Midwest Student Exchange Program (MSEP)

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<p>For students who want to leave Illinois to attend college but are hung up by parents who don't want to pay sky-high out-of-state tuition, help is on the way.</p>

<p>Illinois students will soon be able to study at universities in neighboring states - including Wisconsin and Minnesota - and pay thousands of dollars less than what is normally charged of nonresidents.</p>

<p>Under the terms of a new program the state joined in December, students will be able to attend nearly 130 schools in seven Midwestern states for less. </p>

<p>Some of the schools offering the discount include flagship public universities in Minnesota, Kansas and Missouri. Flagships in Wisconsin and Michigan do not participate, although some smaller schools in those states do. </p>

<p>Some schools in the program limit academic majors eligible for the discount to ones that are in less demand. You won't be able to get cheaper tuition at the University of Missouri's top-ranked journalism school, but you could major in agriculture or 40 other fields at the school.</p>

<p>Southern Illinois University at Carbondale hopes to begin offering the program for students enrolling this fall, spokesman David Gross said. That means Illinois students could receive the discounts this fall.</p>

<p>TUITION DISCOUNTS</p>

<p>Participants in the Midwest Student Exchange Program include:</p>

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<p>For students who want to leave Illinois to attend college but are hung up by parents who don't want to pay sky-high out-of-state tuition, help is on the way.</p>

<p>Illinois students will soon be able to study at universities in neighboring states - including Wisconsin and Minnesota - and pay thousands of dollars less than what is normally charged of nonresidents.</p>

<p>Under the terms of a new program the state joined in December, students will be able to attend nearly 130 schools in seven Midwestern states for less. </p>

<p>Some of the schools offering the discount include flagship public universities in Minnesota, Kansas and Missouri. Flagships in Wisconsin and Michigan do not participate, although some smaller schools in those states do. </p>

<p>Some schools in the program limit academic majors eligible for the discount to ones that are in less demand. You won't be able to get cheaper tuition at the University of Missouri's top-ranked journalism school, but you could major in agriculture or 40 other fields at the school.</p>

<p>Southern Illinois University at Carbondale hopes to begin offering the program for students enrolling this fall, spokesman David Gross said. That means Illinois students could receive the discounts this fall.</p>

<p>TUITION DISCOUNTS</p>

<p>Participants in the Midwest Student Exchange Program include:</p>

<p>• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities</p>

<p>• University of Missouri-Columbia</p>

<p>• University of Kansas-Lawrence</p>

<p>• University of Wisconsin-Whitewater</p>

<p>Students receive a 10 percent break on tuition for private schools in the program such as:</p>

<p>• Saint Louis University</p>

<p>• Rochester College</p>

<p>• Stephens College</p>

<p>• Westminster College</p>

<p>For a complete list of schools in the program, go to msep.mhec.org.</p>