhood, Elementary Education, English, Home Economics, Junior High/Middle School, Junior High/Middle School Mathematics, Kindergarten Education, Mathematics, Music, Preschool Education, Science, Secondary Education, Social Science Education, Special Education, Theatre Education
English: English
Environmental Studies: Environmental Health Sciences
General Studies: Interdisciplinary Studies
Geography and Urban Studies: Cartography
Health and Safety Sciences: Clinical Laboratory Science, Kinesiology, Nursing, Rehabilitation Sciences
History: History
Information Studies: Computer Science
Mathematics: Applied Mathematics, Mathematics
Music: Choral Music
Performing Arts: Choral Music, Music, Music Education, Music Performance, Music Theater, Theater Arts/Drama
Physics: Physics
Political Science: Political Science
Pre-Professional : Law Pre-Professional, Medicine Pre-Professional
Psychology: Counseling, Psychology
Sociology/Social Work: Human Services, Social Work
Speech Pathology and Audiology: Deaf Studies
Tuition / Fees
-- 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 (Plan A) Students
- Figures are current as of 09/05/19.
- Estimated cost: $3526.
- 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 (Plan A) students.
Tuition and Fees - Home Payment (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 Home Payment (Plan B) students.
Maximum Credit Hours Per Semester
- Host Payment (Plan A): 15 ($192 per additional hour)
- Home Payment (Plan B): 15 ($192 per additional hour)
Miscellaneous Fees - Per Semester
Figures are current as of 09/05/19.
| Purpose |
Amount |
Period |
Plan |
Status |
| Housing Deposit |
$75 |
Year |
Plan A & B |
Mandatory |
| Health Service Fee |
$50 |
Semester |
Plan A |
Mandatory |
| ID Card |
$2 |
Semester |
Plan A |
Mandatory |
| Parking Fee |
$25 |
Semester |
Plan A & B |
Mandatory |
| Academic Rec. Fee |
$7.50 |
Semester |
Plan A |
Mandatory |
Exchange with Canada - Health Insurance
Students do not need to purchase health insurance.
Financial Aid
Host Payment (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 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 Plan A applicants U.S. federal financial aid may be available in the following programs:
Use FAFSA CODE: 003154
Home Payment (Plan B)
For eligible Plan B students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your home campus.
Canada
Regardless of Payment Plan, students exchanging to or from Canada, apply for financial aid at their home campus.
