PhD Student Handbook

Tuition and Fees (AY 2007-2008)

Revision Date: 8/2007

Full-Time Students

Tuition, per year..............................$33,630
General Fee, per year......................$ 2,010
Total........................................……$35,640

Dissertation tuition............................$2,839
Dissertation Tuition
(5th to Final Semester).....................$639

Definition of Fees

Tuition
Tuition is payable in two installments - August and January; you will be notified of the billing date for payment of tuition.  A late fee may be added which is based on a percentage of the unpaid balance, and assessed monthly by the Office of the Bursar.

General Fee
A general fee of $2,028 for the academic year is charged to each full-time student.  A portion of the general fee is allocated to the physical development of the University.  The general fee is also a partial contribution toward the support of the Student Health Service, Placement Service, graduate student activities, recreational facilities, and other services not directly associated with specific courses.  The general fee is payable in two equal installments at the time the tuition is due.

Application Fee
Each application must be accompanied by a check or money order for $65.00 for the MSW program, $70.00 for the Ph.D. program, to help defray the cost of its processing.  It is not refundable and is not applied against tuition in the event of admission.

Deposit
Upon notification of acceptance for admission to the University, applicants are required to deposit $250.00 which shall be credited to the student's account upon matriculation.  Instructions concerning the date the deposit is due will be furnished to the candidate with the notification of acceptance.  In the event the candidate does not matriculate, this deposit is not refundable.

Master's Degree Facilities Fee
Candidates for a Master's degree who wish to use University facilities during the summer, between the first and second year, are required to pay a facilities fee of $11.00 per session.

Doctoral Dissertation Advising and Facilities Fee 2006-2007
A full rate is charged for the first five semesters a candidate registers for doctoral dissertation advising and then drops to a reduced rate for the sixth to final semesters.  The full rate for AY 2006-2007 is $2,717 per semester, and the reduced rate for AY 2006-2007 is $611 per semester.

Microfilm Fee
A fee of $80.00 is charged to all candidates for the doctoral degree at the time of graduation to cover the cost of microfilm publication of dissertations. 

Special Rules

Failure to Pay
All University bills for tuition and fees are due before or during the registration period each term, as specified.  The University reserves the right to withhold registration material, transcripts, and all other information regarding the record of any student who is in arrears in the payment of tuition, fees, or other charges, including student loans, and to exclude such a student from classes and examinations.  The student will be held accountable for all absences resulting from the operation of this rule.  For continued delinquency in the payment of debts to the University, the student may be permanently dropped from the University.  The enforcement of this penalty shall not relieve the student from the obligation to pay outstanding fees and charges, including those for the term to which the penalty applies.

Withdrawal or Graduation
No one shall be granted a certificate of withdrawal or be recommended for a degree who has not paid in full all his or her financial obligations.

Refund of Tuition
A student who withdraws (or who is requested to withdraw for failure to maintain a satisfactory scholastic standard) or who is granted a leave of absence from a full-time division of the University during either term of the academic year will be eligible for a refund of tuition general fee in accordance with the conditions set forth below.  The effective date of separation from the University is the date on which the student files a request for withdrawal or leave of absence in the Office of the Dean.  The amount of refund allowable is as follows:

Separation occurring within:     
the first two weeks of class..   .....75%
third and fourth weeks of class....50%
weeks thereafter...............……......0%

A student who is required to withdraw because of violation of University regulation shall receive no refund by reason of such a withdrawal.

Late Registration and Absence
Neither late registration nor absence during the term shall entitle the student to a reduction in fees.

Leaves of Absence, Master's Program
A student who wishes a leave of absence must submit a written request to the Associate Dean for initial approval and then to the Dean for final approval.  The granting of a leave of absence does not automatically change the time limit.

Leaves of Absence, Doctoral Program
A student who wishes a leave of absence must submit a written request to the Director of the Doctoral Program for approval. The grant of a leave of absence does not automatically change the time limit.

A student who has reached "General Dissertation Tuition" status will not be granted a leave of absence, except for medical reasons.