Student Affairs - Tuition and Fees

Estimated Tuition per Semester

Fall 2008 and Spring 2009

Please note this chart includes only undergraduate and graduate resident and nonresident rates per semester. WSU has several different programs with different rates including studies in Veterinary Medicine, Doctor of Pharmacy, Graduate in Nursing, WWAMI, and a Special Masters in Business Administration. If you are interested in one of those areas, please contact those departments for their entrance requirements and tuition rates.

	UNDERGRADUATE	GRADUATE
Resident
Full time (10-18 credits)	$3,360.00	$4,034.00
Over 18 credits add per credit	$311.00 (per credit)	$378.00 (per credit)
Part time (less than 10 credits)	$336.00 (per credit)	$403.00 (per credit)

Nonresidents
Full time (10-18 credits)	$8,878.00	$9,838.00
Over 18 credits add per credit	$863.00 (per credit)	$959.00 (per credit)
Part time (less than 10 credits)	$888.00 (per credit)	$984.00 (per credit)

Notes:
There is a two credit minimum charge.

Full-time students are in 10 through 18 credit hours for fee paying purposes but Federal Financial Aid rules require a minimum of 12 credits for undergraduate students.

Other mandatory fees include Special Course Fees, which can be viewed at the following web site http://www.schedules.wsu.edu/Schedules/Apps/CourseFees.ASP

Other Fees and Charges

WSU Tri-Cities new student orientation: $50

Auditing a course per credit hour (charge does not apply for a full fee paying student): $105.00

Challenging a course (limited to matriculated WSU students:) $320.00

Checks not honored – Charge for each check returned: $30.00

Chinook Yearbook (Does not include Tri-Cities students): $48.46

Cougar Card charge for replacement: $10.00

Foreign Student Orientation- Undergraduate and Graduate $50.00
http://www.ip.wsu.edu/oiss/students/incoming-students/orientation.shtml

Graduate School Certificates Degree: $25.00 Graduate Application-Bachelor's Degree: $38.95 (Beginning August 1, 2008: $41.00)

Graduate Diploma fee - Master's and Doctoral Degrees: $50.00

Microfilming Ph.D., Ed.D., and D.DES degree candidates only: $75.00

Teacher's Statutory Certificate: $37.00

Transcript Request Fees-variable amounts-Beginning August 1, 2008: $5.00

Undergraduate Student Petition Fee : $10.00 (download pdf form)

State Employee, Staff and Faculty, Exempt, or Senior Citizen Registration: $5.00
http://www.ronet.wsu.edu/ROPubs/Apps/HomePage.ASP nonrefundable fee

Fees for late Registration and late Fee Payment
Late registration fee for students registering on or after August 25, 2008 (Fall)--January 12, 2009 (Spring): $25.00
Late registration fee for students registering after September 5, 2008 (Fall)--January 23, 2009 (Spring): $100.00

Late fee Payments on unpaid tuition and mandatory fees:

	FALL	SPRING
3%	September 8, 2008	January 26, 2009
5%	September 23, 2008	February 10, 2009
7%	October 8, 2008	February 25, 2009

Anticipating your expenses

Indirect Costs (Resident and Non-Resident, for the academic 2008-2009 year)

Books and supplies: $936
Rent*: $4,878
Food and utilities: $3,604
Transportation expenses: $1,434
Miscellaneous expenses: $2,108

* WSU Tri-Cities does not currently offer on-campus housing. Housing costs vary by apartment lease.

Contact us: kharper@tricity.wsu.edu (509) 372-7498
Washington State University Tri-Cities, 2710 University Drive, Richland, WA 99354-1671 USA