Tuition & Fees
The following information is
current for the 2009-2010 academic year only. All fees are shown in
U.S. dollars and are subject to change. Fees are reviewed and set by the
Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) each year. Please refer to the current APSU
Undergraduate Bulletin for additional details.
Required Fees
| Registration and Maintenance Fees |
$2,850 |
Total is for a full-time
course load of 19 or more unit hours. $200 is due in advance from
first-time students. |
Returnable Deposits
| Health Services
Deposit |
$75.00 |
Health services deposit is paid only if the
full-time F-1 student elects to pay the PSF (see below). The unused
portion of the deposit is refunded when the student completes the
ESL program. |
Other Fees
| Application Fee (first-time students) |
$40.00
|
Required of
first-time students |
|
Program Services Fee (PSF) |
$499.50
|
PSF is optional to full-time
students and provides access to the campus recreation center,
athletic events, health services, and also includes the parking
fees. |
|
Technology Fee
|
$112.50
|
Required |
|
Language Lab Fee |
$15.00
|
Required |
|
Cultural Activity Fee |
$80.00
|
Required |
|
Course Materials Fee |
$10.00 |
Required |
|
Express Mail Fee
|
$65.00
|
The costs to express mail the I-20 document are not covered by
the ESL Institute. A fee of $65 (which is subject to change) is
charged at registration to cover these costs. If the actual charges
for a particular student are found to be higher than $65, the
student will be expected to pay the additional cost. |
|
Late Registration Fee |
$50.00
|
If applicable |
Room and Board
For information about campus housing options, contact the APSU Office of
Housing and Residence Life at (931) 221-7444 or their website at
http://www.apsu.edu/housing.
| Registration Fee for all Courses |
$115 per unit hour |
Most courses are 4 unit hours or $460.
Combined courses will be higher. |
| Concepts & Practices classes |
$75.00 |
The Concepts & Practices classes are
optional for non F-1 students. |
| Late Registration Fee |
$50.00 |
|
Full-time F-1 students applying to the ESL Institute
must submit with their application:
| Non-refundable
application fee |
$40.00 |
| Advance Tuition Fee |
$200.00 |
If the student is not accepted, the $200 advance tuition payment will be
refunded in full. However, if the student is accepted and then formally
cancels in writing within sixty (60) days prior to the start date of the
term, $100 of the advance tuition payment will be refunded to the student.
In addition, any costs to express mail the I-20 will be charged to the
student and reduce the amount of the refund.
If the student is accepted and fails to arrive and register for classes,
the $200 advance tuition payment will not be refunded.
No refunds will be made for any reasons for withdrawals or cancellations
on or after the first day of classes.
Contact the APSU Office of Housing and Residence Life at (931) 221-7444
or their web site at
http://www.apsu.edu/housing/ for housing deposit refund information.
Non F-1 students will be refunded in the event a course
is canceled by the ESL Institute. Other requests for a refund of course fees
may be made by phone, fax, mail or in person. Request for refunds of course
fees received one week (five working days) or more before the start date of
the class will receive a full refund. No refunds of fees or transfer of fees
will be made for the any reason once a class has started.
Non F-1 students who request refunds prior to the start of the class but
less than five working days prior to the the start date will have the option
of transferring to another class. Escrowed funds will be held for no more
than one year and may be applied to the fees for any other course offered by
the ESL Institute. Funds that are unused in one year will be forfeited.
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