Tuition, Fees, and Expenses

Bursar: Mr. Michael D. Baybusky
North Administration Building (2A), Room 105
718.982.2060
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Office Hours:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday	9:30 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Thursday	9:30 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Friday	9:30 a.m. - 3:45 p.m.

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

 

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 the University Payment Plan, (c) is eligible for a tuition waiver, (d) is in a special registration status (e.g., veteran). The registration dates are located online in the Semester Bulletin. During the registration process, a student’s bill is prepared with a 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.

 

Residency for Tuition Billing Purposes

A student may qualify for the resident tuition rate if he/she continuously maintained his/her principal place of abode in the State of New York for a period of at least 12 consecutive months immediately preceding the first day of classes. If a student has attended a high school in New York City or State for the two semesters immediately prior to the first day of classes, the student qualifies for the resident rate.

 

Student Status

Full-Time and Part-Time
Undergraduate students are considered part-time if they are registered for 11 equated credits or less. A student is considered full-time if registered for 12 or more equated credits in a semester. Students applying for TAP should see the requirements for TAP eligibility in the section on Financial Aid and online in the Semester Bulletin.

Part-time undergraduate matriculated students are charged the tuition rate on a per equated credit basis (1-11 equated credits).

Undergraduate full-time students are charged tuition on a per semester basis; undergraduate non-resident full-time students are charged tuition on a per equated credit basis.

Summer session and non-degree students are billed on a per equated credit basis regardless of the number of equated credits for which they register. There are no maximum tuition limits for summer session or non-degree students. Non-degree students (as of June 1, 1992) pay a higher rate than matriculated students.

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 $65 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.

Undergraduate courses: For senior citizens enrolled in undergraduate courses, tuition will not be charged provided credit is not given for the course(s). Senior citizens are enrolled on an audit basis and will receive an AUD grade. Senior citizens who wish to enroll for credit
must pay the applicable tuition and fees, including the application fee and the Student Activity Fee. Senior citizens cannot be registered on both an audit basis (no tuition) and a credits basis (tuition charged) during the same semester.

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.

 

Tuition

	Resident	Non-Resident
UNDERGRADUATE*
full-time matriculated	$2,000/semester	$360/equated credit
part-time matriculated	$170/equated credit	$360/equated credit
non-degree	$250/equated credit	$530/equated credit

	Resident	Non-Resident
GRADUATE*
full-time	$3,200/semester	$500/credit
part-time	$270/credit	$500/credit
excess hours	$65/hour	$85/hour

*Tuition is subject to change without prior notice by the CUNY Board of Trustees.

The last date for submitting documentation for a residency status change for tuition billing purposes is the last day of final examinations (see the academic calendar).

Matriculated Status
If a student’s matriculation status changes on or after the first day of classes, the lower matriculation tuition charge will not be effective until the next semester’s registration. No refunds will be issued for the semester in which the reclassification occurs. Students who have satisfied their baccalaureate degree requirements (graduated) and wish to take additional credits beyond the degree, will automatically be coded non-degree and charged the higher non-degree rate per credit, unless they have filed for a second undergraduate degree in the Registrar’s Office by the last business day before the first day of classes.

 

Non-Instructional Fees*

Student Activity	$74	for all full-time students
	$48	for all part-time students
Technology Fee	$75	for all full-time students
	$37.50	for all part-time students
Consolidated Service Fee	$15	all students pay this fee
Application:
Freshman	$65
Transfer	$70
Graduate	$125
Readmission	$10	payable on registration after an absence from the College of one or more semesters
Program Change	$18	for any addition to the student’s initial registration; an additional
	$15	late fee will be charged if not paid within ten days of bill date
Senior Citizens	$65
Cooperating Teacher Waiver	$25
Late Registration	$25	charged after the specified registration period
Late Payment Fee	$25	charged after bill due date
CUNY Accelerated Study Fee		credits in excess of 18
	$100	less than or equal to two credits
	$230	greater than two but less than or equal to four credits
	$460	greater than four but less than or equal to six credits
	$690	greater than six credits
Reinstatement	$15
Transcript	$7	each (except for copies going to other CUNY colleges for which there is no charge) Check or money order only.
Reprocessing	$15	for bad checks
Duplicate Bill	$5
Maintenance of Matriculation NYS Resident	$750	per semester for matriculated graduate students who do not wish to register for courses
Maintenance of Matriculation NYS Non-Resident	$1,250	per semester for matriculated graduate students who do not wish to register for courses during the current semester
Duplicate Diploma	$15
Duplicate I.D. Card	$5
Duplicate Record	$5
Special Examination	$25	for the first; $5 each additional examination
*Fees are subject to change without prior notice by the CUNY Board of Trustees

 

Materials Charges

Special materials charges of $10 or more are required in some courses. Details may be found in the Semester Bulletin. 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 book:	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 item:	Borrower must pay a $10 processing charge in addition to the current price of the item.

 

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 withdrawals, 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 and the CUNY accelerated study fee; and withdrawal from the College in order to register at another unit of The City University during the same semester allows a 100 percent refund of tuition and the CUNY accelerated study fee. Information about refunds for withdrawal under other circumstances is shown in the Academic Calendar located on the Registrar’s homepage. Class non-attendance, informing the instructor of withdrawal, or altering the bill to indicate intention to drop a course DOES NOT constitute an official withdrawal. If a portion of the tuition has been paid with federal financial aid funds, that portion of any tuition refund is returned to the appropriate financial aid program.

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 Financial Aid.

 

Return of Title IV Funds

Title IV (Pell, SEOG, Direct, and Perkins Loans) recipients who withdraw from all courses, officially or unofficially, are subject to a calculation to determine earned Federal Financial Aid. This calculation may require a payment toward tuition and fees that previously were
determined to have been satisfied.

 

Medical Withdrawals

Medical withdrawals, which must include documentation from a physician, should be addressed to the College Health Center. Medical withdrawals are subject to the regular College refund policy. See the Semester Bulletin for more details.