UPDATED WICHE INFO FOR THE 2019-20 ACADEMIC YEAR

The WICHE-Professional Student Exchange Program (PSEP) is available to students who seek professional training in the following fields:  DENTISTRY, OPTOMETRY, OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE, PODIATRIC MEDICINE and VETERINARY MEDICINE. 

The deadline for WICHE PSEP certification for training to commence in fall 2020 is October 15, 2019.   Students may access an Application for WICHE Certification at: http://www.azregents.edu/programs/arizona-wiche-student-exchange-programs    If students have additional questions about the Professional Student Exchange Program, please call the Arizona Board of Regents WICHE Director’s Office at 602-229-2500.

WICHE’s Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP) makes many high-quality graduate programs available to master’s, graduate certificate, and Ph.D. students, who are residents of the WICHE participating states and territories, to enroll in some 700 high-quality programs at 56 participating institutions.  Additionally, if the desired healthcare program is not offered through PSEP, students may check the Western Regional Graduate Program.  WRGP currently offers access to more than 140 high-quality healthcare-related degrees offered by some 45 public institutions.  Students who enroll in a cooperating program outside of Arizona through WRGP pay resident tuition.  Additional information is available at:  www.wiche.edu/wrgp

Additionally, Arizona participates in the WICHE Western Undergraduate Exchange Program (WUE).  The Western Undergraduate Exchange provides opportunities for students to attend a public college at the undergraduate level, outside their home state, at a reduced level of tuition (150% of resident tuition.)  Arizona residents may attend undergraduate programs in all WICHE states.  The WICHE member states are Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

A copy of the Arizona Western Undergraduate Exchange brochure, https://public.azregents.edu/WICHE%20Docs/WUE%20Brochure.pdf#search=wue .  Interested applicants should contact their institution of choice and indicate that they would like to apply as a Western Undergraduate Exchange applicant.  If students have additional questions about the Western Undergraduate Exchange, please contact the WICHE Regional Office in Boulder, Colorado at 303-541-0210 or http://www.wiche.edu/wue

WICHE’s newest exchange is the Internet Course Exchange (ICE) an alliance of member institutions and systems that broadens student access to online courses and programs.  WICHE ICE enables students, through their home institutions, to seamlessly access high quality online courses and programs offered by other four-year and two-year ICE member institutions.  Additional information is available at:  www.wiche.edu/ice.

Please note that Arizona serves more students through participation in the WICHE Student Exchange Programs than any other WICHE state.  During 2018-19, 167 students were supported by Arizona to attend professional programs through WICHE PSEP. 

During 2018-19, Arizona received 348 WRGP students.  .

During 2018-19, Arizona received 7,917 WUE students.  Also, 1,614 Arizonans attended out-of-state schools at the WUE rate.  Within the WICHE region,  Northern Arizona University is the major receiving school at 5,751 students during 2018-19.

Please let us know if we can provide additional information.

Louise Lynch | Director WICHE Student Exchange Programs

W 602-229-2563 | louise.lynch@azregents.edu 

2020 N. Central Avenue, #230 | Phoenix, AZ  85004 | www.azregents.edu