Academics
Registration- Campus Catalog
- Priority: According to class standing
- Syllabus Request for Course Pre-Approval: Contact Host Coordinator for assistance
Closed ProgramsNot accepting Nursing majors nor exchanging Nursing major students.
LimitationsStudents must apply and be accepted into programs in education, engineering and nursing.
Notable Academic Programs- Architecture
- Engineering
- Business and Marketing Education
- Juvenile Justice
- Educational Studies
Unique Academic Programs
- Communications
- Construction Management
- Chemical Engineering
- Accounting
- Agricultural Economics
Undergraduate Majors Open to NSE Students
Accounting, African American Studies, Agricultural Business...
++ show allAccounting, African American Studies, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Education, Agronomy and Crop Science, Animal Sciences, Architecture, Art, Biology/Life Science, Business Administration, Business Information Systems, Business Management, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Choral Music, Civil Engineering, Communication, Computer and Information Science, Computer Engineering, Construction Management, Criminal Justice, Dietetics, Digital Arts, Electrical Engineering, English, Feed Science, Finance/Banking, Geography, Graphic Design, Health Education, History, Journalism, Kinesiology, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Technology, Military Sciences, Music, Nutrition, Physical Education, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Radio and Television Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Soil Science, Special Education, Speech/Rhetoric/Public Address, Theater Arts/Drama/Acting, Visual Arts
Tuition / Finances
Figures per Semester are current as of 06/24/21
Finances
- Campus Budget
- Fees are subject to change without notice.
- Two semesters = one academic year
- Three quarters = one academic year
Tuition and Fees Per Semester - Host Payment Students
- Estimated cost: $5548.5.
- Expect 5-15% increase for the subsequent academic year.
- Figures are based on 15 hours. Actual costs may be greater or less depending upon your actual enrollment.
- Figures do not include costs you will incur for course specific enrollment (e.g., laboratory courses, student teaching, studio art)
- See below for credit hour restrictions and/or miscellaneous fees applicable to Host Payment students.
Tuition and Fees - Home Payment Students
- No tuition/fees are paid to the host campus.
- Figures do not include costs you will incur for course specific enrollment (e.g., laboratory courses, student teaching, studio art)
- See below for credit hour restrictions and/or miscellaneous fees applicable to Home Payment students.
Maximum Credit Hours Per Semester
- Host Payment: 15
- Home Payment: 15
Financial Aid - Host Payment
For Host Payment U.S. students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your host campus.
Students apply for federally funded financial aid by using the FAFSA code of their host campus.
Host campuses award aid to eligible incoming Plan A students on a first-come, first-served basis as long as funds are available.
Ask your home campus NSE coordinator if your campus awards aid to their own outgoing students. If so, do not apply for aid from your host campus.
For eligible Host Payment applicants U.S. federal financial aid may be available in the following programs:
Use FAFSA CODE: 003630
Financial Aid - Home Payment
For eligible Home Payment students, aid is awarded by and disbursed from your home campus.
Miscellaneous Fees - Per Semester
| Purpose |
Amount |
Period |
Plan |
Status |
| Admission Fee |
$40.00 |
Semester |
Host & Home |
Mandatory |
| NSE Program Fee |
$160.00 |
Year |
Host & Home |
Mandatory |
| ID Card |
$50.00 |
Year |
Host & Home |
Mandatory |
| Parking Fee |
$50.00 |
Semester |
Host & Home |
Mandatory |
Room / Meals
Figures are current as of 06/24/21
On-Campus Housing Per Semester
- On-Campus Housing
- 84% living on campus
- Double: $5424.29
- Per semester unless otherwise noted
Off-Campus Housing
Notes About HousingHousing is on campus and does not belong to PVAMU, it is privatize housing and students need to make direct contact with the Management as soon as possible.
Meal Plans
Notes About Meal PlansMeal Plans are a flat rate. If you reside on campus and you do not choose a meal plan by the 1st class day, you will be assessed the 17 Meal Plan Option. Changes may be made by the 5th class day. If you reside off campus you are not required a meal plan.
Health
Figures per Semester are current as of 06/24/21
Requirements
- Health records due by: June 1
- Home campus copy acceptable
- Immunization before registering
- Immunization before residence hall move in
- Health / accident insurance (encouraged)
- Immunization: Meningococcal
Comments on Problems or Conditions for Access
Prairie View University is located 57 miles northwest of Houston, both Hobby and Intercontinental Airport are at a distance and travel time of about 2 hours and no shuttles into PVAMU from airport.
