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WYOMING www.wiche.edu/wue 2020-2021 What Is WUE? Programs Available WUE is the Western Undergraduate Exchange, a program Virtually all undergraduate fields are available to WUE coordinated by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher at one or more of the participating and . (WICHE). Through WUE, students in Western states Some institutions have opened their entire on a may enroll in participating two-year and four-year public space-available or first-come, first-served basis. Others offer college programs at a reduced tuition level: up to 150 percent only designated programs at the discounted WUE rate. To learn of the institution’s regular resident tuition. In all cases, WUE about the wide array of programs available, consult the WUE tuition is considerably less than nonresident tuition. For Savings Finder at wuesavingsfinder.wiche.edu. For additional answers to many of the commonly asked questions about details, follow the links to the enrolling institutions’ websites. WUE, visit wiche.edu/askwiche. Application and Admission Which States and U.S. Territories Participate? Apply directly to the institution(s) of your choice for admission Resident students from the following states and U.S. Territories and WUE tuition status. Mark prominently on the institution’s may participate, if they meet eligibility requirements: application form that you seek admission as a WUE . Alaska Hawai‘i Oregon More Information Idaho South Dakota Information about specific programs offered through WUE California Montana Utah can be obtained from the admissions office of participating institutions. Information about student eligibility and the CNMI* Wyoming operation of the program in any state may be obtained from Guam North Dakota the state contact offices listed on page four of this handout. Eligibility Many institutions require evidence of academic performance, such as ACT/SAT test scores or high GPA, or place other conditions on WUE enrollment. Consult the WUE website for * Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands details.

ALASKA FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS COLORADO FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS Arizona State , Downtown TWO-YEAR INSTITUTIONS Campus University of Alaska Anchorage Aims , Polytechnic University of Alaska Fairbanks Arapahoe Community College Campus University of Alaska Southeast Colorado Mountain College Arizona State University, West Campus Colorado Northwestern Community College Note: Check with UAA to confirm which branch Northern Arizona University campuses participate. Community College of Aurora Community College of Denver University of Arizona Sierra Vista Front Range Community College ARIZONA TWO-YEAR INSTITUTIONS CALIFORNIA Northeastern FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS Otero Junior College California State Polytechnic University, Chandler-Gilbert Community College Pikes Peak Community College Pomona California State University, Bakersfield Coconino Community College Red Rocks Community College California State University, Channel Islands Trinidad State Junior College California State University, Chico Estrella Mountain Community College California State University, Dominguez FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS Gateway Community College Hills Glendale Community College California State University, East Bay California State University, Maritime Colorado State University Colorado State University, Pueblo Northland Pioneer College California State University, Northridge Paradise Valley Community College California State University, Sacramento Metropolitan State College California State University, San Bernardino at Colorado Springs California State University, San Marcos University of Colorado Denver California State University, Stanislaus University of Northern Colorado Scottsdale Community College Humboldt State University Western Colorado University South Mountain Community College Sonoma State University , Merced COMMONWEALTH OF THE FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS SOUTH DAKOTA NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS programs, available at most University of Nevada, TWO-YEAR INSTITUTION South Dakota universities, are open to WUE University of Nevada, Reno students, as are baccalaureate programs. Northern Marianas College

FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS NEW MEXICO GUAM Black Hills State University TWO-YEAR INSTITUTIONS Dakota State University FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell Northern State University University of Guam New Mexico Junior College South Dakota School of Mines & New Mexico Military Institute Technology HAWAIʻI New Mexico State University - South Dakota State University Alamogordo University of South Dakota FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS Santa Fe Community College University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa UTAH Eastern New Mexico University - Portales University of Hawaiʻi Maui College TWO-YEAR INSTITUTIONS University of Hawaiʻi - West Oahu New Mexico Highlands University New Mexico Institute of Mining and Salt Lake Community College Technology IDAHO New Mexico State University Eastern TWO-YEAR INSTITUTIONS Northern New Mexico College FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS College of Southern Idaho The North Idaho College Western New Mexico University The FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS Utah State University NORTH DAKOTA TWO-YEAR INSTITUTIONS Lewis-Clark State College Bismarck State College Dakota College at Bottineau Lake Region State College WASHINGTON MONTANA North Dakota State College of Science TWO-YEAR INSTITUTIONS Williston State College Spokane Community College TWO-YEAR INSTITUTIONS FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS Spokane Falls Community College Dawson Community College Flathead Valley Community College Dickinson State University FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS Great Falls College Montana State Mayville State University Central Washington University University Eastern Washington University Helena College University of Montana North Dakota State University The Evergreen State College Highlands College of Montana Tech University of North Dakota Washington State University, Everett Miles Community College Valley City State University Washington State University, Pullman Washington State University, Tri-Cities FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS Washington State University, Vancouver - Billings OREGON Western Washington University Montana State University - Bozeman TWO-YEAR INSTITUTIONS Montana State University - Northern Klamath Community College Montana Tech of the FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS Montana TWO-YEAR INSTITUTIONS Eastern Oregon University The University of Montana Casper College The University of Montana - Western Oregon Portland State University Eastern Wyoming College NEVADA Southern Oregon University Gillette College Western Oregon University Laramie County Community College TWO-YEAR INSTITUTIONS Northwest College College of Southern Nevada Sheridan College College Western Wyoming Community College Community College Western Nevada College FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION University of Wyoming WUE Contacts in Participating States and U.S. Territories If you’re interested in applying as a WUE student, go to www.wiche.edu/wue and click on the database. The profiles of our participating institutions will give you their eligibility requirements, application deadlines, majors available at the WUE rate, and more. If you still have questions, you may want to call the people who oversee WUE applications at the institution where you want to apply – most often you will need to talk with someone in the office of admissions. We strongly encourage you to read our “ASK WICHE” WUE FAQ; it will answer most of your general questions about WUE.

WUE applicants must prove that they are a resident of one of the WICHE member states to the enrolling institution’s satisfaction. If you have already worked with the institution’s residency office and still need assistance verifying your home state residency status, your state office may be able to assist. State office contact information is listed below.

Alaska Hawaiʻi WICHE Student Exchange Program WICHE Student Exchange Program Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Tel: 907.465.6685 Admissions and Records Office Tel: 808.956.8975 or 800.823.9771 Arizona WICHE Student Exchange Program Idaho Arizona Board of WICHE Student Exchange Program Tel: 602.229.2500 Idaho Board of Education Tel: 208.332.1574 California Office of the Montana Oregon The California State WICHE Student Exchange Program Academic and Student Affairs Policy Specialist Tel: 562.951.4715 Montana University System Oregon Coordinating Office of the Commission on Higher Education Commission Colorado Tel: 406.444.0322 Tel: 503.947.5925 WICHE Student Exchange Program Colorado Department of Higher Education Nevada South Dakota Tel: 303.862.3001 WICHE Student Exchange Program WICHE Student Exchange Program Nevada System of Higher Education South Dakota Board of Regents Commonwealth of the Tel: 775.687.0991 Tel: 605.773.3455 Northern Mariana Islands WICHE Student Exchange Program New Mexico Utah Northern Marianas College WICHE Student Exchange Program WICHE Student Exchange Program Tel: 670.234.5498, ext. 6831 New Mexico Higher Education Department Utah Board of Regents Tel: 505.476.8412 Tel: 801.321.7104 Guam Admissions and Records Office North Dakota Washington University of Guam WICHE Student Exchange Program WICHE Student Exchange Program Tel: 671.735.2208 North Dakota University System Washington Student Achievement Council Tel: 701.328.2964 Tel: 360.753.7846 Wyoming WICHE Student Exchange Program AK University of Wyoming Tel: 307.766.3499

WA 12/2019 MT ND OR SD CNMI ID WY WICHE Western Interstate Commission NV for Higher Education UT CO Guam CA www.wiche.edu/wue

AZ NM General questions may be addressed to [email protected], or call us at 303.541.0270. HI