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 2009-2010

Residence Hall Student

			Semester	Year
Tuition (12-17 credit hours)			$7,728	$15,456
SA Fee			90	180
Technology Fee			100	200
Total Tuition and Fees			$7,918	$15,836
Residence hall room			$1,564	$3128
Required meal plan choices for resident hall student:
	A	19 meals per week or	2,010	4,020
	A(R)	15 meals per week +
		$402 Rusty Bucket
Total Package			$11,492	$22,984
	B	14 meals per week or	1,709	3,418
	B(R)	11 meals per week +
		$342 Rusty Bucket
Total Package			$11,191	$22,984
	C	10 meals per week or	1,407	2,814
	C(R)	08 meals per week +
		$281 Rusty Bucket
Total Package			$10,889	$21,778

The Rusty Bucket is a snack shop within the cafeteria that is open between Monday-Thursday 8:30-6:30 pm and Friday 8:30-5:00 pm.

Meal plan is required if living in residence hall. Cafeteria meal plans may include a combination of meals in the cafeteria and the Rusty Bucket, a snack shop within the cafeteria that is open between regularly scheduled meals. 

 

Off-Campus Student

	Semester	Year
Tuition (12-17 credit hours)	$7,728	$15,456
SA Fee	90	180
Technology Fee	100	200
Total Tuition and Fees	$7,918	$15,836

 

Tuition 1-11 hours	$ 644 (per credit hour)
18 + hours	644 (per credit hour)
Books (Estimate)	500 (per semester) Purchase with CASH, CHECK or CREDIT CARD
Dorm Room Deposit	100 (payable at time of room reservation)
Freshman Orientation Fee	125 (required of all freshman students)
Medical Insurance	200 (approximate premium per calendar year)
Nursing Application Fee	100 (non-refundable)
Nursing Fee	150 each AS nursing course (and each BSN Clinical/Lab course)
Private Music Lessons	200-300 (per semester)
Private Room Fee	782 (per semester)

English as a Second Language (ESL)

English as a Second Language is designed to assimilate the student into an English-speaking environment which includes not only classroom instruction, but also living in the residence hall and eating in the cafeteria. The ESL package ($11,492) includes tuition, room, board, SA fee, and technology fee.  Students who take 12 or more ESL courses in a semester will receive a tuition discount of $2937. No other SWAU scholarships are available to ESL students during that semester.

 

Adult Degree Program

Adult Degree Program tuition is $515 per credit hour.  There are no payment plans for this program.  All charges must be covered at the time of registration.  For further information conatact the ADP Office.

 

Graduate Program

Graduate Program tuition is $644per semester hour. Graduate hours are charged separately from the undergraduate tuition package. Click here for further information about the Graduate Program and available scholarships.

 

Nursing Tuition Surcharge/Application Fee
Nursing students' tuition surcharge is $150 for AS nursing clinical classes. A $300 surcharge is assessed baccalaureate nursing students when enrolled in courses NRSB 350 or 375. A $100 non-refundable fee is required upon acceptance into the Nursing Program.

Summer Charges
Current summer charges will be decided in the spring and posted in the Current Summer Charges page. The cafeteria charges by the meal during the summer.

 

Payment Plans 

Plan I - Cash
The total semester charges are paid at registration.  A 3% discount is given on cash paid.*

Plan II - Five-payment semester contract  NEW

This plan is a five payment contract with the University. The first payment, due in July, is 60% of the semester charges, and financial aid can be applied toward this requirement. The remaining balance will be divided equally over four payments due the 10th of each month, beginning in August and ending in November for fall semester. The five payments in spring will begin with 60% of charges due in December, and the balance divided equally over four payments due the 10th of each month beginning in January and ending in April. Students must go to the SWAU portal in July to choose this payment option.

Plan III - Contract with SWAU
This plan is a four-payment contract with the University. A minimum of 60% will be paid at the time of registration, with financial aid as a part of that payment.  The remaining balance will be divided into three payments due on the 10th of each month.

*Payments made by credit card do not qualify for the cash discount or bank rebate.

 

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