All tuition and fees schedules listed in this Catalog and in any registration material issued by the College are subject to change by action of the Board of Trustees without prior notice.

All tuition and fee schedules are necessarily subject to change without notice, at any time, upon action by the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York regardless of tuition and fee schedules in effect at the time of this printing.

If you do not make full payment on your tuition and fees and other college bills and your account is sent to a collection agency, you will be responsible for all collection costs, including agency fees, attorney fees, and court costs, in addition to whatever amounts you owe the College.

In addition, non-payment or a default judgment against your account may be reported to a credit bureau and reflected in your credit report.

Graduate Tuition for Master’s Degree Programs (Effective Fall 2012)

New York State Residents

Part-time	Full-time	Excess hours
per equated credit	per semester	per hour
$365	$4,345	$65

Non-State Residents (including foreign students)

Part-time	Full-Time	Excess hours
per equated credit	per equated credit	per hour
$675	$675	$85

Graduate students who register in an undergraduate course as part of their program, and are receiving graduate credit for the course, will be charged at applicable graduate rates according to residency. Charges to be included are not to exceed the stipulated maximum semester rate for the applicable graduate tuition. Graduate students taking an undergraduate course as non-degree students, and receiving undergraduate credit, pay applicable undergraduate tuition. Tuition is subject to change without prior notice by the CUNY Board of Trustees.

Student Status

Graduate students are considered part-time if registered for 11 equated credits or less, and full-time if registered for 12 or more equated credits.

Senior Citizens

Individuals satisfying the New York City/State residency requirements and who are 60 years of age or older (as of the first day of the semester or session) are permitted to enroll in undergraduate courses on a space-available basis. Proof of age is required by the College; the following forms of proof of age are acceptable: Medicare card, driver’s license, or birth certificate.

Administrative fee: A non-refundable administrative fee of $80 per semester or session is charged senior citizens who are enrolling on an audit basis. The application fee and Student Activity Fee are not charged. Senior citizens as students are responsible for the Consolidated Service Fee and any other fees they might incur.

Graduate courses: Senior citizens are not permitted to register free of tuition or fee for graduate-level courses. Senior citizens may register for graduate courses on a space-available basis and are charged the graduate tuition rate regardless. No exception is made for matriculated or non-matriculated status. The Student Activity Fee and application fee must also be paid.

Place of Residence

Students are eligible for the tuition rate for residents of New York State if they meet the following requirements for resident status: are 18 years of age or older, are United States citizens or aliens with permanent resident status, have maintained their principal place of abode in New York State for a period of 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the first day of classes for the semester under consideration, and state their intention to live permanently and maintain their principal place of abode in New York State. The residence of a person under the age of 18 is that of his/her parents unless the person is an emancipated minor (one whose parents have intentionally and voluntarily renounced all the legal duties and surrendered all the legal rights of their position as parents). Students currently classified as non-residents, who wish to apply for resident status, must present proof that the above conditions have been met to the Office of Admissions or the Office of the Registrar.

Maintenance of Matriculation Fee (Effective Fall 2012)

Graduate students who are not registered in a given semester must pay a maintenance of matriculation fee of $180 for New York residents or $295 for non-residents a semester if they wish to maintain their matriculated status. If the fee is not paid, the student will be considered to have withdrawn and must apply for readmission.

Non-Instructional Fees

The Student Activity Fee is billed to all students at the following rate:

Full-time $99

Part-time $63

Fees include a $4 contribution to the New York Public Interest Research Group (refundable through the NYPIRG office) and an 85-cent University Student Government fee. Non-instructional fees are non-refundable.

Students attending both the Winter Session and preceding fall semester will be charged fees based on total credits for winter and fall semester combined. All non-matriculated and visiting students attending the Winter Session only will be charged fees based on credits enrolled. All matriculated students attending the Winter Session only will not be charged fees for the Winter Session.

Miscellaneous Fees and Charges

Note: All students pay the Consolidated Service Fee and the Technology Fee.

	Consolidated Service Fee	$15
	Technology Fee	$100
		(full-time students per semester)
		$50
		(part-time students per semester)
	Application	$125
	Readmission	$10
	Late registration	$25
	Reinstatement	$15
	Program change	$18
	Late payment	$25
	Payment reprocessing	$15
	Special examination	$15 ($5 each additional)
	Transcript	$7 each
		(no fee for other CUNY units)
	Duplicate diploma	$15
	Duplicate I.D. card	$5
	Duplicate bill	$5
	Thesis binding	$15

Materials Charges

Special materials charges of $10 or more are required in some courses. Details may be found in the Semester Information. Materials charges are not refundable.

Library Fines

Overdue books: general circulation: 10 cents per day, including days on which the Library is closed, to a maximum of the current price of the item.

Reserve items: $1.20 per overdue hour to a maximum of the current price of the item.

Damaged books: borrower must pay any overdue fines up to and including the date the item is reported as being damaged, plus an amount to be determined by the nature and extent of the damage, not to exceed the current price of the item, plus a processing charge of $10.

Lost items: borrower must pay a $10 processing charge in addition to the current price of the item.

Payment

A student is not registered until all financial obligations to the College have been satisfied. Before registration can be completed, students must have paid in full unless the student (a) has been awarded financial aid sufficient to cover tuition and fees, (b) is enrolled in a University Payment Plan, (c) is eligible for a tuition waiver, or (d) is in a special registration status (e.g., veteran).

The registration dates are printed in the Semester Information. During the registration process, a student’s bill is prepared with payment/validation due date indicated. Students registering late will be given a bill at the time of registration and are expected to pay their bill within three or fewer days. If a student’s bill is not paid and a student is not covered by one of the above categories the registration will be canceled. A student who has not fulfilled all financial obligations to the College will be barred from obtaining any transcripts or from registering for the next semester.

Tuition and Fee Refunds

When courses are canceled by the College a full refund of appropriate tuition and fees will be made. In cases of student-initiated withdrawal, the date on which the withdrawal application is received by the Registrar, not the last date of attendance, is considered the official date of withdrawal for the purpose of computing refunds. Withdrawal from a course before the beginning of classes allows a 100 percent refund of tuition only; withdrawal in order to register at another unit of The City University during the same semester allows a 100 percent refund. The withdrawal application form is available from the Registrar. Withdrawals for medical reasons require documentation. Non-attendance of class or informing the instructor of intent to withdraw does not constitute an official withdrawal. The Semester Information contains information about withdrawing from a course and the schedule for refunds.

Students should be aware that withdrawal or failure to complete a course affects their financial aid obligations. Questions about financial aid obligations should be referred to the Office of Student Financial Aid. If a portion of tuition charges has been paid with federal financial aid funds, that portion of any tuition refund is returned to the appropriate financial aid program. Details on the allowable refunds are printed in the Semester Information.

Return of Title IV Funds

Title IV funds (Pell, SEOG, Direct, and Perkins loans) to recipients who are withdrawn from all courses, officially or unofficially, are subject to recalculation to determine earned federal financial aid. This calculation may result in a requirement of payment toward tuition and fees, which previously was determined to have been satisfied.

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