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Tuition and fees for Professional students listed here are for 2007 – 08. Increases should be expected in subsequent years.

For tuition purposes the term course refers to course credit. Some course offerings carry more than one course credit.

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Program-Specific Charges	Amount
JD Degree Candidate Charges:
Non-refundable application fees: New Students	$80
Non-refundable application fees: Transfer Students	$85
Auditor’s Fee	$2,134/semester hour
Resident in Research Fee	$6,099/semester
Full-time Tuition (10 or more semester hours) Tuition is billed on the first invoice for each term	$21,336/semester
Part-time Tuition (less than 10 semester hours) Tuition is billed on the first invoice for each term	$2,134/hour
Non-refundable Tuition Deposit It is applied to charges on your first tuition and fees bill	$500
JD/MBA Degree Candidate Charges:
Non-refundable application fees	$200
Full-time Tuition Tuition is billed on the first invoice for each term. Summer term charges TBD.	$29,504/semester
Non-refundable Tuition Deposit It is applied to charges on your first tuition and fees bill	$1,000
Master of Laws in Taxation Candidate Charges:
Non-refundable application fees	$85
Full-time Tuition Tuition is billed on the first invoice for each term. Summer term charges TBD.	$21,896/semester
Non-refundable Tuition Deposit It is applied to charges on your first tuition and fees bill.	$500
LLM and LLM/Management Certificate Candidate Charges:
Non-refundable application fees	$85
Full-time Tuition Tuition is billed on the first invoice for each term. Summer term charges TBD.	$21,896/semester
Non-refundable Tuition Deposit It is applied to charges on your first tuition and fees bill.	$500
Employee educational assistance Most university faculty and staff members are eligible for reduced tuition. University faculty and staff members must complete the Application for Faculty and Staff Reduced Tuition and return it to the Benefits Division of Human Resources.	Varies (See Employee Educational Assistance and Tuition Plans for more information)