Tuition & Fees

• Fall Semester Charges Cost of Attendance Explanation of Charges

  Withdrawals, Charges, Refunds

Fall Semester Charges

(Spring Semester Charges are subject to change)

Cost of Attendance

The Cost of Attendance (COA) is an estimate of the total costs that a typical student should expect to pay for college for one academic year. COA includes these two types of costs:

• Direct Costs: These appear on your AU bill. Typical items include tuition, fees, and housing/food expenses (on-campus students only).
• Indirect Costs: These do not appear on your AU bill. Instead, they are estimates of other costs associated with attending college and should be considered in your overall college budget. Typical items include books, transportation, and personal expenses.

COA sets a limit on the amount of financial aid a student may receive. The total amount of aid received by a student - including scholarships, grants, loans, work-study - cannot exceed COA. To see the COA for AU graduate degree programs, please visit the Consumer Information Disclosures on the AU Home Page (https://andersonuniversity.edu/).

Explanation of Charges

Tuition

The tuition charge is the basic cost of the student’s education and covers the cost of instruction, which includes AU-provided text material. These totals do not include supplies outside AU-provided text material, applied music fees, course fees, program fees, special fees, or personal expenses.

Food and Housing for Resident Students

AU does not have graduate housing. If a Graduate Assistant (GA) wishes to live in AU housing, s/he must seek permission from Residence Life and his/her Head Coach. All students living in AU residence halls must select an AU meal plan. GAs will be charged the food and housing rates that are published in the Undergraduate Catalog. GAs are subject to all other resident student policies published in the Undergraduate Catalog or elsewhere.

Technology Fee

This fee is assessed each term to provide students with access to AU technology systems, including (but not limited to) wired and wireless networks, internet access, computer laboratories, printer stations, servers, and storage systems.

Course Fees

While most academic expenses are covered by tuition, some courses have special expenses for supplies, testing, equipment, and/or program costs. The course instructor can explain which expenses are included in the course fee.

Program Fees

Some degree programs implement program fees to spread program expenses more evenly throughout the student’s academic career.

Special Fees

• The Application Fee covers the clerical costs of processing student applications. This fee is non-refundable and is paid only once at the time of initial application to AU, nor is it paid by students who interrupt their enrollment for any period of time.
• All undergraduate students pay an Enrollment Confirmation Fee at the beginning of their first semester of enrollment at AU. (This fee may differ for students who enroll in certain Nursing programs.)
• The Graduation Fee covers diploma and diploma cover costs.
• The Transcript Fee covers the cost of duplicating and mailing a copy of the student’s official academic record to any person or institution, to which the student requests that the record be sent.
• AU offers several Study Abroad programs. Students who enroll in these courses pay the course tuition and travel expenses, which are normally included in the program.

Withdrawals, Charges, Refunds

Determining the Withdrawal Date for Students

Determining a student’s withdrawal date is explained in the Academic Policies section of the Catalog. There are three types of withdrawals:

• Administrative Withdrawal (Faculty Initiated Course Withdrawal)
• Withdrawal from Courses (Student Initiated)
• Withdrawing from the University

AU recognizes that certain situations may necessitate withdrawal from AU during an academic term. The process for official withdrawal depends on the type of withdrawal.  Non-Medical University Withdrawal for Traditional Undergraduate Students will reach out to the Student Life Office.  Medical University Withdrawal for Traditional Undergraduate Students will reach out to Center for Student Success.  Online/Hybrid and Graduate students will reach out to their Academic Success Advisor for.  Students who withdraw from AU may be eligible for a full or partial refund based on the last date of attendance. Please contact Anderson Central for more information.

Return of Title IV Funds

The return of Title IV funds policy assumes that a student earns federal aid based on the period of time s/he remains enrolled. A student “earns” Title IV funds in direct proportion to the length of time s/he remains enrolled. Unearned Title IV aid is the amount of disbursed Title IV aid that exceeds the amount of Title IV aid earned. Unearned Title IV funds must be returned to the Department of Education, according to the Return of Title IV funds (R2T4) policy.

A student who remains enrolled beyond the 60% point earns all federal aid for that term. No federal Title IV aid will be returned when a student remains enrolled beyond the 60% period. (An example of this calculation is available upon request.) After a student withdraws and the R2T4 calculation is complete, the student will be billed for any amount owed to AU. Payment is expected within 30 days of receipt of the bill.

Funds to be returned to federal programs are allocated in this order:

• Federal Subsidized and Unsubsidized Direct Loans
• Federal Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS)
• Federal Pell Grants
• Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants (FSEOG)
• Federal TEACH Grant

Return of SC Scholarship Funds

Reduction or return of SC scholarship funds depends upon the timing of the withdrawal date at AU. If SC scholarship funds have been received from the state agency, no reduction or return of these funds will take place upon withdrawal. If the student withdraws prior to the review of full-time enrollment (i.e., verification by the Registrar), then SC scholarship funds will be returned.

Return of Outside Scholarship Funds

Outside Scholarship Funds will not be returned, regardless of the withdrawal date.

Return of Institutional Aid

Institutional aid is considered earned after the financial responsibility date.