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	New England Regional Student Program The New England Regional Student Program (NERP) allows students from the six New England states, who are enrolled in certain programs not offered by their home-state public college or universities, to pay a reduced out-of-state tuition rate. Not all programs are available in the NERP at UMass. If a student does not initially enroll as a NERP student through the Admissions process and wishes to change their status to NERP, it is the student's responsibility to come to the Registrar's Office and notify Linda Reed. Students must be in an approved NERP major and live in the designated New England State to participate in this program. A complete list of the current eligibility criteria is printed below. NOTE: These are subject to annual change. Students can declare the NERP major by coming to the Registrar's Office with the completed and signed major change form and requesting NERP status from Linda Reed (545-0557). In order for students to be changed into the NERP to receive a tuition reduction for the current semester, the change of major form and request must be processed no later than the end of add/drop for that semester. If a major change comes in after add/drop is over or if the student fails to notify Linda Reed before the end of add/drop that they wish to make a change in their residency status, students will be considered eligible for the following semester. Students will be monitored each semester for progress in their declared major and continued residence in the approved New England State. Progress in a major means enrolling in and completing courses required for the major each semester. If a major change or notification to Linda Reed is made after add/drop is over the change in residency status will not be considered until the following semester. There will be NO retroactive adjustment to your bill after add/drop. Students declaring two majors must have the NERP major declared as their primary major. The two exceptions are the Journalism Department and the School of Management. If a student moves to another New England State and the major is not eligible for the NERP rate in that state, the student will be charged out-of-state tuition. If a student changes into a major that no longer qualifies for NERP, the student will be charged out-of-state tuition. The University Registrar's Office does not plan to consider NERP students under the Proximity Policy. If a major is withdrawn from the NERP eligibility list, students who had declared the major prior to the removal will be eligible to remain under NERP until they either graduate, change to a major that is not under the program, or move to a state that does not qualify for the program. Information on tuition and fee charges can be obtained at the Bursar's Office, 215 Whitmore. Any change in your billing status may affect your Financial Aid package and your Bursar's Office bill. You may want to check with these offices before changing your major and therefore your billing status. Changes in status (into or out of) the Regional Program will be processed up to the last day of add/drop for that semester. We will not make any retroactive adjustments for prior semesters. Further information about the program can be obtained from Linda Reed or Cindy Boissonneault in 207 Whitmore, or online at the Web site of the New England Board of Higher Education. New England Regional Student Program: Qualifying Majors, 2009-2010 Majors are approved for NERSP by participating public colleges and universities with the New England Board of Higher Education. The following chart indicates by state those majors which qualify for reduced NERSP tuition at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Unlisted majors are not eligible. Footnotes indicate special conditions. Major CT ME NH RI VT Afro-American Studies Yes Yes Yes No Yes Arboriculture & Comm Forest Mgt # Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Architecture % Yes No No Yes Yes Art Education ** No No No Yes No Astronomy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Building Materials & Wood Technology Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Chemical Engineering * No No No No Yes Chinese Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Classics No Yes No No No Comparative Literature Yes Yes Yes No Yes Computer Systems Engineering * Yes No No No Yes Dance Yes Yes Yes No Yes Environmental Design Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Equine Industries # No Yes No Yes Yes Floriculture/Horticulture # No Yes No Yes No Food Science Yes No Yes Yes No Forestry Yes No No Yes No Fruit & Vegetable Crops # No Yes Yes Yes Yes Hospitality & Tourism Management Yes Yes No Yes No Human Nutrition No No No No Yes Industrial Engineering & Operations Research * Yes Yes Yes No Yes Interior Design ** Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Italian No Yes Yes No Yes Japanese Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Judaic Studies No Yes Yes Yes Yes Landscape Architecture No Yes Yes No Yes Landscape Contracting # Yes No No Yes No Legal Studies Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Linguistics No No No No Yes Middle Eastern Studies Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Portuguese No Yes Yes Yes Yes Public Health Sciences No Yes Yes Yes Yes Russian & East European Studies Yes Yes Yes Yes No Social Thought & Political Economy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Sport Management Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Turf Management # No Yes Yes Yes Yes University Without Walls Yes No Yes No Yes * Available at the sophomore, junior, or senior levels only # Two-year associate degree programs ** Available at junior/senior levels only, portfolio required % Available at junior/senior level only © 2009 University of Massachusetts Amherst. 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