Cost & Financial Aid
Highlights:
- Full-time students enroll with 10-15 hrs/semester of course work during fall and spring semesters.
- Tuition is $15,360 per year, or $640 per semester hour for full-time students (at least 12 credits), plus activity fees.
- Books and supplies are not covered by the tuition fees.
- Academic overloads add $640/SH to full-time rate.
- Following acceptance, due to limited number of spaces, a $300 deposit (applied to tuition) ensures a place in the program.
Here is a breakdown of the estimated cost of one year of full study in the program.
For more information, contact the Business Office.
Financial aid and teaching assistantships
The admissions committee will oversee the allocation of available financial aid in the form of teaching assistantships. These awards will be handled by the university Financial Assistance Office and constitute part of the students financial aid package. Typical teaching assistantship awards are $2,000 per semester, and expectant work load hours will be about 8 hours per week. Up to two members of the 10-15 students in each class may be selected for assistantships.
Teaching assistants are not permitted to carry academic loads greater than 12 hours per semester.
For additional information, contact the Financial Assistance Office
Student loans
The US Federal Direct Student Loan Program allows a graduate student to borrow $20,500 per award year with 6.8% interest. In addition, the Federal Plus Loan Program (credit-based) allows additional federal borrowing to cover tuition and cost of living. International students with US Permanent Resident cards are eligible for the Direct Loan Programs.
Summer or part-time tuition
Summer tuition is pro-rated at $550 per hour and typically involves 3-7 semester hours. The part-time student tuition rate (less than 10 SH/semester) is $850/SH.
Tuition discount for educators
Graduate students who are certified as current teaching educators may enroll as part-time students and upon application may receive a 25% tuition discount.