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New England Regional Student Program

The New England Regional 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 tuition rate. Not all programs are available in the NERP at UMass.
  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Students declaring two majors must have the NERP major declared as their primary major.

  5. 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.

  6. If a student changes into a major that no longer qualifies for NERP, the student will be charged out-of-state tuition.

  7. The University Registrar's Office does not plan to consider NERP students under the Proximity Policy.

  8. If a major is withdrawn from the NERP eligibility list, students who had declared the major prior to the removal will be eligible to remain under NERP until they either graduate, have a break in enrollment, change to a major that is not under the program, or move to a state that does not qualify for the program.

  9. Information on tuition and fee charges can be obtained at the Bursar's Office, 215 Whitmore.

  10. Any change in your billing status may affect your Financial Aid package and your Bursar's Office bill. Please note that some scholarships are based in part upon residency status. A change in residency (including transfer to a major covered by the Tuition Break Program for New England Residents) may reduce or impact scholarship awards. You may want to check with these offices before changing your major and therefore your billing status.

  11. 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.

  12. 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, 2012-2013
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
Architecture Yes No No
Yes Yes
Astronomy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Building & Construction Technology Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Chemical Engineering * No No No No Yes
Chinese Yes Yes Yes Yes No
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
Food Science Yes No Yes Yes No
Industrial Engineering & Operations Research * Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Italian No Yes Yes No No
Japanese Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Judaic Studies No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Landscape Architecture No Yes Yes No Yes
Legal Studies * Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Linguistics No No No Yes No
Middle Eastern Studies Yes
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese Yes 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
Associate Degree Programs
 
 
 
 
 
Arboriculture & Comm Forest Mgt Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Equine Industries No Yes No Yes Yes
Fruit & Vegetable Crops No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Horticulture No Yes No Yes No
Landscape Contracting Yes No No Yes No
Turf Management No Yes Yes Yes Yes

* Available at the sophomore, junior, or senior levels only

 
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