Approved undergraduate degree programs for the NEBHE Tuition Break.
Note: Agroecology and Landscape Design has been discontinued, effective Fall 2025. Future NEBHE tuition discounting for this major is pending further review with more information becoming available in late summer. Two news majors will be replacing Agroecology and Landscape Design effective Fall 2025. Agroecology and Ecological Landscape Planning and Design have been submitted for review for NEBHE tuition discount eligibility. A final decision on their eligibility will not be made until late summer.
| Degree Program | UVM School/College | Eligible States | Effective Matriculation Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agroecology | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | CT, ME, MA, RI | For students who matriculated Fall 2026 or later. |
| Chinese | College of Arts and Sciences | ME, NH | For students who matriculated Fall 2024 or later. |
| Community and International Development | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | ME, MA, NH, RI | For students who matriculated Fall 2024 or later. |
| Community Entrepreneurship | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | ME, NH | For students who matriculated Fall 2024 or later. |
| Community-Centered Design | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | CT, ME, NH, RI | For students who matriculated Fall 2024 or later. |
| Dance | College of Arts and Sciences | CT, ME | For students who matriculated Fall 2026 or later. |
| Data Science | College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences | ME | For students who matriculated Fall 2017 or later. |
| Ecological Landscape Planning and Design | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | Me, NH | For students who matriculated Fall 2026 or later. |
| Food Systems | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences | CT, MA | For students who matriculated Fall 2017 or later. |
| Forestry | Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources | CT, MA, RI | For students who matriculated Fall 2017 or later. |
| German (Language) | College of Arts and Sciences | ME | For students who matriculated Fall 2017 or later. |
| Japanese | College of Arts and Sciences | CT, ME, NH, RI | For students who matriculated Fall 2017 or later. |
| Linguistics | College of Arts and Sciences | RI | For students who matriculated Fall 2017 or later. |
| Neuroscience and Behavior *Not accepting new students, effective Fall 2024* | College of Arts and Sciences | ME, RI | Fall 2017-2023. Students who matriculated into UVM prior to Fall 2017 and effective Fall 2024 or later are not eligible to receive the NEBHE tuition discount for this major. |
| Plant Biology | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences or the College of Arts and Sciences | MA, NH | For students who matriculated Fall 2018 or later. |
| Religion | College of Arts and Sciences | CT, ME, MA, NH, RI | For students who matriculated Fall 2019 or later. |
| Russian | College of Arts and Sciences | CT, ME, MA, RI | For students who matriculated Fall 2017 or later. |
Terms and Conditions
- To qualify for the NEBHE tuition discount, students must declare a degree in a program approved for residents of their state and enroll in at least one course per semester that applies to this approved major, and demonstrate satisfactory progress in the approved major. These requirements must be in place prior to the end of the course add/drop period each semester. If you did not receive NEBHE in the previous term, please reach out to your Dean’s Office before the end of the add/drop period to request to be reviewed for eligibility.
- If a student drops the eligible course(s) or drops the approved major before or during the course add/drop period, they will no longer be eligible for reduced tuition and will be billed accordingly.
- Eligibility for a future term will be re-evaluated based on the student’s declared major and course registration for that future term. Approval for eligible NEBHE programs is not retroactive; therefore, the discount cannot be applied to past terms.
- It is the responsibility of the student to review the tuition bill statement each semester to confirm the NEBHE tuition discount is applied. If the NEBHE tuition discount is expected, but is not listed on the bill, please contact Student Financial Services.
- Students participating in a study abroad program are not eligible for the NEBHE tuition discount for the term(s) abroad. The only exception to this policy is for students participating in the UVM Semester Abroad program to Costa Rica run through the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources.
- Students who have the Presidential, Trustee or Dean’s Merit Scholarship will see a 30% reduction of their scholarship when NEBHE eligible. This reduction reflects a proration of the scholarship based on the reduced tuition rate with the NEBHE tuition credit. The full merit scholarship amount will be reinstated during any semester of NEBHE ineligibility. All other scholarship terms and conditions remain in effect and can be reviewed at UVM Scholarship Policies.
- Summer Internships courses with the prefix “SINT” not for degree-eligible academic credit are not eligible to receive NEBHE tuition break. Regular internship courses, billed at standard tuition rates, for degree-eligible academic credit may qualify for NEBHE tuition break.