Early Start Changes

1. Early StartChanges Nicholls State University Effective Summer and Fall 2012

2. Welcome Thank you for your support of the Nicholls Early Start program. We appreciate the opportunity to work with each of you.

3. Admissions • Application • Requirements • Official college transcript • Financial Aid • Fee Bills • Financial Obligation Statement • Tuition and Fees • Tuition/Fee changes • Course fees • Late fees • Registration • Financial Obligation Statement • First come, first serve priority • Early Start in your High School • Question & Answer Session Webinar Agenda

4. Moving from open enrollment, to selective admissions. • High school students who do not meet the minimum academic standards, will no longer be allowed to participate in Early Start at Nicholls State University. Nicholls Admissions Requirements

5. Beginning in Summer 2012, high school students wishing to participate must complete the newly designed Admissions application. • This application is not available at this time, once it becomes available, it will be forwarded to you. Nicholls Admissions Application

6. Admissions Application • Must be complete, and all requested documents received by the posted due date for an admissions decision to be determined. • For the Fall, you can expect the due date to be about 15 business days before the start of the semester (around August 1stthis year). • If you are hosting an Early Start course on your campus, please keep this due date in mind, so that your students’ applications have time to be processed and the course set up in our Banner system. • As in the past, students must reapply each semester they wish to enroll in Early Start. Application Information

7. Student must be 15 years old • Currently enrolled in 11th or 12th grade • Test Scores: ACT Plan or ACT (or SAT) • Composite 18 • English 18 • Math 19 • Continuing students must have earned an A, B, C, or P in all previous coursework attempted. Official transcripts required. Nicholls Admissions Requirements

8. Board of Regents Tuition Assistance • At this time, it does not seem likely that Board of Regents funding will be fully re-instated, and available through an application process. • Funding is likely going to be supplied through MFP money, but the details of this has not been released. • LDOE Press Release: http://www.doe.state.la.us/offices/publicaffairs/press_release.aspx?PR=1618 Financial Aid

9. We anticipate to invoice high schools for the courses taken by their students, in preparation for the state transitioning funding to MFP money. • When we have more details, I will pass that along. Fee Bills

10. It is Nicholls policy that all students are required to agree to Financial Obligation Statementevery semester of enrollment, prior to course registration. • It is unclear, at this time, if we will enforce this for Early Start students, since it is likely that we will be billing the school district for the student’s course(s). • As more information is available, I will forward it on to you. Financial Obligation Statement

11. On-Campus Students ONLY: • Students may enroll in one course per semester (Fall and Spring) and one course in the summer at a reduced rate of $100 per credit hour. • Students may enroll in additional courses, but at full tuition and fee rates as established by the university. • Plus, any course related fee. Example: MyMathLab Fee of $65 for Math101 Tuition and Fees

12. Example of Tuition Fee Structure based on Fall 2011-Spring 2012 Fees On-Campus Only

13. Off Campus Students ONLY • Students enrolling in off-campus, Early Start courses, will be assessed a fee of $300 (per semester) for all course work attempted, regardless of the number of courses taken. • Plus, any course related fee. Example: MyMathLab Fee of $65 for Math101 Tuition and Fees

14. Example of Fee Structure based on Fall 2011-Spring 2012 Fees Off-Campus Only

15. On-Campus and Off-Campus • Students taking on-campus and off-campus courses in the same semester will be assed fees determined by the number of courses taken in each location. • Plus, any course related fee. Example: MyMathLab Fee of $65 for Math101 Tuition and Fees

16. Example of Tuition Fee Structure based on Fall 2011-Spring 2012 Fees Example of Tuition Fee Structure based on Fall 2011-Spring 2012 Fees On-Campus & Off-Campus

17. Course Fee • All students, on and off-campus, who enroll in a course that carries a course related fee will be responsible for the course fee. • Late Fee • Students or school districts who do not pay their fee bill by the appropriate deadline (to be determined), will be assessed late fees. • Late Fees or Late Registration Fees will no longer be waived for Early Start students. Other Fees

18. Once admitted and the Financial Obligation Statement accepted or school contract is in place, students will be given their preferred course/section on a first come, first serve basis. • If the desired course is full, the student will be asked to select another course. Requests to override class limits will not be granted. • All courses enrolled by the student, but not dropped by the 14th class day, will become part of the student’s official and permanent academic record. Registration

19. If your high school is planning to teach Early Start courses on your campus, please note that all Teacher Information sheets and supporting documentation for SACS qualifications are due by July 1st. • If your high school is planning to offer this type of course, please email Lori Richard with the instructors name and course they will be teaching. • Teacher Information Sheet & supporting documentation can be found on our website. Teaching a Course

20. Question and Answer Session

21. Lori Richard, Coordinator Office of Student Engagement P.O. Box 2008 Thibodaux, LA 70310 985.448.4825 www.nicholls.edu/student-engagement/dual-enrollment/ Contact Information