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Registration and Billing

Tuition and Fees 2008-2009

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University Refund Policy

Undergraduate Tuition
Full-Time Tuition
(12-17 credits)
$13,800
per term
  New College: Full-time (12-17 credits) $14,300
per term
  School for University Studies, Freshman Division, or Transfer Division , Full-time - 1st term
(12-17 credits)
$15,850
per term
  School for University Studies, Freshman Division, or Transfer Division, Full-time - 2nd term
(12-17 credits)
$14,250
per term
  Part-time Undergraduate,199-level and below courses,
$845
per credit hour
  199-level and below Undergraduate charge for Full-time students taking more than 17 credits $845
per credit hour over 17 credits
  Additional charge for participating in the PALS program, per term $4,750
per term
Graduate Tuition Graduate, 200-level and above courses
Zarb School of Business
$875
per credit hour
  Graduate, 200-level and above courses
School of Communication
School of Education and Allied Human Services
Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
$850
per credit hour

  Great Neck Program $638
per credit hour
  Nassau Health Care Corp NUMC $700
per credit hour
  CNR Health Care Network $638
per credit hour
  Estee Lauder $656
per credit hour
  Computer Associates $656
per credit hour
  Audiology Program $930
per credit hour
  Executive M.B.A. $78,000
full program cost
  Saturday College $860
per credit hour
  Physician's Assistant Program $700
per credit hour
 
Master of Arts Program (MAP)
(see below)
 
  MAP - Individual Study $3,345
  MAP - Individual Learning Contract $6,115
  MAP - Thesis Proposal and Thesis $5,280
 
University Without Walls (UWW)
(see below)
 
  UWW - Full Contract Tuition $5,760
per contract
  UWW - Half Contract $2,880
per contract
  UWW - Contract Fee $15
per contract
  UWW - Prior Learning Full Assessment $1,690
per assessment
  UWW - Prior Learning Half Assessment $845
per assessment


Credit By Examination For 1 credit $215
  For 2 credit $365
  For 3 credit $490
  Each additional credit $150


Prior Learning Up to 3 credits per assessment in one department $490
  For each additional credit in the same assessment, in the same department $150


Maintain Matriculation Fee Students maintaining matriculation $130
per term




University Fee,
per term
Full-time Undergraduate students (Fall and Spring) $292
per term
  Graduate students registering for 12 or more credits (Fall and Spring) $300
per term
  Undergraduate and Graduate students registering for 8 to 11.99 credits, (Fall and Spring) $165
per term
  Undergraduate and Graduate students registering for up to 7.99 credits (Fall and Spring) $78
per term
  Undergraduate and Graduate students registering for the January session $50
January session
  Undergraduate and Graduate students registering for the Summer Sessions I, II and III $78
per session


Technology Fee Undergraduate and Graduate students registering for 12 or more credits (Fall and Spring) $105
per term
  Undergraduate and Graduate students registering for 8 to 11.99 credits (Fall and Spring) $60
per term
  Undergraduate and Graduate students registering for up to 7.99 credits (Fall and Spring) $35
per term
  Undergraduate and Graduate students (Summer Sessions I and II) $35
per session


Wellness Center Fee Full-time Undergraduate students (12 or more credits)
(Fall and Spring)
$53
per term
  Graduate students registering for 12 or more credits
(Fall and Spring)
$50
per term
  Undergraduate and Graduate students registering for 8 to 11.99 credits (Fall and Spring) $35
per term
  Undergraduate and Graduate students registering for up to 7.99 credits (Fall and Spring) $32
per term


Activity Fee Full-time Undergraduate students (Fall and Spring) $65
per term
  Part-time Undergraduate students
(Fall and Spring)
$10
per term
  Full-time Graduate students
(Fall and Spring)
$30
per term
  Part-time Graduate students $20
per session
  Undergraduate students (January and Summer I, II and III) $10
per session
  Graduate students (January and Summer I, II and III) $20
per session


Private Instruction Fee Music Courses where the course number ends with P (per course) $525
per course
  Music Courses where the course number ends with C or D (per course) $270
per course


Consortium Fee Audiology Program combined fee (per term) $500
per term


International Students Health Insurance Fee International students (Fall and Spring) $254
per term

Application Fee Payable upon application for admission to the University by all full-time Undergraduate students, paper application $50
  Payable upon application for admission to the University by all full-time Undergraduate students, online application $30
  Payable upon application for admission to the University by all international students $75
  Payable upon application for admission to the University by matriculated Graduate students $60
  Payable upon application for admission to the University by Graduate non-matriculated (non-degree) students $60

Late Registration Fee For continuing Undergraduate students who register after June 1st for the Fall semester, and January 2nd for the Spring semester $100
  For continuing Undergraduate students who register after August 1st for the Fall semester $200
  For all students who register after the first week of classes (Fall and Spring) $300
  The absolute last day to register for the Fall 2008 term 9/22/08
  The absolute last day to register for the Spring 2009 term 2/19/09
  For all students who register after semester begins (January and Summer) $100
Late Payment Fee Payments received/uncleared accounts after August 1 (for Fall 2008) $50
  Payments received/uncleared accounts after September 15 (for Fall 2008) $100
  Payments received/uncleared accounts after October 15 (for Fall 2008) $100
  Payments received/uncleared accounts after January 2 (for Spring 2009) $50
  Payments received/uncleared accounts after February 15 (for Spring 2009) $100
  Payments received/uncleared accounts after March 15 (for Spring 2009) $100

Interest Charges Unpaid balances after the term ends 1% per month



Returned Check Fee Fee for uncollected check returned by bank,
Per check returned
$25

Program Change Fee Begins September 9, 2008 (for Fall 2008) $25
  Begins January 6, 2009 (for January 2009) $25
  Begins February 4, 2009 (for Spring 2009) $25

Diploma /Certificate Fee Replacement $35

Transcript Fee Per student copy $5
  Official transcript sent to third party $0

Course Description Fee Copy Per Page $2

Late Filing Fee for Graduation See Office of Academic Records for dates $25/$50

HofstraCard Replacement Fee For lost or stolen HofstraCards $10



Law School Tuition and Fees


Law School Tuition Full-time students, per term $19,507
per term
  Part-time law students prior to Fall 2007 $1,390
per credit hour
  Part-time students entering Fall 2007 and later $14,631.00
per term
 

Part-time LL.M. students, per term

Family Law students, per credit

$9,754.00
per term

$1,390.00
per Credit

University Fee Full-time students (Fall and Spring) $125
per term
  All Part-time students (Fall and Spring) $75
per term
Technology Fee Full-time students (Fall and Spring) $105
per term
  All Part-time students (Fall and Spring) $75
per term
Wellness Center Fee Full-time students (Fall and Spring) $53
per term
  All Part-time students (Fall and Spring) $32
per term
Activity Fee Full-time students (Fall and Spring) $30
per term
  All Part-time students (Fall and Spring) $15
per term
Late Payment Fee Payments received/uncleared accounts after August 1 (for Fall) $50
  Payments received/uncleared accounts after September 15 (for Fall) $100
  Payments received/uncleared accounts after October 15 (for Fall) $100
  Payments received/uncleared accounts after January 2 (for Spring) $50
  Payments received/uncleared accounts after February 15 (for Spring) $100
  Payments received/uncleared accounts after March 15 (for Spring) $100
Interest Charges Unpaid balances after the payment due date 1% per month



Housing Rates


Room Rates
Graduate Singles $6,250
per term
Graduate Double $5,625
per term
Suite Single
$5,050
per term
Single Room $4,750
per term
Suite with lounge $4,550
per term
Suite without Lounge
$3,800
per term
Suite Triple $3,525
per term
Converted Double
$3,525
per term
Towers Double
$3,612.50
per term
Towers Triple
$3,150
per term
Towers Quad
$2,900.00
per term
Housing Fees
Resident Insurance Fee $53
per term
Resident Student Activity Fee $5
per term
Dining Plan Rates
 
Commuter (only available to commuting students) $360
per term
Plan A (not available to first year residents) $695
per term
Plan B (not available to first year residents) $1,275
per term
Plan C (not available to first year residents) $1,395
per term
Plan D $1,575
per term
Plan E $1,700
per term
Plan F $1,800
per term
Plan G $1,800
per term

Housing Refund Information

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For 2007-08 tuition and fees, please click here.

Please direct inquiries regarding tuition to:

Office of Student Accounts
205 Memorial Hall
126 Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York 11549-1260

phone(516) 463-6680 (Option #3)
Fax: (516) 463-4847
email E-mail

Please direct inquiries regarding housing to:

Office of Residential Life
244 Student Center
200 Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York 11549-2000

phone (516) 463-6930
Fax: (516) 463-4107


University Refund Policy for Undergraduate and Graduate Students

(Law School students should refer to the Law School for their policy)
The University shall refund student payments, other than Title IV aid, in accordance with the following schedule. Please note that all tuition-related (i.e., university, technology, activity and heath) fees are non-refundable. Students must apply for all eligible refunds in writing. An application for refund in available in the Office of Student Accounts or on the University Web site.

Students wishing to withdraw from the University must meet with an adviser in the Office of Academic Advisement, 101 Memorial Hall. All official withdrawals must be certified by the Office of Academic Advisement prior to the processing of refunds.

Date of Withdrawal Refund of Tuition & Fees
(less non-refundable fees)
Prior to the 1st day of classes 100%
1st week of classes 100%
2nd week of classes 75%
3rd week of classes 50%
4th week of classes 25%
Thereafter 0%

The refund policy associated with housing and dining plans is available from the Office of Residential Programs.

Students are required to withdraw from classes in accordance with established policy. Students may not withdraw from classes or the University without official notification. Non-attendance from classes does not constitute withdrawal. Students remain fully responsible for all financial obligations, subject to the refund schedule above.

NOTE: Non-attendance of classes does not constitute an official withdrawal, and does not relieve the student of his or her financial obligation, or entitle the student to a refund.