Each participant selects an exchange that will enrich their academic, cultural, social, and recreational background in consultation with the SAW program coordinator and their academic advisor.
Students return from their exchanges with new perspectives on their education and lives.
A successful candidate for exchange has a willingness to undertake exposure to unfamiliar environments. The NSE is most popular with California University students as it combines the ease of academic applicability to programs at California University with financial affordability. A student may study at the NSE member institution of their choice for up to a full academic year, undertaking courses approved for application to their degree program at California through approval of their academic advisor. In most cases, the student has the choice to pay either California University tuition or instate tuition at the host institution. Basic familiarity with surroundings can also be viewed as advantageous by the student as all NSE member institutions are located in either the United States or U.S. territories.