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1997-98 Tuition Schedule | Audited Courses | Fees | Full-Time and Part-Time Tuition Assessment | Refunds | Tuition

Cashiers' Office
D-155 ASB
Provo, UT 84602-1128
(801) 378-7808

All students who register at BYU must pay their full tuition and fees (in U.S. dollars) prior to beginning class attendance. Fees are to be paid at the Cashiers' Office. Questions regarding fee assessment should be addressed to Financial Services (D-148 ASB). The university reserves the right to change tuition and fees without notice.

Because students beyond the baccalaureate degree typically make a heavier demand on university resources than undergraduate students do, they are assessed at a higher tuition rate.

Full-Time and Part-Time Tuition Assessment

Students assessed full-time tuition pay a fixed rate of tuition; students assessed part-time tuition pay for the number of credit hours taken.

Full-time:

8.5 or more hours in a semester

4.5 or more hours in a term

Part-time:

Fewer than 8.5 hours in a semester

Fewer than 4.5 hours in a term

Note: A fraction of an hour is counted as a full hour for assessing fees.

Audited Courses

The charge for auditing a course (attending class but not receiving a grade or credit) is the same as for taking the course for credit. Audited courses do not appear on the transcript.

Tuition

A significant portion of the cost of operating the university is paid from the tithes of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Therefore, students and families of students who are tithe-paying members of the Church have already made a contribution to the operation of the university. Because others have not so contributed, they are charged a higher rate of tuition. This practice is similar in principle to that of state universities that generally charge nonresidents at a higher rate than residents.

Refunds

Students who officially discontinue from the university may receive a partial refund of tuition or fees. Details concerning discontinuance procedures and refund schedules are printed in the current class schedule.

1997-98 Tuition Schedule

Per Semester
(fall or winter)
Per Term
(spring or summer)
LDS Non-LDS LDS Non-LDS
Graduate Students (other than students in the Law School
and Graduate School of Management)
Full-Time
$1,550 $2,335 $775 $1,162
Part-Time (per credit hour)
$172 $258 $172 $258
Graduate School of Management and Law School Students

Full-Time
$2,475 $3,715 $1,237 $1,857
Part-Time (per credit hour)
$275 $412 $275 $412

Fees

Late Tuition Payment Fee

Full-time and part-time students who pay tuition after the tuition payment deadlines (see current class schedule) for a semester or a term are assessed the following late fees:

Semesters:
Before the semester begins $50
After the semester begins $90
Terms:
Before or after the term begins $25

Students whose tuition check is not honored by the bank will be charged the late fee in effect at the time the check is redeemed.

Class Fees

Some courses require a fee in addition to tuition, to be paid upon registration. See course listings.

Miscellaneous General Fees

The university assesses fees for a variety of services. The following apply specifically to graduate education:

Application fee (nonrefundable)
New applying student $30
Reapplying student $30
Graduation fee (nonrefundable)
Master's degree $20
Doctoral degree $25
Graduate minimum registration fee (for graduate students using university facilities without formal registration for university classes)
LDS $344
Non-LDS $512
Microfilming of dissertation (doctoral students only) $50*
Special examination fee Nonrefundable fee for each course challenged $20
Thesis binding (four copies) $44*

*Subject to change without notification.



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