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Participating colleges handle payments for students in two different ways, either plan A or plan B. Below is a summary of those plans the differences. Make sure you understand these plans and notice what your potential host school offers.
Plan A: Students pay the host school's tuition, but at resident rates. In other words, students pay the host school's IN-STATE tuition. (An easy way to remember this is "Plan A = Pay Away.")
Plan B:Students pay what is normally paid to LSU to attend school. This means that resident students will pay resident tuition and fees while international and non-resident students will continue to pay LSU non-resident tuition and fees
Some NSE colleges use Plan A, some Plan B, some both; LSU can send and receive students on both Plan A and Plan B,increasing opportunities for placement. LSU students pay the same tuition and fees as resident students at the host school (Plan A) or they pay what LSU charges for study at LSU (Plan B), depending on the plan selected. The worst case scenario for most is that you continue to pay your normal tuition here. Some schools have tuition and fees that are less that LSU's tuition, so you could possibly make money by going on exchange. Other schools' tuition and fees are greater than LSU, in which case you could continue paying what you normally pay here at LSU. Keep in mind the NSE Coordinator will try to get you to your host school on the best possible plan.Most NSE schools accept students for either a semester or academic year, some for only an academic year. Some NSE schools allow summer school participation or enrollment in special programs, like internships and study abroad; however, the number of schools that do this is very low. Full-year enrollment does, in some cases, better your chances for placement at schools, and it is recommended.Come by 104 Hatcher Hall for your NSE Directory of all NSE schools, which provides details on each institution's payment plans, special offerings, course limitations, room & board costs, and estimated costs of tuition & fees.
Students who make themselves available on Plan B must be willing to sign a Withdrawal Agreement, which obligates them to pay what is normally paid to LSU for tuition and fees for the entire agreed upon exchange period. (NOTE: If the student is on Plan B, withdraws from the exchange, and wants to enroll at LSU for the semester that he/she was going to be on exchange, then he/she must pay tuition twice).
Students who choose to stay in dorms and use meal plans pay the host school for those items. Students also cover their own transportation plus all other living expenses, including food, entertainment, insurance, books and supplies. In addition, LSU students pay a non-refundable application fee of $238.
