Pictured | Morgan Lackey | Bachelor of Education, Secondary Education, English | Bristol, Indiana (hometown)
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Northern Indiana Consortium for Education (NICE)
IU South Bend is one of six institutions of postsecondary education in St. Joseph and Elkhart counties that are members of the Northern Indiana Consortium for Education (NICE). The purpose of the consortium is to share the library resources, faculty expertise, and academic strengths of the six institutions so that course opportunities available to students at member schools may be broadened.
In addition to IU South Bend, the consortium includes
- Bethel College
- Goshen College
- Holy Cross College
- Ivy Tech State College
- Saint Mary’s College
A student exchange program operates under the auspices of NICE and is open to formally admitted full-time undergraduate students (those enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours of coursework). Students cannot request a NICE course if the course is offered at the student’s home institution during the requested semester. Permission to take the guest institution’s course is granted on a seat-available basis.
IU South Bend students interested in taking courses at another NICE institution must obtain the approval of their academic advisor and complete the registration requirements established by the IU South Bend Office of the Registrar. IU South Bend fees are assessed for classes taken at other institutions. Laboratory fees are paid to the host school. No more than 6 credit hours may be taken through the consortium in a semester. No consortium classes may be taken in summer sessions.
Under a library resources agreement established by the six schools, students and faculty members at IU South Bend have access to the holdings of other libraries in the consortium without cost to the borrower.
Students seeking admission to IU South Bend under this consortium agreement must complete a permission form at their home institution:
- Bethel University: Divisional Chair
- Goshen: Academic Advisor
- Holy Cross: Registrar
- Ivy Tech: Director of Instruction
- Saint Mary's College: Department Chair
The student should then submit this signed form to the IU South Bend Office of the Registrar for further guidance in completing the process.