Some programs require students to depart and return on specific dates especially for summer or semester-long programs. As a result, students are obligated to rearrange their schedule in order to comply with the dates of the program and are also confined to a limited number of credit hours that they are eligible to earn in a given study program. Nicholls State offers study programs throughout the year with most classes beginning every Monday. Students can choose their travel and study dates. Some programs are restricted to advance-speakers.
Some programs have deadlines to enroll.
With Nicholls, students may apply as late as two weeks prior to their departure and there is no risk of the program closing due to high enrollment. The programs have never reached full capacity. Nicholls is also a member of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, the American Council for Education, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, and the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. S.A.C.S. requires forty-five hours of structured classroom instruction per three hours of credit. Hours spent at museums, on excursions, or in the homestay do not count toward academic credit.