Expenses

Tuition and Other Charges
Tuition and fees are fully assessed upon completion of registration.

Terms of Payment
All tuition, room and board, and fees must be paid before classes begin.  Bills are mailed to registered students four to six weeks before the semester begins.  Students who register after the billing cut-off date pay in full at the time of registration.  Students who have a balance due on account will not be permitted to register for the next semester and will not receive grades or transcripts.  Additionally, registration may be canceled for students who fail to meet their financial obligations.
The following options are available for payment of tuition and room and board:
1.  Cash or check
2.  Monthly Prepayment Plan
John Carroll University does not accept credit cards for payment of tuition or room and board.
The Monthly Prepayment Plan is available for one’s convenience in budgeting of payments to student accounts.  Applications are made through the Bursar’s Office.  The amount budgeted will be paid each month May 1st through February 1st.  Any balances on accounts are refunded or billed as payable.

Regular Semester Charges
TUITION (2007-2008 Academic Year)
Full-time Students:
(12-18 credits)..................................................................... $13,072.00 per semester
($26,144.00 annual tuition, full time up to 36 credits, that is, 18 hours each, fall and spring semesters)

Part-time (1-11 credits) and
each hour over 18 credits..................................................................... $791.00 per credit

Graduate credit courses
Arts and Sciences.................................................................................. $645.00 per credit
Boler School of Business.........................................................................$793.00 per credit

Students who are permitted to register as auditors are charged the same amounts as other students.

FEES
Application (nonrefundable, payable at time of application for admission)
Graduate matriculated student ......................................................................... $25.00
Non-matriculated student in The Graduate School............................................... $10.00
Part-time undergraduate student....................................................................... $10.00
Transfer student.............................................................................................. $25.00
Transient student (one-time fee)....................................................................... $10.00
Undergraduate, full-time degree-seeking student................................................ $25.00

Other Fees
Graduation—undergraduate or graduate
        (payable at time of formal application for degree)..................................... $100.00
Graduation—late application............................................................................ $125.00
Monthly Prepayment Plan application fee.......................................................... $25.00
Orientation.................................................................................................... $230.00
Penalty—Late Payment of tuition, room or board............................................... $150.00
Return check fee............................................................................................ $25.00
Room—Late cancellation fee............................................................................ $250.00
Student Activities Fee, per semester
      (full-time undergraduates only)................................................................. $145.00
Study abroad fee............................................................ dependent on specific program
Transcript—Delivery by FAX............................................................................ $5.00
Transcript of record........................................................................................ $3.00
Laboratory, computer, and television/radio course fees vary with the nature of the laboratory or course.  Amounts are published in each semester’s course schedule.

ROOM AND BOARD (2007-2008 Academic Year)
Room and Board—each semester,
       with the 14-meal “plus” plan and double room............................................ $3,895.00
Other meal plans are available. Information is available in the Residence Life Office (216-397-4408).
The board charge for a semester covers the interval beginning with the day of the opening of classes and ending the final day of the examination period, excluding Thanksgiving, spring break, and other vacations as set forth in the university calendar.
Applicants who enter into residence assume full responsibility for their rooms and the contents thereof.  All loss and damage occasioned by the students are charged against their accounts.
A $300 enrollment deposit is required of first-time students and is non-refundable after May 1.  Returning students are required to pay a $100 non-refundable tuition deposit by the published date.

Fees listed above pertain to the 2007-2008 academic year.  Owing to the uncertainty of prices, the university reserves the right to change fees without notice.

Refunds
The following percentages of the charge for tuition will be refunded, or credited against a balance due.
                       Within course-change week........................................................ 100%
                       Within the second week of class.................................................. 67%
..      Within the third week of class.................................................................... 33%
After the third week of class.............................................................................. 0%
These withdrawal allowances are granted only after the student has formally withdrawn through the Office of the Registrar.  Withdrawals must be made in person or in writing and are dated from the day of approval.
No allowance or rebate is made to students who are permitted to register late or to student hall residents who are permitted to spend weekends or other brief periods away from campus.
Special note for students on semester-basis tuition:  There will be an adjustment in tuition only if they:
a. Drop to fewer than 12 credit hours during or prior to course change  
    week, or
b. Completely withdraw from the university.

Additional Information
Updated tuition rates, due dates, and other pertinent financial information can be found at www.jcu.edu/bursar.