Study away and experience new places, ideas and cultures.
You will challenge your perceptions and create memories that last a lifetime!

Program Benefits

The National Student Exchange provides a unique and exciting opportunity for students who wish to study away for an academic year, one semester or a summer at one or more of about 165 institutions in the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

Students go on exchanges for many reasons, including:

• Taking courses not available on their home campuses
• Enhancing personal growth and independence
• Spending time in a different region
• Immersing themselves in diverse cultural settings
• Investigating graduate and professional schools
• Engaging in research
• Exploring career options, and even
• Preparing for international exchange!

 

Eligibility

To be eligible, students:

• Must be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate at MTSU
• Must have a cumulative 2.75 GPA the semester prior to exchange
• Must be in good standing academically, personally, and financially (e.g., no conduct/disciplinary/academic integrity issues)
• Cannot exchange within the first 30 credit hours of college
• Cannot exchange during the final semester of enrollment before graduation (without special permission)
• Must submit a completed application, pay a non-refundable $150.00 application fee, and participate in an interview with the MTSU NSE Coordinator to be approved
• Must complete a variety of items AFTER placement is made, including, but not limited to: all required paperwork, a pre-departure orientation, confirm their financial aid requirements with the financial aid office, and other items as they may arise.
• MTSU students cannot exchange within the state of Tennessee